Ownever
Ownever is a Portuguese luxury handbag house built around endangered craftsmanship, working directly with artisans to create pieces designed…
Sustainable Fashion
Clothes with a conscience: the regenerative hemp of SENSIHEMP in Póvoa de Varzim, cork accessories from Corkor, and eco-textiles from ECOVEST. Style that costs the planet less.
Projects in this focus
Valérius 360
Valérius 360 is a circular economy company based in Barcelos that turns textile waste into recycled yarns, jersey fabrics and new clothing, …
Vintage for a Cause
A circular fashion brand from Porto that upcycles textile waste into original clothing and gives unemployed women over 50 work in the proces…
ECOVEST
ECOVEST is an eco-friendly Portuguese textile design and manufacturing company in Vila do Conde, specialising in sustainable fashion collect…
SENSIHEMP
Sensihemp is a Portuguese regenerative fashion brand based in Póvoa de Varzim, making clothing and accessories from 100% certified hemp, cra…
Sustainable fashion in Portugal
Portugal is one of the few countries in Europe that still has the whole textile chain (spinning, weaving, dyeing, making up) mostly in the north, mostly around Porto and the Ave valley. That industrial base attracts foreign sustainable brands and gives domestic ones room to produce locally.
ISTO. makes everyday clothing in Lisbon with published costs and factory names. SENSIHEMP works with regenerative hemp in Póvoa de Varzim. Burel Factory weaves Serra da Estrela wool in Manteigas, Tinctorium dyes with plants near Lisbon, and Vintage for a Cause and Valérius 360 work from textile waste in Porto and Barcelos.
Transparency is the thing to look for: a brand that names its factory is telling you something. Related focuses: upcycling and repurposing, handmade and local crafts and eco-friendly products. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.