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Stéphanie is the founder of the eco-responsible clothing brand [ APHAIA ]
Year founded: 2022
Design and office location: France 🇫🇷
Raw material sourcing locations: Various deadstock websites: Uptrade, Recovo, Torreto Tessuti, Belgarian Fabrics, Nona source
Manufacturing and production locations : Paris, France 🇫🇷 and Barcelos, Portugal 🇵🇹
Meet the founder
Passionate about fashion from a young age, Stéphanie quickly fell into the trap of fast fashion. After doing some research, she learned what lay behind this disposable industry. Disappointed by all the lies hidden by brands, she decided to change her consumption habits. At 21, she decided to launch Alphaïa, her own inclusive eco-responsible clothing brand for women, which combines ethics and style.
About the brand
Aphaïa is an inclusive eco-responsible clothing brand for women. Trousers, t-shirts, sports bras, lingerie... The brand caters to all body types with sustainable pieces ranging from size 34 to 52. A world of bright and pastel colors that adapts to everyone's tastes.
Eco-responsible impact
The brand designs its clothes exclusively from eco-responsible fabrics (organic cotton, Tencel) and upcycled (deadstock) materials. Production takes place in France and Portugal, managed by workshops where employees work in good conditions.
Detailed values
The brand reuses fabrics from deadstock: fabrics destined to be thrown away, overproduced items, or leftovers from previous productions. Aphaïa gives them new life to create trendy ethical clothing.
Aphaïa promotes French craftsmanship by working hand in hand with a small Parisian workshop.
The brand also works with a Portuguese workshop in Barcelos for one of its ranges.
Aphaïa collections are designed from deadstock, in limited quantities. They are not restocked.
Use of organic cotton for sportswear sets.
For every product launch, Aphaïa offers pre-orders to gauge their success and thus produce just enough.
[ Doing things right, for the planet and every link in the production chain while offering a colorful style and modern cuts for today's women. ]
