A FATHER-DAUGHTER STORY

Reading: Behind The Seams

We are a father-daughter duet ethically crafting underwear, swimsuit, yoga wear, and basics
for women in our small family-run factory .

Infused with the spirit of light summer days, healthy living, and outdoor adventure,

ESSENTIALS FOR ZULA makes unfold basics that are low-cost, comfortable and made to end.

BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND THAILAND

Raised in a family of dress manufacturers, the Austro-Thai yield designer ‘s memories of going to work with her father and seeing firsthand the techniques and art of tailor ,
instilled in her a sexual love of craft from a very young age. Motivated by her father ‘s drive and compassion for garments and her mother ‘s chic and laissez-fair fashion, she became cheer
to merge the two and create ESSENTIALS FOR ZULA. The mention ZULA was intentionally chosen for its unfamiliarity. A singular and alien female name, allowing the concept to be crafted from scribble. Modern, minimalist and designing essential pieces that belong in every womanhood ‘s wardrobe. Since the parturition of the on-line workshop in 2015 ,
it was run entirely out of her single room that functioned as a studio, showroom, agency and bedroom .

CRAFTSMANSHIP

today, Delie is based between Vienna and Bangkok, working side-by-side with her founder, to carefully produce and bring their slowly fashion project to life .
handmade with love in Thailand. Crafting garments with the highest attention to detail and care. We have an amazingly mean knit team of 6 seamstresses and tailors who are passionate about garments. The average historic period ranges between 35-40 years old and most of them have been working with Felix for over a decade. There is a poise assortment of men and women, our cutting team are largely made up of men ( our Tetris masters ! More on that late ).

RADICAL TRANSPARENCY

The dress diligence can be real dirty. low yield, dangerous working conditions and press to produce in mass quantities. We recognise the importance of keeping a cheeseparing eye on the integrity of our provision chain – that ‘s why we proudly make our garments ourselves in our own family-factory and in accord to internationally greet standards of International Labour Organisation ( ILO ) through the UN. Allowing us to be 100 % dependable to you and take 100 % responsible for the benefit of our seamstresses.

ZERO-WASTE

Our waste ? W vitamin e try to handle it in a number of ways ; just-in-time production and economic marker structures* to name a few. Avoiding big stock certificate and alone producing precisely what we need in minor batches at a time. To manage this slippery position, we treat the patterns similar to a Tetris game. The fabrics arrive in rolls and the marker planner* meticulously arranges and squeezes as many marker’s on the framework as possible. This takes prison term, but is key to reduce excess corporeal scraps. interestingly, there was a photographer who came in to capture the fabrication process and was so intrigued by the room the accurate and meticulous cutting process, he ended up outgo hours capturing good the cutting process. Our packaging ? Your orders arrive in eco-friendly rice paper or a natural cotton drawstring bag which is placed in a reclaimable newspaper mailer. We issue digital invoices to reduce newspaper waste. curious to learn more ? Feel release to write us .

BUY IT AND TRY IT. IT’S ON US.

We ‘re confident that you ‘ll love our comfortable garments, but if you do n’t, we ‘ll happily offer an substitution or a refund within 14 days. Find out more

OUR LOCALLY-SOURCED AND SUSTAINABLE FABRICS

Our fabrics are locally sourced, waver, and dyed in Thailand. We are very selective with the fabrics we work with, consciously choosing sustainable alternatives that are uncompromising of quality at the like time. Our cotton is certified with the Global Organic Textile Standard ( GOTS ). It sets the highest ecological, sustainable, and social requirements for pesticide and insecticide free natural fibres. Our modal auxiliary verb is made out of renewable raw substantial forest. The wood pulp comes from sustainably certified forests. In addition, our garments are dyed using 100 % AZO spare dyes – certain pin down chemicals that could be harmful to the environment and your hide are eliminated from the paint toilet, giving our garments that extra stamp of excellence. But, we know that transparency is key and we are not perfect. As a project, we ‘re always reflecting and looking for ways to improve … if you know of any alternatives and suggestions drop us a note .
We ‘re then glad that you ‘re here. We look forth to sending out your fondly handmade garments .

*marker structures is a term used in the garment industry. A marker is a special kind of stencil that illustrates how pattern pieces of one or more garments should be cut from several layers of fabric. The marker planner is the person who arranges the markers