Slowbasic

In slo̲wbasic they cre­ate arti­sa­nal­ly and local­ly, in a wor­k­shop loca­ted on the Gali­ci­an coast of Pon­te­ve­dra, with mate­ri­als free of toxic che­mi­cals and free of ani­mal products. 

María, Mar­ta and Bea, fri­en­ds sin­ce chil­d­ho­od, are the people behind the slo̲wbasic brand. They grew up toget­her sur­ro­un­ded by natu­re, rain and the immen­se Atlan­tic sea. Nowa­days, they are an inter­dis­ci­pli­nary team, whe­re each of them brin­gs the­ir knowled­ge, the­ir expe­ri­en­ce and abo­ve all, a lot of love for spre­ading a sus­ta­ina­ble lifes­tyle.

Slo̲wbasic uses natu­ral mate­ri­als such as orga­nic cot­ton, which is grown orga­ni­cal­ly wit­ho­ut toxic che­mi­cals. Orga­nic cot­ton, com­pa­red to conven­ti­onal cot­ton, redu­ces the car­bon foot­print by 22% and saves 70% of water.

They only use fabrics that con­ta­in at least one sus­ta­ina­ble guaran­tee seal, such as GOTS or GRS, which cer­ti­fi­es that the raw mate­ri­al is orga­nic, the pro­duc­ti­on has been car­ri­ed out wit­ho­ut che­mi­cals and the con­di­ti­ons of the employe­es have been res­pec­ted. In each of the­ir gar­ments, the com­po­si­ti­on and sus­ta­ina­ble guaran­tee seal can be con­sul­ted and checked.

In addi­ti­on, they help the­ir envi­ron­ment, allo­ca­ting part of the­ir pro­fits to the cle­aning of near­by beac­hes, refo­res­ta­ti­on, among other measu­res for the rege­ne­ra­ti­on of the natu­ral environment. 

They are com­mit­ted to a cir­cu­lar eco­nomy by giving you the oppor­tu­nity to reco­nvert your slo̲wbasic clot­hing, giving it a second life when you no lon­ger use it.

If your slo̲wbasic gar­ment has been torn, dama­ged or has a sta­in that is impo­ssi­ble to remo­ve, you can con­tact them. They will send you a ship­ping label so that you can send them the gar­ment in ques­ti­on and they can eit­her repa­ir it, reuse it or convert it into a new material.

In addi­ti­on, they make use of the fabric scraps left over from the­ir pro­duc­ti­on by sen­ding them to orga­ni­sa­ti­ons that reuse them to make other gar­ments or objects.

Final­ly, they also use sus­ta­ina­ble ship­ping mate­ri­als: the­ir pac­ka­ging has been desig­ned under the zero was­te philosophy.

The­ir orga­nic cot­ton fabrics are of nati­onal or Euro­pe­an ori­gin, and come to Gali­cia, whe­re they design and make all the gar­ments by hand in a wor­k­shop loca­ted on the Gali­ci­an coast of Pon­te­ve­dra.

In addi­ti­on, they sup­port local tra­de as a way of growing small family eco­no­mi­es and par­ti­ci­pa­te in local ini­ti­ati­ves such as ​“Cre­ati­vas Gale­gas”.

slo̲wbasic gar­ments are 100% vegan. They are free from ani­mal-deri­ved raw materials.

slo̲wbasic joins the slow fashi­on move­ment, thro­ugh which they pro­mo­te gar­ments with a posi­ti­ve impact, han­d­ma­de in Gali­cia with natu­ral and sus­ta­ina­ble fabrics.

They seek dura­bi­lity and time­le­ss­ness of the gar­ment over time, so they offer mini­ma­list basics. They beli­eve in a sus­ta­ina­ble lifes­tyle and apply it in the­ir way of making and producing. 

In addi­ti­on, to take care of the gar­ments and make them last lon­ger, they recom­mend washing them insi­de out in cold water, with simi­lar colo­urs. Befo­re washing the gar­ments, you can also con­sult the­ir washing label and composition.

slo̲wbasic pro­vi­des full infor­ma­ti­on abo­ut the sour­cing and res­pon­si­ble pro­duc­ti­on of its pro­duc­ts, which is ava­ila­ble on its web­si­te for anyo­ne who wants to know more abo­ut the brand.

In addi­ti­on, COSH! spo­ke with the foun­ders and ensu­red 100% tran­s­pa­ren­cy abo­ut the mate­ri­als and pro­duc­ti­on sites.