Past Retro has been large on repurposing trend and now the retailer has taken its sustainability focus to a different degree. It’s launching its latest and largest assortment made fully from materials elements diverted from landfill.
As a part of the model’s new Past Retro Label Initiative, all designs are made fully from upcycled reclaimed materials elements from the 99.9% of things that don’t normally make it to its store ground and remodeled into “bold, contemporary silhouettes… to bring you the very best in trend-led vintage” throughout all shops.
It takes its job very critically because the model “hoards quality”. Its uncooked materials reserve “is a thing of beauty and a real beast to maintain”, it says as sorters file by means of 93 million kilos of garments a 12 months “to keep our shops stocked with vintage and our factory shelves flush with fabric”.
“It’s a goldmine of great stuff – and a good way to save 600,000 garments from landfill”, it added.
Consequently, the Past Retro Label is made fully from second-hand materials whereas trims and {hardware} are reused when potential.
This season consists of assertion hexagonal patchwork denim, embroidered cowboy shirts, wire jackets, suede outerwear, skirts and workwear-inspired zip-ups – “all part of Beyond Retro’s continued commitment to circular fashion”.
