Uniting Tradition and Innovation: Petit Pli and Sashiko Stitching
Innovative. Sustainable. Durable.
These values are at the heart of both the Japanese tradition of Sashiko stitching and the childrenswear brand, Petit Pli. Together, they are on a mission to transform the future of fast fashion by striving to reduce waste in today’s highly resource-driven world.
Exploring Sashiko Stitching
What is Sashiko exactly? It is a Japanese sewing technique that repairs and embellishes fabric to revitalise garments. It has evolved into a unique art form that highlights the importance of appreciating the craftsmanship behind a garment.
Through ‘boro’ pieces of fabric are repeatedly repaired and patched to transform them into innovative new designs — erasing the need to continually create new garments from scratch, which only further increases our water and carbon footprints.
Understanding Petit Pli
Driven by the need to change the practice of fast fashion, Petit Pli has striven to create a unique brand that is valuable to both its customers and the environment. With Clothes that Grow with your LittleHuman, Petit Pli’s designs are made from all recycled bottles, saving time, money, and energy. Just think: your child’s 1st birthday present can last up to 4 years of age with Petit Pli’s innovative clothing.
Not only do parents no longer have to continually pay for new clothes that their LittleHumans grow out of, but less time and energy is used to continually create new garments — saving the future of our planet. To further add to the brand’s benefits, Petit Pli also offers a free repairs scheme, embracing the concept of mending to further reduce waste within the fashion industry, ultimately creating a brand that is focused on ethical children's clothes.
Synergies between Petit Pli and Sashiko
Together, Petit Pli and Sashiko serve as inspirations for the future of fast fashion. United in their approaches to bringing sustainability and durability to the forefront, they embody how clothing can be mended to prolong its life. Doing so creates a culture that is committed to reducing waste and one that is also committed to embracing the appreciation for textiles.
Through Petit Pli and Sashiko practices, our environmental footprints can be significantly reduced. Because of their values placed on the importance of mending to create long-lasting and sustainable clothing, not only is waste reduced, but traditional craftsmanship in modern design is upheld. By mending garments, original designs can still be appreciated and respected.
Ultimately, the environmental and social impacts of Petit Pli and Sashiko illustrate the need to adopt similar mindsets within the fashion industry.
Future Impact
The truth is that we really do just have one planet. While you may have heard this phrase many times before, if action isn’t taken now, Earth’s precious resources will be taken away before we know it. That is why we must adopt sustainable practices and follow Sashiko and Petit Pli as examples of how we can aim to reduce waste within the fashion industry.
Positive change is possible, and through innovative collaborations and traditional craftsmanship, we can look to change our consumption habits and strive for sustainability and longevity.
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