DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, AND THE IMPACT FASHION HAS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. ON OUR STUDIO SIDE, WE OFFER CONSULTING AND ADVISE CLIENTS ON HOW TO TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS DECISIONS IN THEIR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. WITHIN OUR OWN CAPSULES, WE APPLY TENETS OF CONSCIOUS DEvelopment SUCH AS USING DEADSTOCK FABRIC, RECYCLED OCEAN WASTE FIBERS, DIGITAL PRINTING AND VERY LIMITED RUNS OF PRODUCT, OFTEN ONLY MAKING ONE PIECE IN EACH SIZE, MADE TO ORDER OR 1/1. AS NEEDED OUR PIECES ARE ENGINEERED AND DEVELOPED WITH TRUSTED PARTNERS INTERNATIONALLY, WHO CURRENTLY MANUFACTURE ETHICALLY AND ARE DEVELOPING A RESPONSIBLE FUTURE FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF APPAREL FOR BRANDS AROUND THE WORLD. WE CREATE WITH THEM TO CREATE SYSTEMS WITHIN, TO GO BEYOND A POSITIVE IMPACT LOCALLY, BY COLLABORATING WITH THEIR TEAM TO BREAK BOUNDARIES IN SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING IN ASIA. WE STARTED OUR OBJECT CAPSULES BY MAKING EACH PRODUCT OURSELVES,USING upcycled materials and CONTINUE TO include at least 50% of our product in this category. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IN CLOSING THE LOOP FROM CONCEPT TO CONSUMER. WITH EACH PURCHASE, WE OFFER ACCESS TO RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN YOUR AREA TO MAKE THE LIFETIME OF OUR PIECES CIRCULAR. OUR NAMESAKE CAPSULES ARE CREATED WITH 3 PILLARS OF CONSCIOUS DESIGN:

I. CREATE PIECES THAT ARE FULLY BIODEGRADABLE, USING NATURAL FIBERS OR BIOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS REDUCING MICROPLASTICS AND THE FOOTPRINT OF WHAT WE CREATE OVER TIME.

II. CREATE PIECES USING WASTED OR RECYCLED MATERIALS WITH SOME SYNTHETIC FIBERS SO THESE FABRICS DON’T END UP IN LANDFILLS OR REMAIN IN OUR OCEANS. THE PIECES WE CREATE USING RECYCLED SYNTHETICS ARE DESIGNED TO BE WORN AS ACCESSORIES, OR HIGHLY BREATHABLE AND NON ABSORBENT GARMENTS, MADE TO BE WASHED LESS AND THEREFORE DEGRADE LESS. 

III. CREATE TO BE INCLUSIVE. OUR INTENTION IS TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY PIECES THAT CAN BE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE. WHILE OUR PIECES ARE MORE OF A FEMME AESTHETIC, WE DESIGN TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT GENDERS AND BODY TYPES. OUR PIECES ARE MADE TO EVOLVE WITH OUR EVER CHANGING BODIES, WITH COMFORT AT OUR CORE.

PARTNERS

WE BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING CREATORS, MANUFACTURERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE WORKING IN AND TOWARDS PRACTICES THAT ALIGN WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF SURVIVAL AND HEALING OF OUR SPECIES/PLANET. TO US, THAT MEANS USING TECHNOLOGY TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP DIGITALLY WHENEVER POSSIBLE, COLLABORATING WITH DEVELOPMENT TEAMS OF THE MOST ETHICAL STANDARDS, LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF STYLES WE OFFER and collaborating with organizations who aid in closing the circle from design to consumer waste.

CURRENTLY WE COLLABORATE WITH:

OTHER LIVES STUDIO (MATERIAL & CLOTHING UPCYCLING)

SUPERTEX INTERNATIONAL (Gold Certified WRAP Facility & BSCI MEMBER. SUSTAINABLE SOURCING)

TERRAPASS (CARBON OFFSET VIA TREE PLANTING)

LEARN

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WE WANT TO KEEP GROWING OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORT TEAMS AND CREATORS WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS BETTER ENVIORNMENTAL PRACTICES and continually strive to do better through design. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONNECT TO LEARN ABOUT HOW WE APPLY EACH PRACTICE OR NOMINATE A COLLABORATOR, PLEASE MESSAGE US AT info@BETSYFLORES.com.

A PORTION OF PROFITS FROM SOLD OBJECTS GOES TO ENVIRONMENTAL RELIEF EFFORTS. THE NEXT COLLECTION WILL PLANT TREES WITH TERRAPASS to reduce global C02 EMISSIONS.