Gift Shop stocks for Slow Life

WE ARE A SLOW-FASHION GIFT SHOP

The traditional production model used in the industry:

For decades brands would study consumer preferences and influences and try to predict what consumers would want to wear in the next season. We usually needed a year to design, plan, manufacture, and bring the product to market.

We would use forecasting models to predict how much of each item to manufacture, and we would use these estimates to negotiate with our manufacturing partners offshore. We often needed to correct our estimates of what consumers would buy.

The product would remain unsold, and, to make room for the next season’s collection, we would discount it, sell it to discount retailers, offshore jobbers, or if nothing else worked, discard the leftover and write off the loss.

WHAT IS [WAS]

What is on-demand production, and why does it make sense? The on-demand production model is relatively straightforward. Brands manufacture products as demanded by the consumer instead of forecasting demand and simulating a large inventory in hopes it would sell. It makes sense because it reduces demand uncertainty.

Under this model, you manufacture what your customers sign up to buy, and you eliminate the need to forecast and make quality concessions because you don’t know how much of your product you’ll be able to move.

Minimal wastefulness

More importantly, on-demand production eliminates the need to discount or discard inventory. It supports an emphasis on quality and “intentional” as opposed to “impulsive” shopping, where consumers invest in quality clothing that will last as opposed to cheap clothing they buy on a whim to discard after a few wears virtually.

Enables small-batch / ZERO WASTE production cycles

The Gift Shop focuses on timeless clothing; the on-demand model allows us to be responsive to our customer base and pivot when we see our customers prefer something slightly different. This supports our customer-centricity and enables us to create investment pieces our customers will be proud to wear -- Forever and a day...

we want each garment to perform at the highest level for years and years. That’s why we use carefully selected materials that look and feel great, come from sustainable and renewable resources, and are easy to care for.

VISCOSE/ELASTANE

Our washable viscose yarn is made entirely of traceable and renewable raw materials, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to come from sustainably managed forests. Like the other mills we work with, Lineapiu is equally committed to being transparent and offering fully traceable products. The mill itself and its entire upstream supply chain comply with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) protocol, which strictly controls the use of chemicals to reduce the presence of toxic substances throughout the production process.

2020 marked a milestone for the mill: Lineapiu will replace all its plastic bags used to protect yarn cones with compostable and bio-based alternatives. Additionally, the mill uses only FSC-certified paper in its packaging, and its shipping boxes are made from a minimum of 45% post-consumer paper.

RECYCLED [PET] POLYESTER / RECYCLED ELASTANE

The luxurious recycled polyester jersey used in our M8K footwear collection is 21st-century innovation. Our textile is Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified. The nano-fiber is knitted using recycled elastane and is finished using a non-toxic, reduced water dyeing process that is bleach and formaldehyde free.

Tintex is committed to monitoring and improving the efficiency of its operations. The company bettered its water management and decreased its greenhouse gas emissions by 70%, while its reduction, recycling, or reusing of production waste materials reached an incredible 98%.

NYLON MICROFIBER JERSEY

It is made of high-performance, extra-light jerseys developed for breathability and used by some of the most prestigious athletic brands in the world. The textile comes from the leading Italian fabric mill Eurojersey. It is part of the SensitivE ecoSystem® program, which ensures the material’s environmental impact is kept at a minimum and no harsh dyes and toxic finishes are used in the making.

While we would prefer a biodegradable fabric, we are yet to find a superior alternative to our microfiber jersey; therefore, for the time being, we are making sure this material represents no more than 5% of all the yarns and textiles used across our M8K collection.

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