If you’ve not yet heard of The Social Outfit, allow us. The Sydney-based brand is so much more than a fashion label, it’s an ethical enterprise that provides employment and training in areas such as clothing production, retail, design and marketing to people from refugee and migrant communities. In addition to looking mighty fine in your fancy threads, your purchase helps to financially empower people in our community and foster social inclusion – go you good thing!
The ethical label is celebrating its fifth year with a gorgeous new range that features three exclusive prints as part of its ongoing print project. One of the designs, Fairfield, was created by combining the individual artwork from 12 teenage refugees and migrants and sits alongside a geometric print from Indian-born artist Gunjan Aylawadi and a beautiful coral-like print from Louise Zhang. The Social Outfit also cleverly utilises deadstock materials to make their collections, saving over five tonnes of textile waste from landfill to date. Fabrics and trims from brands including Cue, Romance Was Born, Seafolly and Alice McCall have been turned into Kinetic Bloom. Each piece is lovingly created from its Newtown retail store so you can feel pretty chuffed about your purchase.
If you want to make a difference with your dollars, shop Kinetic Bloom by The Social Outfit online.