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By Inês Silva

Inês Silva turns towels into fashion! Zero waste, sustainable and one of a kind ♻️✂️

05/05/2026

Linz. Urfix. 2026

Photos: .thanner

24/04/2026

Hi, I’m Inês, a Portuguese artist living in Linz, Austria.
I’m obsessed with colors, clashing patterns, and things that shouldn’t work… but somehow do.
Color makes me happy.
Chaos makes me happy.
And if it makes you smile too,even better.

I believe fashion should be comfortable, fun, and sustainable…
so I rescue “sad little towels” and turn them into colourful, one of a kind fashion.
Welcome to my colorful towel world 💚

I do this little intro every year during Fashion Revolution Week,
for the new ones… and for those who’ve been here a while (just in case you forgot 😜)

22/04/2026

I don’t take fashion too seriously, I like to have fun with what I create, and if I can make you laugh too, even better 😜

16/04/2026

More is more? Definitely.
Trash? Most likely.
My eyes hurt? Yes.

We’re surrounded by excess, even in what we throw away.

I turned this excess into an outfit

07/04/2026

Oh my god… 8 years??
How?!
If it wasn’t for my phone memories, I’d probably forget 😅

This has been such a journey — honestly, I ask myself all the time how I’m still on it. It’s always a rollercoaster, sometimes I’m down, sometimes I’m up. And the truth is, I’ve thought about quitting so many times… but I genuinely love what I do (even if that sounds super cheesy). And I guess it’s that love that keeps me going — so here we are.

It’s impossible to sum up 8 years in a few seconds. I’ve probably lost a lot of content along the way, and honestly… I don’t have the patience to go digging through my computer for everything I’ve saved.

But here are a few little moments from the past year or two — plus some behind-the-scenes shots filmed by Elias .f.dietrich for my promo video by

Let’s see where the towels take me next… but I’m really happy to have you here ❤️

There are so many people to thank — I just hope I don’t forget anyone (I’m not getting any younger and my memory isn’t either 😅)

ARGE Trödlerladen .f.dietrich .art .buenoventura .kaller
.corly .lukas06 .visual.portrait .juic .makeup
Mamaaaa and all my friends, family & you

You rock my world ❤️

16/03/2026

Vulvas out ❤️‍🔥

Thank you to everyone who sent photos wearing their v***a hoodies at the International Women’s Day march — it's great to see them out in the streets!

There are still 3 hoodies available at
or at my online shop

1: photo by at the 3 years party of

4:photo of by

6: &

7: getting ready for the

***a

06/03/2026

We’re currently not hiring! 😜

04/03/2026

The v***a pullovers are out!

I made one in each size from XXS to L.
Each one carries a different v***a.
Each one is individually numbered.
Each one made by me.
As always, they’re made from towels.
The back and sleeves are soft sweat (95% cotton, 5% elastane, GOTS certified).
They are unisex — I’m wearing size XXS in the video.
They’re now available on the website.

Please forgive the lack of better photos — I still only have two hands 😅

From Friday on, they’ll also be available at

Better expressed than repressed ❤️‍🔥

***a

02/01/2026

I'm still totally mixed up about what day of the week it is — but I guess that's what happens when you're on vacation and having such a great time that the days just don't matter.
Friends, coffees, sunshine (when it shows up), laughs, food and lots of silliness! Also slept a lot and took soooo many naps!
The best way to spend the last days of the year and walk into the new one.
I’m not even sure if I stepped in with the right foot or the left, but I stepped in — and that’s what matters!
Let’s start making memories this year!
I know, it sounds super cheesy — but the truth is, I am super cheesy!!
Happy New Year, everyone ✨🥂

25/12/2025

Wishing everyone lots of color and comfort this Christmas. Whether it comes from family, from friends who became family, from a kind neighbor, or even from spending it on your own by choice — what truly matters is feeling comfort.
I’m back in my hometown, and it feels so good to see friends again — it’s like summer was just yesterday and we were all together… only now it’s cold 😜

The first photo was still in Linz in the most colorful room in town .at

09/12/2025

What a year!
So much has happened, and it’s hard to fit everything into one short video that keeps everyone watching until the end 😅
But here are the major highlights that truly shaped me professionally this year.

At the beginning of the year, I started working on a full rebrand. For those who followed me before, I used to “hide” behind the name SÊIN. This year, I decided to step forward and embrace my own name, Inês Silva—because behind my brand it’s just me, and in many ways we have become one and the same.

With the new name came the launch of my new line, Trash Couture. I had the pleasure of working with , who created my very first commercial video. We celebrated all of this together in Iris’s beautiful shop, (and in case you didn’t notice, my little towel corner is still very much there).

In September, at the invitation of .kaller, I showed my work at , in the show she curates dedicated to upcycling and textiles produced in Austria. She also connected me with , and in October we launched a collection together. I visited their factory—and honestly, is there anything better than seeing with your own eyes where the towels are “born”?!

So many towels passed through my hands, I sewed a lot, and now the end-of-year fatigue is definitely here.

Next week I’m going on holiday, and as usual I’ll take a little break from social media too. It’s time to enjoy Portugal with my family and friends, whom I’ve missed so much. I’m also hoping for some sunshine, because with the grey weather we’ve had in Linz I’m turning into a ghost ahaha.

My online shop will remain open until Saturday morning. My products will continue to be available at .And I’ve already talked way too much—I’m not even sure anyone will read this until the end!

Wishing you all happy holidays, and I hope we’ll be here together again next year ❤️

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