Aurelia Paumelle

Aure­lia Pau­me­lle is a one-woman brand focu­sing on arti­sa­nal gar­ment pro­duc­tion uti­li­sing tra­di­tio­nal tai­lo­ring methods, inclu­ding hand-dra­wing, pro­toty­ping and hand-cut­ting. Her enti­re collec­tions are crea­ted in her bou­ti­que ate­lier based in Prenz­lauer Berg and together with a small ate­lier in Poland. Her designs are crea­ted with per­so­nally sour­ced, fairly-tra­ded, dead-stock fabrics and indi­vi­dual gar­ments she dis­co­vers at flea­mar­kets, and vin­ta­ge sto­res, upcy­cling them into new crea­tions. She has not dis­clo­sed how the mate­rials are manufactured.

Aure­lia avoids using vir­gin mate­rials, focu­sing on dead-stock fabrics and upcy­cling. Ins­tead, she uses a mix of natu­ral mate­rials and synthe­tics that have been fairly tra­ded. By upcy­cling vin­ta­ge and second-hand clothing, she also redu­ces her envi­ron­men­tal impact.

Both her design and pac­ka­ging choi­ces are made with cir­cu­la­rity in mind. Aure­lia reclaims old pac­ka­ging boxes from neigh­bou­ring shops and fully upcy­cles all fabric scraps into beau­ti­ful bags and jackets.

All indi­vi­dual gar­ments are crea­ted per­so­nally and in-hou­se or in a small ate­lier in the nearby Polish city of Szes­czin. The dead-stock fabrics are all per­so­nally sour­ced through one, Pari­sian-based sup­plier. Vin­ta­ge gar­ments and haber­dashery are sour­ced in Berlin.

Aure­lia incor­po­ra­tes upcy­cled leather by using vin­ta­ge and second-hand leather jac­kets. In addi­tion, her woo­llen fabrics are recy­cled and of Euro­pean origin.

Aurelia’s designs are made-to-last, excep­tio­nally tai­lo­red and made of pre­mium mate­rials. With appro­pria­te care, the pie­ces can be enjo­yed for many years.

Aure­lia does not dis­clo­se her sup­pliers and can­not fully tra­ce her tex­ti­les to their ori­gins. She designs, crea­tes and pac­ka­ges all gar­ments herself.