Brand
Retro clothes for kids
Does your child sometimes wonder how Grandma and Grandpa were dressed at the same age? With PiuPiuChick you don’t have to show them black and white pictures anymore, but you can dress them in the same way. With a little more chic, more colour and a modern touch.
The Portuguese brand has been making trendy retro clothing for children since 2012. For the brand, the feeling that a child experiences while playing is most important. PiuPiuChick wants to reinforce that feeling with the playful clothing from its collections. The brand designs fun dungarees, checkered shirts, ribbed trousers and woollen shorts for boys, girls and babies alike.
PiuPiuChick remains super local and close to home! That’s why the brand designs and produces its clothing in Portugal, near Porto, where they live.
The fabrics are made by the Vilarinho factory. The brand makes the garments in a small factory with 8 employees. Because everything is as local as possible, the relationships with the employees remain well maintained and each employee is part of the PiuPiuChick family.
PiuPiuChick wants the children’s future to remain bright and is committed to minimising its impact on the environment. For example, the brand is already well on the way to using organic cotton in jersey fabrics, such as sweaters and T‑shirts.
However, they still use some synthetic materials such as polyester or nylon. PiuPiuChick would like to switch to the use of recycled cotton and other natural materials in the future. In addition, Portugal, where the brand produces the clothing, is very strict when it comes to environmentally friendly production. Companies and factories must therefore comply with strict rules, which of course results in fair and ecological production.
The 100% organic cotton items are perfect for recycling!
However, their knitted jumpers that are a blend of natural wool with polyamide or acrylic are a little more difficult to recycle, posing challenges for their subsequent recycling efforts.
PiuPiuChick’s production chain is very local. All its garments are designed and produced in Portugal, near Oporto, its place of origin.
This approach not only ensures a strong connection between the brand and its environment, but also fosters a sense of pride and authenticity among both creators and consumers. By keeping production close to home, PiuPiuChick reduces its carbon footprint through shorter supply chains and contributes to the sustainable growth of the region’s economy.
Many of PiuPiuChick’s garments are made of cotton. However, some of the garments contain alpaca fibre. Alpaca fibre offers many advantages, such as exceptional softness, natural insulation and hypoallergenic. It is also known to be lightweight yet warm, making it a desirable choice for a variety of climates.
However, despite these advantages, we do not know the origin of the alpaca fibre used in these garments. Piupiuchick does not provide information on their website about the origin of their fabrics.
They design and choose the materials carefully for the garments to last longer and be happily used by generations of brothers, sisters, cousins and friends.
Many PiuPiuChick garments are made from cotton, a material renowned for its exceptional quality and durability. The strength of the cotton fibre contributes to the longevity of the garments, making them essential items in any wardrobe.
PiuPiuChick is a Portuguese brand with a strong family feel that advocates local production. Although their website does not show their sustainability efforts in-depth, if you contact them they will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have about their sustainability practices.
Children’s clothing that makes children instantly happy and reminds grandparents of those good old days.
