Kowtow Clothing

We recently collaborated with our friends Nonna's Grocer on the Anjou Pear candle. Nonna’s Grocer craft artisan candles that celebrate home and heritage. Each candle is handmade in Australia, using quality craftsmanship to create products that surprise, delight and tell a story. The Anjou Pear candle seamlessly blends the distinctive styles of both of our brands, marrying our shared values of consideration for natural materials and celebrating design. We loved working with Madeleine and Isabel on this beautiful piece - read more about their work here: https://lnkd.in/g_W3YjZD #kowtowclothing #collaboration #naturalmaterial #design

We're very proud to be recognised as 'Leading Transformative Change' by Textile Exchange Material's Benchmark - the largest peer-to-peer comparison initaitive in the fashion, textile and apparel industry. The Materials Benchmark tracks the progress of brands, retailers and suppliers and manufacturers towards a more sustainable materials sourcing. Our score of 79.75/100 reinforces the importance of our choice to only use certified Fairtrade organic cotton for all Kowtow garments. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ghHJYbsW #kowtowclothing #textileexchange #organiccotton #materials

Thank you to our talented friends RDYSTDY who put together this wonderful video for us. Helping to continue telling our plastic-free story through the Terra collection.

Gosia's home in North London was featured by our friends at IN BED last week. 'Her Victorian home is framed by a charming English garden that provides Gosia and her family, partner Thomas & son Laker, with a steady supply of home grown flowers and organic produce. Her thoughtful, minimalist style is evident both at home, and in the collection of Fairtrade organic cotton clothing that has garnered Kowtow’s loyal following.' Read the feature here: https://lnkd.in/gn-hmrQX

We have once again partnered with Breast Cancer Cure for their Tees for a Cure summer campaign. Every tee sold funds vital breast cancer research right here in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This is a cause that is close to all of us at Kowtow and being able to contribute to the future of women’s health and wellbeing through our design work has been an important collaboration. Learn more about the initiative here: https://lnkd.in/gf_YsUKV #kowtowclothing #nzfashion #breastcancerresearch #teesforacure

Kowtow turned 18th over the weekend, I think that means we are nearing adulthood. I always see the company as my child and wow, 18 feels so grown up. Kowtow growing and thriving in amongst the bumps is truely a privilege. I feel so much love towards everyone that has touched this truly spectacular business. So I need to pause and say thank you to the current and past teams that have shaped Kowtow — you are brave change makers. Mountains of generosity, attention to detail, sustainability staunchness, brain power, commitment and a spoon full of fashion stress has meant that we are here, fighting the good fight! Our customers have chosen to vote with their dollar so companies like Kowtow have a chance in this world — because we are ALL voting for a fair, circular and natural fashion future. And now to you, ngā mihi nui to everyone that has supported us and worked with us over the past eighteen years. Collaboration is such an important part of what we do, we couldn't have gotten here without you. Thank you for allowing us to continue to work on solutions for the better of the planet! Gosia x #kowtowclothing #sustainablefashion #circularity #founder

We were so excited to win two Gold Awards at the Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards on Friday for our Plastic-Free launch and our beautiful Melbourne store, alongside Rufus Knight Associates. It was lovely to celebrate with Madumal Gunaratna and Binh Minh Ha from the Rufus Knight team, who both worked so hard on bringing the vision for our first Australian home to life. Thank you to Vincent Lowe who worked with our creative and brand teams to extend our plastic-free story into the campaign and handbook, our gesture to accelerate the transition to plastic-free clothing within the industry. Read more about each project here: https://lnkd.in/gf7GkMXS https://lnkd.in/gVRGjxWg #kowtowclothing #bestawards #design #circulardesign

We've reached a milestone - extending the life of 1500 Kowtow garments through our repair programme. We believe that caring for your clothing is the first step towards keeping it in use and out of landfill. That's why all Kowtow garments come with the promise of free repair. Our in-house team repair garments in New Zealand and our partnership with The Social Studio Organization means we can repair pieces in Australia, keeping Kowtow garments in use for years to come. #kowtowclothing #repair #circularity #milestone

We were thrilled to be a part of Mindful Fashion New Zealand Circular Design Award again this year. We are excited to host Ella Filder, in our workroom as a part of her prize for the Excellence from a Rising Talent award. With 143 tonnes of clothing waste going to landfills around Aotearoa every day, it's imperative we change the way we design, use and circulate our clothing. The Mindful Fashion Circular Design Award set out to empower designers and businesses to design out waste and make products and materials that can be kept in circulation. #kowtowclothing #mindfulfashion #circularity #awards

In celebration of Fairtrade Fortnight, we wrote about our 18 year partnership and what it really means to be Fairtrade certified. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gapQTyxF Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand #kowtowclothing #fairtrade #sustainability #fashion