Dariadeh, a sustainable, vegan fashion company based in Austria, has recently released a luxurious line of jumpsuits named “Aria” which come in three colours: blueish black, sage and berry.
This particular line of jumpsuits uses Bemberg cupro which is a plant-based fibre made from regenerated organic cellulose and slightly differs from any other plant-based products that Dariadeh have used in the past. The elastic part of the jumpsuit is 70% organic cotton and 30% natural rubber.
The company has a no plastics approach. They use ethical, sustainable and fair methods of clothes production, so there are no animal products or synthetics in the clothes. Madeleine Darya Alizadeh, the founder of Dariadeh, was inspired to start the company when she came to know of the environmental atrocities of leather tanneries in Bangladesh.
Their factories are in Portugal where workers receive a live-able rate of pay. Currently, during the pandemic, there are social distancing measures in place in the family-owned factories to ensure safety. Dariadeh donates any leftover fabrics towards making reusable cotton pads, menstruation pads and scrunchies.
The company is very transparent as there is a bar graph at the bottom of the page for every item of clothing, explaining the pricing and cost including tax. Information is also available on where the fabric is from.
They have also released other products recently, such as Aida crop tops and Alva long-sleeved. Aida crop tops come in caramel, dusty rose, white and sage. Alva long-sleeved buttoned tops are available in chocolate, dusty rose, black and caramel. Both items are 98% Lyocell, which is another plant-based fibre, and 2% biodegradable elastane. Handmade Corozo nut buttons, which are a popular alternative to plastic buttons, are sanded in the Portugal based factories and placed on the clothes.
All items come with a label with instructions for care as maintaining environmentally friendly clothes is different from non-ethical fashion and customers may not necessarily know how to take care of the piece of clothing.
Darideh gives 50 cents to charity per purchase. The charity changes every six months and the current charity receiving donations is Seebrücke.
