At VIMPELOVA, we create clothing from natural fabrics only.
They come with so many advantages and benefits. Both plant-based and animal based textiles are nice to the skin, durable, breathable and absorbent. Often they are more environmentally friendly than synthetic textiles. When untreated (i.e. unbleached, undyed) they can decompose easily once discarded at the end of their lifecycle.
Fabrics from organic farming and production, free of harmful chemicals, is our choice.
The majority of the fabrics we use come in organic qualities from sustainable suppliers certified with The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). In the few cases where we use non-organic materials we clearly indicate it in the product description. For example, we haven't yet found sustainable alternative to "interfacing". We work with plant based fibres, such as organic cotton and organic linen. Our finer items are made out of organic silk. In future we hope to incorporate mulesing-free wool and Tencel (a man-made fabric made from cellulose (tree bark) in a sustainable and circular production process by the Lenzing Group.)
Transparency is a key.
As a responsible fashion brand we want to be transparent about our supply chain. With our small-scale production and made-to-order we mostly work with suppliers who offer smaller quantities. This way we avoid having surplus stock and only make what we can sell.
They come with so many advantages and benefits. Both plant-based and animal based textiles are nice to the skin, durable, breathable and absorbent. Often they are more environmentally friendly than synthetic textiles. When untreated (i.e. unbleached, undyed) they can decompose easily once discarded at the end of their lifecycle.
Fabrics from organic farming and production, free of harmful chemicals, is our choice.
The majority of the fabrics we use come in organic qualities from sustainable suppliers certified with The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). In the few cases where we use non-organic materials we clearly indicate it in the product description. For example, we haven't yet found sustainable alternative to "interfacing". We work with plant based fibres, such as organic cotton and organic linen. Our finer items are made out of organic silk. In future we hope to incorporate mulesing-free wool and Tencel (a man-made fabric made from cellulose (tree bark) in a sustainable and circular production process by the Lenzing Group.)
Transparency is a key.
As a responsible fashion brand we want to be transparent about our supply chain. With our small-scale production and made-to-order we mostly work with suppliers who offer smaller quantities. This way we avoid having surplus stock and only make what we can sell.
Production location: Cotton: Turkey
Certifications: GOTS - The Global Organic Textile Standard Website: ECOLOGICAL TEXTILES |
Ecological Textiles, NL
We love Ecological Textiles as it only works with natural materials (cotton, linen, wool, hemp, silk), which in most case come with GOTS certifications.
Their cotton fabrics are produced in Turkey, conform their specs, in factories with which they have a close working relationship. Turkey is not only the nearest cotton producing country, thus reducing the carbon footprint of transportation, it is also a country where GMO has never been an issue and where the cotton is of excellent quality. Many of our cotton fabrics, both woven and jersey, are supplied by Ecological Textiles. We use them in our Long Sleeve Pleated Shirt Dress in White Cotton and Straight Leg Trousers in Black Twill. |
Production location: Cotton: Turkey
Certifications: GOTS - The Global Organic Textile Standard Website: C-PAULI |
C-Pauli, DEC-Pauli offers a wide range of organic cotton textiles in woven and jersey. We absolutely love their variety of colour on offer.
Their colour ranges and designs are produced by the creative minds of German designers and authors such as Sybille Hein and Daniela Drescher, but also in their international design studios in Paris, London and Switzerland. C-Pauli's high-quality materials are grown in controlled organic farming. Sustainable production and processing of organic cotton are given first priority. They obtain their materials from Turkey, it is where they have found the best conditions and suitable partners for production. We are planning to incorporate C-Pauli fabrics in our future collection. |
Production location: Cotton: Turkey
Certifications: GOTS - The Global Organic Textile Standard Website: PURE FABRICZ and BO WEEVIL |
Pure Fabricz, NLPure Fabricz is a wholesale distributor of organic fabrics based in the Netherlands. All of their fabrics are made from environmentally friendly materials and are produced in conformity with the Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS). They work with various manufacturers, one of which is Bo Weevil.
Bo Weevil is a Dutch pioneer in the field of organic cotton offering beautiful, high quality fabrics. They are known for launching the very first certified organic T-shirt 30 years ago. The black and olive sweat brushed jersey that we use to make our womenswear and menswear sweatshirts are sourced from Pure Fabricz and our hand pleated Floral-Embroidered Pleated Midi Organic Cotton Skirt was made using Bo Weevil's interlock jersey. |
Production location:
Flax growing: France, Belgium or the Netherlands Spinning and weaving: Belgium Certifications: GOTS - The Global Organic Textile Standard Website: LIBECO |
Libeco, BELibeco is a Belgium based weaving mill focusing on using a single raw material - linen. Established in 1858 and carrier of linen quality labels such as 'Masters of Linen', this company has introduced GOTS certified organic linen collection in 2014 to conform with their sustainable goals. At least 85% of flax used in their production of linen comes from Europe.
All our linen fabrics used in our collection, Before Falling Asleep come from Libeco. These are also certified organic according to GOTS standard. Like our Linen Midi Dress in Black or Linen Jacket with Textured Yoke in Stone Beige. We find Libeco linen of the highest quality, breathable, durable and simply perfect to work with. Knowing that linen is one of the most sustainable fabrics, we are planning to extend the use of linen in our future collections. The whole process of linen production happens in close proximity, in the historic flax region of Northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands. The flax is grown in France, which is then spun into yarn and woven into fabric right here in Belgium so the carbon footprint is minimised. |
Production location:
Cotton: Uganda, Turkey Tencel™: fibre - Austria, weaving - Turkey Certifications: GOTS - The Global Organic Textile Standard Website: LEBENSKLEIDUNG |
Lebenskleidung, DEIs a Berlin based supplier of beautiful, innovative sustainable textiles. They offer fresh designs twice a year in their Spring and Fall collections. Most of their textiles are GOTS certified and in the highest quality. Their team closely collaborates with their production partners based in Turkey, Portugal and Germany.
At the heart of Lebenskleidung are materials that are produced fairly and sustainably and have a long life. We absolutely admire their beautiful range of organic cotton jerseys and Refibra Tencel™ fabrics. Some of which we already used in our designs made-to-order. We are planing to incorporate more in the coming seasons. |
Production location: India
Certifications: GOTS - The Global Organic Textile Standard Website: SEIDENTRAUM |
Seidentraum, DESeindentraum is supplier of sustainable silk textiles located in Leipzig, Germany. They proudly promote artisanal production of silk yarns and fabrics in India. They pay big importance to the preservation of traditional craftsmanship and techniques.
Seidentraum exclusively trades with organically produced silk fabrics and with Peace silk - In Peace silk production the silkworm can complete its metamorphosis and fly as a beautiful butterfly out of the cocoon. You will find organic silk crepe from this supplier in black and ivory colours in our beautiful classy tops, dresses and trousers, such as Silk Chiffon V-neck Ivory Top. |