At Basto, we transform industrial excess into one of a kind, hand crafted clothing. Every design is crafted as one off/limited edition. It is luxury with intention: individual, artisan made, planet-conscious. We believe true luxury is knowing your piece is uniquely yours and kinder to the world we share.
Katherine Soucie, PhD, is a British-Canadian artist, designer whose work centres on creative reuse, remanufacturing, and mending. With over 25+ years of experience upcycling, her award winning studio/brand, Sans Soucie, works across textiles, fashion, and visual art, developing multidisciplinary approaches that transform textile industry waste into new materials and applications.
Melbourne's first dedicated secondhand store for fabric and sewing supplies. Every piece is pre-owned but never used — generously donated, carefully sorted and presented just as you'd expect in a quality fabric store, at a fraction of the price. A certified social enterprise committed to keeping beautiful textiles out of landfill, from our shop fit-out right down to the price tags.
Lately, my biggest cycle passion is thrift material from the thrift stores on the island, turning jeans and things of that nature into useful items like wallets and purses, and sling backpacks
We are a non-profit organization and we sell donated goods to raise funds for our organization. We focus on skills development through upcycling projects. Our organization is funded by the sales from our thrift store.
Left-over fabrics, papers, found objects! I consider myself as a bricoleur! I do collages both with paper and fabric, and I do improvise! Aaaaaand I cannot live otherwise! :)
Practicing mender studying repair economies and place-based practices that keep clothes in use. With a background as a clothing designer, Donna researches fashion's overlooked side through practice, treating repair as a critical part of circular design and bringing it to the forefront at design inception rather than at the end of a product's
Omi & Co. is a small, independent Australian label creating thoughtfully made leather goods and apparel from repurposed, reclaimed and responsibly sourced materials.
Every piece is designed and handcrafted in Gippsland, Victoria. Made with a focus on quality, longevity and keeping waste to a minimum.
Designed to be worn, used and loved for years to come.
