OUR VISION
We Are Becoming Imperfectly Sustainable
We are evolving into sustainability & we want your support along the way. Let’s give you a quick overview how we are taking this journey together
OUR STORY
What Sustainability Means To Us
To us, sustainability means creating products by nurturing natural resources in a circular manner and empowering the local community. Sustainable fashion is a movement that fosters change in fashion products and the fashion system for greater ecological integrity and social justice. It works with the interdependent social, cultural, ecological and financial systems to bring this change in the whole fashion system.
OUR IMPACT
What Will Be Our Unique Positive Impact
In the context of Bangladesh, we have inherited rich craftsmanship for generations. With abundant natural resources like leather, jute and handcrafted fabrics, our aim is to bring all this together to build a sustainable brand that sparks the joy of creating and cherishing the products for generations to come.
MOVING FORWARD
How Can We Include Sustainability In Our Mission Statement For Moving Forward
We are starting everything from ground zero. The great pause, aka the 2020 global lock down, gave us a chance to reflect on our business practices and its goals towards the greater good. "Sustainability" is no longer an option for us, it has become a basic right of consumers and we truly honor that. That's why we started to rethink: how we produce, what materials are we using, how our product will create an impact on consumers and how our products will have their afterlife on this planet. We have started researching possible solutions. Soon they will become a part of our mission statements for which our brand will be valued for.
OUR STORY
What Sustainability Means To Us
To us, sustainability means creating products by nurturing natural resources in a circular manner and empowering the local community. Sustainable fashion is a movement that fosters change in fashion products and the fashion system for greater ecological integrity and social justice. It works with the interdependent social, cultural, ecological and financial systems to bring this change in the whole fashion system.
Our First Steps Towards Sustainability
There are numerous ways to follow but we looked into our current business state and found the best way to start is by reducing how much we produce. Wasteful production is a very concerning point in our business, a realization that came to us as the "Great Lock down" resulted in a major portion of our inventory to remain stuck for several months. It left us to rethink if we needed to produce this much!? So, we decided to reduce the number of products we make every year. Previously we would release 6 new collections annually which included, • Spring Collection • Boishakhi Collection • Festive Collection • Monsoon Collection • Fall Collection • Winter Collection.
Instead of offering every seasonal collection, we have decided to reduce down to only 2 collections:
• Spring/Summer Festive Collection
• Fall/Winter Collection
We also want to spend more time creating new collections by engaging our consumers to ensure we serve the demand. After releasing a collection, we want to spend our time more on ensuring that our clients get the chance to enjoy and cherish each design. In short, we want to create a lasting impact with what we produce by telling the emotional story of each craftsmanship.
The Long-Term Goal
We want to create a circular system with our production to serve the ultimate goal of living, “What we take from nature should be given back to nature”. With this mindset, we are aiming to introduce more ways to incorporate circular approach in our business. We hope to update this section with all sorts of wonderful stories as we proceed on this journey.
Brand With A Purpose
Every product that we will create from now on would be made with a purpose and a story to tell. Together we will live and cherish every moment of our creation experience.
Choosing Locally Available Sustainable Material
To reduce our carbon footprint we will start sourcing locally available sustainable materials. During our designing process, the clientele and us will think creatively about how we can utilize locally available materials that can be turned into iconic fashion pieces.
Ethical & Transparent Supply Chain
With a purpose to create valued supply chain, each craftsman, each employee & each stakeholder of La Mode is part of a big family.
Our Social Commitment
Since the beginning of our journey we have held the values of uplifting local crafts. Continuing our core values, we will add more ways to empower the local community. This section will shortly add more resources soon. Stay tuned!
Stay Tuned forWonderful Updates
This initiative is a great joy for us and an endeavor worth investing in. There will always be more solutions to choose from as the solutions get smarter and inclusive in the future. We are ready to boldly pursue them to uphold our values and make a meaningful impact. We would love for you to be a part of this joy and so we will be publishing our new undertakings of sustainability here to keep you updated about our progress.