Our suppliers

In conversation with Richard from Fabric Merchants

1. Tell us about Fabric Merchants? 
2. We are a NZ owned fabric wholesaler, that supply NZ and Australian made brands. We specialise in importing quality deadstock fabrics from mills producing out of Italy, France, Japan, Korea, Australia. We also work with both our customers and suppliers, on developing innovative new fabrics.

1. What’s your take on Deadstock fabric use in the industry?  
2. Deadstock saves fabrics from going to landfill. Deadstock plays an important role in fashion.

1. You source our silk crepe de chine – tell us about the factory that makes the silk and their practices?
2. They are a well established silk mill in China, that I have worked with for many years. They follow strict guidelines from their Government on green policy. They are regularly audited, and supply the necessary Oeko-Tex certificates.

1. Why do you love your work?
2. The fashion and fabric industry is fast moving, and exciting in terms of trends and design. The people we work with are wonderful, we have long relationships with both our customers and suppliers. 

When sourcing materials and choosing our trims we make a conscious decision to pick natural fibres. When we design our collections, we choose most of our plain fabrics from deadstock.
Both deadstock and natural fibres are choices made with our environmental impact in mind.