ANGEL CHANG

07/31/2024

06/01/2023

Imagine if you were all alone in nature and had nothing but the forest around you. This is how we made our clothes. ​​​​​​​​
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Ancient couture. Nature couture. Farmer couture. These are words that came to mind while making these pieces. ​​​​​​​​
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Each piece is cut and sewn entirely by hand like Haute Couture — but from raw plant materials grown on the land or foraged from the surrounding mountain forest. ​​​​​​​​
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When the fabric is hand-spun and handwoven like in the past, it becomes Ancient Couture. ​​​​​​​​
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When the cotton and silk is grown by small family farms,
it becomes Farmer Couture. ​​​​​​​​
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When it is uses only what is grown or found in the forest,
it becomes Nature Couture. ​​​​​​​​
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Which one do you prefer? ​​​​​​​​
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This is how clothing was made historically — before the Industrial Revolution — when all clothing was made in a sustainable and zero carbon way. ​​​​​​​​
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No chemical dyes​​​​​​​​
No plastics​​​​​​​​
No electricity

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Photo: Boe Marion

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05/31/2023

Hand-weaving fabric has existed for the past 20,000 years since the Paleolithic Era.

Making clothing is the only basic human need (food, water, clothing, sleep, shelter) that nature does not provide in its own. It requires us to craft it with our own bare hands.

Our ancestors turned plants and animal fibers into clothing and passed the knowledge down to each generation.

But in the past century, we have become so dependent on electricity that we no longer know how to live without it, We have given our creative human power over to machines and factories, at the expense of our own creative empowerment.

It is human to create with our hands, and doing so calms our minds and nourishes our spirit. Hand-craftsmanship is at its core a basic human survival skill — not just for making useful things, but also for our wellness.

Let’s bring back this forgotten skill and learn how to weave fabric again!

Photo: Boe Marion

05/17/2023

We make clothing the way it was made 200 years ago before the Industrial Revolution. The garments are 100% made entirely by hand, from native seed cotton grown organically by small farmers. The cotton is hand-spun into yarn, hand-woven into fabric, hand-dyed using plants foraged from the forest, and hand-sewn together. Even the buttons and button-holes are made by hand. The clothes never touch a machine and are made without the use of electricity.
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Wearing them is like stepping back in time to slower, simpler times when clothing was all-natural and artisanal.
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After all, clothing was historically made in a sustainable way. It’s only in the past 200 years that the invention of synthetic textiles, chemical dyes, and mass production methods has made it so polluting today.
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Our clothing is chemical-free and zero carbon by default. It is the most environmentally sustainable way of making clothing today. It is a tradition that was forgotten and must now go back and relearn.

01/03/2023

Join us this week for our poolside pop-up at THE COLONY HOTEL in Palm Beach, Florida. Bring your friends and say hello!

January 1st - 5th
Everyday until 10pm

Thank you for the fun opportunity to start the new year!

09/16/2022

Thank you for featuring us in today’s story on sustainable innovators!

So honored to be included with fellow NYC designers showing the industry how we can design with less impact on the environment. The fashion industry may seem massive, but together with our collective voices we can show the industry that it is possible to change.