OUR STORY
EVERYTHING DESERVES A SECOND LIFE.
MANY FAST-FASHION BRANDS CONTINUE TO MANUFACTURE LESS QUALITY REPLICAS OF ORIGINAL VINTAGE ITEMS. THEY PRODUCE MORE THAN THEY CAN SELL; CREATING EXCESS WASTE. MOST OF THESE PIECES END UP IN THE LANDFILL DUE TO THE LACK OF DURABILITY.
AT SECOND LIFE APPAREL, WE ELIMINATE THIS ISSUE BY UPCYCLING ONE-OF-A-KIND THROWBACK PIECES. WE ALSO USE FABRIC ENDS TO CREATE NEW SUSTAINABLE STYLES. SECOND LIFE APPAREL: RECYCLES ALL FABRIC SCRAPS USED AND DONATES $1.00 OF EACH PURCHASE TO ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATIONS.
AMONG THE RACKS, WE FOUND-HER
THE FOUNDER, MAYA GRIGORUK, HAS BEEN THRFTING FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN REMEMBER, BUT HABITUALLY SINCE 2008. GROWING UP IN A LOW INCOME FAMILY, THRIFT SHOPPING WAS A STATE TO AFFORD.
BORN AND RAISED IN VANCOUVER B.C., SHE PURSUED HER DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGN. THE LOVE FOR THRIFTING AND DESIRE TO CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES CAUSED BY OUR APPAREL INDUSTRY, BROUGHT MAYA TO CREATE NOT ONLY A BRAND BUT A MOVEMENT:
SECOND LIFE APPAREL.
UPCYCLING APPAREL +
USING FABRIC ENDS
WE SOURCE THROWBACK STYLES TO REWORK. THE GOAL IS TO SAVE OUTDATED STYLES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE END UP IN OUR LANDFILL. WE ALSO USE FABRIC ENDS TO CREATE NEW SUSTAINABLE STYLES.
$1.00 TO ENVIRONMENTAL
FOUNDATIONS
WE DONATE $1.00 OF EACH PURCHASE TO THE FOLLOWING 3 FOUNDATIONS:
RECYCLING FABRIC SCRAPS + THE r3 PROGRAM
DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS, WE PAY TO HAVE FABRIC SCRAPS RECYCLED. OUR R3 PROGRAM LETS YOU RETURN, REPAIR OR RECYCLE YOUR SLA ITEMS.
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