D2C apparel // Lagos, Nigeria
Dye Lab makes clothing and lifestyle products using traditional hand printing and dyeing techniques, with production rooted in Nigeria. Its contemporary shapes draw on garments such as the agbada, and its pre-order model grew from founder Rukky Ladoja making samples and taking orders from friends.
Its local production and pre-order approach offer a different way to build an internationally visible African clothing business.
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Seoul, South Korea · Founded 2015
Ably runs a recommendation-led fashion shopping app and gives its sellers sourcing, logistics, marketing and customer-service support. The company began with the Banharla clothing business in 2015 before launching the Ably app in 2018; it also runs men's platform 4910 and Japan-focused Amood.
Read profileNorwich, United Kingdom · Founded 2016
Colorifix has developed a biological textile-dyeing process that uses engineered microorganisms to produce, deposit and fix colour onto fabric. Its approach replaces conventional dye chemistry with fermentation, with research in Norwich, a pilot plant in Cambridge and manufacturing capability in Portugal.
Read profileParis, France · Founded 2018
Fairly Made provides software that helps fashion brands trace their supply chains and assess products’ environmental and social impacts. Its platform combines traceability, eco-design tools and digital product passports, linking information about raw materials and manufacturing to disclosures brands can share with shoppers.
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