Products with less environmental impact, and experienced craftsmanship.
Living wage for skilled labour
We want to be part of a counter-culture of a fast economy by valuing craftsmen and artists
by paying them the appropriate amount for the skills, services and products they provide.
We aim for all our products to be long-lasting through our experienced craftsmanship.
Each piece is made with thoughtful care, using
80% to 100% of textile wastes.
Embracing flaws and imperfections in the piece, as we aim to mend what is damaged.
The visible flaw is incorporated into the design and seen as an addition to the piece, as it is a unique part of the clothes history.
Designer
Adam is a highly accomplished interdisciplinary artist, author, and designer with over 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. He has received the Excellence Young Quebec Designers Award and is the creative director of his private fashion label, Xcouture.ca, which specializes in haute couture-inspired, gender-neutral, net-zero carbon fashion made from reclaimed textiles. His private label reflects his dedication to sustainable and ethical fashion practices, using reclaimed textiles and implementing a circular fashion model.
He is a leading voice in the sustainable fashion movement, dedicated to promoting sustainable and ethical fashion practices in the industry. His current work, the Sustainable Fashion Art Installation series, highlights the intersection of fashion sustainability and technology, showcased at prestigious events such as Design Miami/Art Basel, T.I.F.F, and various Fashion Weeks in Canada. He also has experience as a costume FX textile artist for Star Trek: Discovery, adding to his skills and creativity in the field of costume design.
Reclaim textile re-imagined, tailored, and hand-made into gender-neutral and one-of-a-kind pieces with its own history.
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Our commitment:
◦ Seasonless
◦ Genderless
◦ Material is environmentally sourced in Canada
◦ 80% to 100% from reclaimed textile
◦ Net-zero / neutral carbon fashion )
◦ Dead-stock Fabric
◦ Ethical fair trade living wage for skilled labour
xCouture joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s community, the world’s leading circular economy network.
“The network brings together businesses, policymakers, innovators, universities, cities, philanthropic organizations and thought leaders to build and scale a circular economy.”
As a member, xCouture will be part of the network’s collaborative efforts to drive systemic change and scale solutions globally.
For more information: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/network/overview
We hope the new owners of these seasonless clothes, will wear them often. And when you’re tired of the piece, you can return it to us and get a 10% credit for a new piece, as we continue to slow down the fast fashion economy.
Choose from catalog set style,
A designer will apply personal touches to your favourite garment giving the garment a distinctive one-of-a-kind uniqueness.
Pay the set price
No special request
If your garment requires extra work, we will notify you of the extra cost before we start working on the garment.
Time. 4 to 6 weeks to complete, excluding waiting list time.
Price Craftsman
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Reclaim textile re-imagined, tailored, and hand-made into gender-neutral and one-of-a-kind pieces with its own history.
These garments have an estimated labour time of 20 to 500 hours from design concept to the final one-of-a-kind product, depending on the sewing experience. All material is environmentally sourced in Canada with ethical fair trade living wage for skilled labour.
We hope the new owners of these seasonless clothes, will wear them often. And when you’re tired of the piece, you can return it to us and get a 10% credit for a new piece, and to be part of the slow fashion economy.
