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ONEOFONE ARCHIVE IS A UPCYCLING FASHION LABEL. DESIGNED, CREATED & CURATED BY NOAH JOHNSON OUT OF NAARM/MELBOURNE, VICTORIA . USING 100% SECONDHAND/RECLAIMED FABRICS.
SUSTAINABILITY
WHILE I DON'T REGARD FASHION 'SUSTAINABLE' AS A WHOLE, NOR DO I USE IT AS A BUZZWORD. A MORE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE IS SOMETHING I STRIVE TOWARDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO AS A SMALL FASHION DESIGNER THROUGH THINGS SUCH AS:
- USING SECOND-HAND AND RECLAIMED FABRICS, CLOTHING AND IN TURN PRODUCING UPCYCLED GARMENTS
- HAVING COMPOSTABLE SHIPMENT PACKAGING
- USING AUSPOST WHICH IS REDUCING THEIR CARBON EMISSIONS ANNUALLY (READ MORE)
AND UNLESS GARMENTS ARE MADE AS ONE-OFFS, I CREATE ON A MADE-TO-ORDER BASIS WHICH REDUCES THE CHANCES OF UNSOLD/SITTING STOCK AND LEFTOVER FABRICS.
FINALLY, I ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST SUSTAINABLE THING FOR ANYONE TO DO WOULD BE ZERO PRODUCTION. BUT WE ALL PRODUCE AND CREATE IN SOME FORM SO I BELEIEVE WE MUST ASK OURSELVES THE QUESTION CONTINUOUSLY "HOW CAN I MAKE MY PRACTICE LESS HARMFUL" TO THE EARTH, PEOPLE, AND OURSELVES.