The Fabric Sales: repurposing deadstock
Organisation or Company
Type of organisation or company
Country
Belgium
City
Brussels
Key Area
Project elaborated in partnership
No
Sector
Scope
Ongoing
Yes
Type of funding
Description
The Fabric Sales is a designer deadstock fabric store – somewhere individuals and businesses can buy designer fabric which would otherwise be treated as waste. Customers get high quality fabric at a good price and designers can sell off unwanted stock and so reduce their environmental impact.
It's a model which repurposes and extends the life of designer fabrics, while reducing waste.
The Fabric Sales:
- is a designer fabric outlet in Belgium equipped with an online database that manages textile inventory, storage, logistics and sales on and offline;
- is a unique opportunity for high-end fashion brands such as Dries Van Noten, AF Vandervorst, Christian Wijnants, Raf Simons, Kris Van Assche, Filles A Papa, Celine, Rue Blanche, Ines de la Fressange, Lanvin and Essentiel to manage and resell their deadstock of fabrics, reducing their environmental impact and allocating their resources more efficiently;
- offers thousands of fabrics and accessories for young designers, emerging brands and a growing international sewing community;
- has a Fabric Library where clients can browse fabric samples displayed on recycled cardboard hangers. Customers can also order small samples online.
- has a zero-waste initiative where people can buy fabric remnants or showroom samples - or mystery packs of both.
Main activity field
Identified challenge (s)
Main results
The Fabric Sales encourages people to make use of stock which would otherwise be thrown out, thereby reducing the amount of waste generated by a very resource-intensive industry.