9 luxury designers with a more sustainable vision

Discover how refined design, luxury and a more sustainable ethos meet in fashion. These leading fashion labels show how it’s done.

Hul le kes

Luxury woven with a refined and more sustainable ethos in Arnhem

Luxury wrapped in a contemporary, circular and social blanket. Discover the artistic vision, social mission and more sustainable ethos of designers Sjaak Hullekes and Sebastiaan Kramer at luxury fashion label Hul le Kes in Arnhem. Empathy, aesthetics, care and creation are central during their design process, resulting in a high-quality collection that is in balance with people and planet. Step into the refined store of Hul le kes, where local design, craftsmanship, high-quality fabrics such as wool, linen, hemp, silk and organic cotton predominate. Antiques, extending the lifespan, reuse of existing materials and natural pigments also play an important role in their collections. Also discover unique concepts such as the Manufacturing Studio and the Recovery Studio at Hul le kes in Arnhem.

tiSHōō

High-quality fashion with a natural touch in Arnhem

Looking for high-quality designed clothing with a unique and natural character? tiS­Hōō is a storytelling fashion brand with a more sustainable approach. Sabine Scheers, former head designer of Humanoid, has followed her own path and with tiSHōō she offers Arnhem design which is connected to nature through fabrics and/​or design choices, such as hemp, organic cotton, deadstock and recycled saris. Get to know tiSHōō in their sophisticated concept store ​“by tiSHōō” in the Modekwartier in Arnhem.

Aarden

High-quality tailor-made clothing for men and women in Arnhem

For sustainable, timeless tailor-made clothing for both men and women, you can go to Aarden in the creative Modekwartier in Arnhem. Visit Aarden for perfectly tailored (wedding) suits, shirts, trousers, jackets, waistcoats, blouses, skirts, dresses and jackets. Completely made to your wishes and needs, because you choose the beautiful, natural or recycled fabrics, the colors and the style that suits you. The tailoring is careful, timeless and done with a lot of love for the earth. When your tailor-made clothing is fully assembled, it is made by experienced tailors in the Czech Republic or Morocco.

Studio Elsien Gringhuis

High-quality, made-to-order slow fashion from Arnhem

Creating high-quality, timeless clothing that you can wear in different chapters of your life – that is the goal of Arnhem designer Elsien Gringhuis. With her fashion label Studio Elsien Gringhuis, she creates slow fashion collections that go back to the essence and are produced in a responsible way. Her whole collection is made-to-order and production takes place in the Netherlands, to prevent overproduction, reduce the ecological footprint and optimise local impact. After your order in the webshop or in her store in the Modekwartier in Arnhem, your garment will be ready within 5 to 10 days.

Natasha von Hirschhausen

Luxury meets zero-waste design in Berlin

At the Berlin fashion label Natasha von Hirschhausen is where luxury, innovation and sustainability unite. The result is a zero-waste fashion label of top quality, which goes further than just using more sustainable materials. She is shaping the production process in a new way, by making her studio completely waste-free and leaving less than one percent of fabric waste. Immerse yourself in the visionary world of Natascha von Hirschhausen, a designer who is rewriting the rules of fashion.

Rhea

Luxurious (knitwear) fashion label from Amsterdam

Wrapped from head to toe in a high-quality merino woollen suit in neutral colours such as black, white and beige or a timeless, oversized white blouse in deadstock Egyptian cotton. With the refined basics from the collection of the Amsterdam fashion label Rhea you can add slow fashion items of the best quality to your wardrobe. With these luxurious garments you can combine endlessly and use them for different occasions. Go for a refined, yet comfortable look by Rhea and you’ll never want anything else again.

Ida & Volta

Luxurious, minimalist and tailor-made clothing in Ghent

Discover the Belgian fashion label Ida & Volta: luxurious, minimalist and more environmentally conscious design. Designer Johanna takes nature, people and animals into account when creating her collections. The result is minimalist, timeless and elegant design, many of which are produced by herself and locally in her studio in Ghent. With Ida & Volta you choose rich, natural and locally sourced materials such as Belgian hemp, Belgian linen, Spanish cotton, Portuguese wool, German Tencel and GOTS-certified cotton.

BYBROWN

Stylish, sophisticated and high-quality rainwear in Amsterdam

Do you want to look stylish during a rainy day in the city? The Amsterdam luxury fashion label BYBROWN makes it possible. In these stylish raincoats you still look feminine, elegant and fashionable. The raincoats are made of high-quality and recycled materials that are both water-resistant and breathable, creating the highest possible wearing comfort during rainy days. BYBROWN also created a design for the urban woman who wants to look good on her bike: with the Agile raincoat you stay dry while cycling and still look stylish.

RE-GARDE

Sophisticated and artistic fashion label from Amsterdam

At the Amsterdam fashion label RE-GARDE, paintings are the main source of inspiration for the collections. The structures, colours and patterns from paintings are translated into refined clothing with high wearing comfort. The collections by RE-GARDE are designed in Amsterdam and made from high-quality materials. The garments are timeless, so you can wear them every season. The fabrics used consist entirely of natural fibres, better for your body and our planet. Luxurious, comfortable clothing that you can wear anytime, anywhere.