Who Made My Clothes? 9 Facts About the Creator of Clothes & Roads
April marks Fashion Revolution Month, a global movement that encourages consumers to ask the question: Who made my clothes? It’s an opportunity to highlight the people and processes behind ethical, transparent, and sustainable fashion. In this spirit, I thought I’d share a few facts about myself so you can get to know the creator behind Clothes & Roads and learn a bit about my slow fashion journey. So here are 9 fun facts about me!
7 Steps for a Successful Craft Show: How my apparel shop prepares for craft fairs
Do you enjoy discovering local creations while chatting with the makers who designed them? In this post, I invite you to dive behind-the-scenes into a day in the life of my apparel shop as I prepare for craft shows. Every step of the process—from signing up to these markets, to logistical challenges, production, and strategic booth design—makes for a consuming and demanding marathon! Read on to uncover the effort that goes into every craft fair!
Behind the ‘seams’ of an artisan solopreneur
Some people think Clothes & Roads is a big company. Every once in a while, I get emails like, “May I speak to your marketing person” or “to the head of HR” or “to the department in charge of your website”. Humm, those are all me. I guess that’s part of being a solopreneur.
Slow Fashion: Made-to-Order Clothing at Clothes & Roads
I gave things a lot of thought at the start of this year. If the past few years have taught me anything, it’s that adapting is key, both professionally and personally. One of the biggest challenges for my company Clothes & Roads is inventory management.
How my 10 months backpack trip inspired me to launch Clothes & Roads
I decided to launch my own clothing company in 2017 after coming back from a backpack trip and living in a tent, a trailer, a dorm, a van, and hotels for 10 months in the Canadian Rockies, the American East Coast, and Mexico. Living out of a suitcase really pushed me to reconsider everything I possessed.
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Why I chose to create slow fashion locally crafted in Quebec
Have you ever noticed that even though we wear clothes every single days of our lives, we have a tendency to forget that these items are such an important part of our lives? I mean, we can count how many times we go to the gym or eat dessert in a week, but we don’t really count the number of clothing items we wear in a week. But still, we do wear a lot of clothing items, on a daily basis.
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Le processus de création de notre nouvelle image de marque : un tour guidé dans les coulisses
Refaire une image de marque, ce n’est pas rien.Cela demande un processus de réflexion important sur les valeurs et l’orientation de l’entreprise. Cela demande également de s’immerger dans l’univers de la marque afin d’y développer une image forte et cohérente qui lui colle à la peau.
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Voici notre nouveau logo et image de marque !
C’est avec beaucoup d’enthousiasme que je vous présente aujourd’hui la toute nouvelle image de marque de Clothes & Roads! Cela fait un moment déjà que je rêvais de refaire une beauté au look de mon entreprise, et ce fut en 2020 que j’ai décidé de travailler dans cette direction.
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Le processus fut enrichissant, rempli de réflexions et de créations, et réalisé grâce à un merveilleux partenariat avec Andrée-Anne de acetatelaboite, la plume et l’esprit créatif derrière cette toute nouvelle image de marque.
Comment le voyage m'a rendue minimaliste
La chaleur est étouffante, le ciel est clair et le soleil brûle la peau. Avec mon copain, on vient d'arriver à l'auberge de jeunesse et on gravit [...]
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Le t-shirt voyageur: Un t-shirt qui a voyagé!
Savais-tu que «le t-shirt voyageur» a vu le jour bien avant que j'aie en tête de lancer ma compagnie de vêtements écoresponsables? Non seulement ça, mais [...]
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