Our recycled cotton is made from cutting waste supplied from local markets close by to where our factories are located. This waste is collected from different factories, different fabrics, different productions.

Cutting waste is separated by colour and then manually cleaned from any foreign materials. However, some impurities may still remain inside the waste and may show up in limited extend later on in the final fabric appearance. For example a bit darker or a bit thicker yarn. These impurities enhance the nature of the recycled product and should be seen as an asset, not as a defect.

The final shade of recycled cotton fabric depends on the initial colour assortments of the waste. Especially our heather colours and the natural raw variations are made with completely water free processes, and therefore may have some slight colour variations between different pieces.

To make our garments, recycled cotton is mixed with organic cotton, the embodiment of ethical and eco-responsible textile practices that underscore our clothing designs. Its cultivation pivots on ecological principles, swapping chemical fertilizers and pesticides for natural compost, safeguarding both farmers’ well-being and the purity of field waters.

But it doesn’t stop there; genetic modification is a strict no-go in the organic cotton realm, preserving ecosystems, nurturing biodiversity, and championing environmental equilibrium in the vicinity of cotton fields.

For us the choice is clear – we have integrated organic cotton into our material blends, elevating fabric quality and enhancing that luxe dry feel. We believe that both, impurities and colour shading, prove the true story of our recycled process.

Here below the added values infused in every OM piece:

OEKO-TEX® CERTIFIED

OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 is one of the world’s best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances.
Every OM Clothing item is OEKO-TEX® certified, so you can be certain that every component (every thread and accessory) has been tested for harmful substances and that the article therefore is harmless for human health.

MADE ETHICALLY BY HUMANS

Joining the continuous effort to improve working conditions in the supply chain, we ensure all our products are manufactured in production facilities with a valid social audit according to the Amfori BSCI auditing framework and Code of Conduct. This framework upholds strict social standards in line with international conventions like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Labour Organization (ILO).

AWARE™ AND RESPONSIBLE

Aware™ technology makes data public to track and validate the end-to-end impact of sustainable textiles from origin to consumer. The Aware™ process begins with embedding a physical tracer in the sustainable textile at source. Scanning, using the Aware™ hand scanner, enables instant verification along the entire value chain. Production data logged on public blockchain by every supplier creates a digital twin and virtual flow that follows the physical material flow forward. Every step is validated by Aware™’s digital tokens – the world’s first crypto TCs. This innovative platform transforms a system hidden behind private databases into a democratic, open and user friendly platform. Shoppers can access the Aware™ Virtual ID, which is a digital product passport showing all data and making better, fully informed choices.

All our products use the Aware™ blockchain application. Every step of the process is registered and recorded using a physical tracer. Once the production process ends, the data is offered directly from the first-hand makers of the products and the producers. All environmental impact data, and the complete journey of each garment are registered and can be traced back for full transparency. Knowledge is power.