Charlotte and Isabelle are the founders of the eco-responsible, technical, comfortable and stylish sportswear brand for women [ GAYASKIN ]
Year founded: 2023
Design and office location: France 🇫🇷
Raw material sourcing locations: Italy 🇮🇹, Slovenia 🇸🇮
Manufacturing and production location: Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹
Meet the founders
Charlotte is a mother of 3 children (3 boys—it keeps you fit!), a sports enthusiast at heart, and mindful of her impact on the world. For several years, she has been careful about what she consumes, first in terms of food and cosmetic or household products, and more recently, she has taken an interest in textiles. She was a Gayaskin customer, and taking over the brand became an obvious choice when she learned of its closure.
Isabelle is a mother of 3 children (2 girls and 1 boy), an amateur sports enthusiast and a curious person who enjoys playing different sports (football, tennis, yoga, hiking…). Over the last few years, she has evolved her ways of traveling, eating, and dressing, and more generally, her consumption. The opportunity to partner with Charlotte to take over Gayaskin became an obvious choice to align her professional impact with her values.
About the brand
The brand's founder, Hélène, loved running and wearing "feel-good" clothes that made her want to get out from under the covers and put on her sneakers. So she imagined technical and beautiful sportswear, but above all, that respects the planet through a sustainable, consistent, and transparent approach. This is the vision they wanted to carry forward and develop by relaunching the brand in April 2024. For us, eco-responsibility and ethics have become the new rules of the game, an obvious truth that can no longer be ignored. Like a playground to create a real community of women committed to sustainable sports. Gayaskin is the sportswear brand that inspires women to move and push boundaries with joy!
Eco-responsible impact
Made in Europe: They chose European sourcing and production to reduce their impact, control their production chain, and adhere to high social standards. They produce in Portugal in a family workshop, specializing in sportswear and run by a passionate couple for over 30 years. The raw materials are carefully selected: maximum use of recycled fibers such as ECONYL® regenerated nylon made from waste (fishing nets, fabric scraps, carpets), even their labels are made from recycled polyester from plastic bottles collected in Europe!
Reasoned production: they co-create the clothes with their beautiful community of over 7000 women to continuously improve the products. They favor small batches and pre-orders to limit waste and unsold stock. Products for sporty women: they create clothes that are not only eco-responsible, but also technical and breathable and designed for women. With details that make all the difference, such as leggings with a wide waistband and pockets, or sports bras with real support!
The big pluses
SloWeAre, Oeko-Tex®, GRS, ISO 14001 labels
The brand's values
♻️ Recycling ↓
The raw materials are carefully selected: maximum use of recycled fibers such as ECONYL® regenerated nylon made from waste (fishing nets, fabric scraps, carpets), even our labels are made from recycled polyester from plastic bottles collected in Europe!
🧴 Zero plastic ↓
Plastic-free packaging
🇪🇺 Made in Europe ↓
Made in Europe: they chose European sourcing and production to reduce their impact, control their production chain, and adhere to high social standards. They produce in Portugal in a family workshop, specializing in sportswear and run by a passionate couple for over 30 years. The fabrics are mostly produced in Italy and Slovenia. Their warehouse is in the Paris region, as is the Gayaskin team.
💎 Limited series ↓
They favor small batches and pre-orders to limit waste and unsold stock.
🚺 Women Empowerment (Women Only) ↓
They create clothes that are not only eco-responsible, but also technical and breathable and designed for women. With details that make all the difference, such as leggings with a wide waistband and pockets, or sports bras with real support!
✅ Certified ↓
They are SloWeAre certified. SLOWEARE is the independent CSR label dedicated to fashion brands committed to People, the Planet, and Culture. It promotes responsible initiatives to make fashion one of the most ethical and respectful industries in the world. The raw materials are certified by international organizations and mechanically tested (Oeko-Tex®, GRS, ISO 14001). 100% of the raw materials (including accessories: zippers, pads, etc.) are Oeko-Tex® certified. Our recycled fabrics are GRS certified. More than 90% of the fabrics come from ISO 14001 certified suppliers.
[ We are the eco-responsible, technical, comfortable and stylish sportswear brand for women. ]
