SUAY LA

About the practice

SUAY is unwaveringly committed to creating a culture of community and reuse by investing in skilled laborers and creating a truly transparent textile recycling, reuse, and repair model that serves everyone. As our global community demands change from corporations, our dedication to design, coupled with a drive for activism, is putting reclaimed product at the center of a social, economic and environmental revolution. Cultivating upcycling as the priority (over new) will not only massively impact our planet, but our daily quality of life. SUAY is a Los Angeles based, 100% vertical sewing and production shop founded in 2017. Pioneering the clean up economy, SUAY products are created from a combination of post-consumer waste, deadstock and domestically, organically grown fibers. To-date, SUAY has recirculated over 6 Million pounds of textiles through innovative circular programs. Founded on the vanguard ethos of true progressive circularity, 'Know your grower, know your sew-er', Suay has continued to support garment workers' rights and policy reform for fair wages, highlighting the numerous systemic injustices within the fashion industry. Community Dye Bath Reuse meets makeover with the SUAY Community Dye Bath™. Through a monthly rotation of new color palettes, you can send in your faded and stained textiles, as well as those that just need a new look, to have overdyed in our communal dye baths. This program is offered 365 days a year with new colors introduced every single month. Love the colors you see above? Jump on them before the month ends! The SUAY Community Dye Bath™ is the largest reuse program of its kind. Since its inception in 2020, this program has given a new life to more than 2 million pounds of textiles and is powered by a women-led, skilled team of garment workers and reuse experts. https://suayla.com/pages/community-dye-bath