Our Story – About Revivall Clothing
American-Made Slow Fashion with a Story

Leslie
Designer and Seamstress

Leslie grew up in Montana and started sewing at 13. After interning at RevivALL in high school, she followed her passion to Philadelphia and went to school for art, where she got to explore different mediums. Now she likes to mesh sewing together with other art forms like screen printing and sewing on top of photos or paintings. Leslie moved back to Montana this year and is living in a yurt, so when she’s not working, she’s often learning something new while making improvements around the yard and structure. She also started her own clothing line, Leslie Jane. She finds inspiration off the internet and collects artist books and vintage magazines. Another favorite is perusing thrift stores for old buttons, piles of doilies and embroidered handkerchiefs because she loves seeing how much care an intention used to go into everyday items.“My favorite part about Revivall is Laura’s commitment to ethical and sustainable practices. It’s hard to find businesses that care so much about their employees, the environment, and being transparent to their customers. Being a designer and a seamstress is a core part of my identity, so getting sew for Laura is a treat!”

Monica and Addy
Seamstresses — Oregon

Sews for RevivALL- Rosemary Dresses, Pinafores, Petticoats, Bloomers, Long Jumpers

Addy and Monica live in Springfield, Oregon, and sew out of a home studio. They started sewing bloomers for RevivALL about 12 years ago and also sew for a couple other clothing brands in Eugene. They met in Guatemala City, sewing at a factory making mens suits. Monica started working as a seamstress at 9 and Addy was 13! They both have over 30 years of experience. The 3 most important things to them are family, good health, and work because “if you are healthy, you can work”. When they aren’t working, they enjoy making meals that take a long time like chile rellenos and tamales! Though Addy and Monica love to sew, they never make clothes for themselves. They’d rather just go buy something because they enjoy shopping. A goal of Addy’s is to buy a house so she could have more room to sew. One of Monica’s is to travel to Italy (last year, she visited South Korea!)

Seamstress - Montana

and Sews for RevivALL- Lacey Jean Skirts, Hybrid Jumpers, Long Jumpers, Wilderness Dresses, Chemises & Pinafores

When Cindy was around 10 years old, she started making clothes for her Barbie and furnished her toy box doll house with furniture she built and sewed. This evolved into her making most of her own clothes in high school. Her Mother was a seamstress in Germany, and after World War 2, apprenticed with a couturier, so she has been around garment design all her life. Cindy grew up in Whitefish, Montana, and now lives in Bozeman, where she has her own alterations and repair business, Sewing by Cid. She’s always dreamt of having a farmhouse and land outside of town for her 2 horses, J.D. and Smokey. She and Smokey love to move cows and help with brandings on the weekends. (side note-she has a bumper sticker on her horse trailer that says “Good cowgirls keep their calves together” laughing) She also has a sweet, loyal doggie, Max, who goes everywhere with her. Check out her Facebook page below!

Cora
Seamstress - Montana

Sews for RevivALL- Aprons, Dresses, Bloomers, Blouses

Cora’s love for sewing began in 7th grade in a home economics class where she sewed a dress out of some funky 60’s fabric. Her passion for working with textiles grew as she would piece together doll clothing and more in the back of her parents’ shop on a rented sewing machine. This all took place in her hometown in Nova Scotia, a beloved territory in which she resides every year from May to October. Next to textiles, hiking is one of her greatest joys, trekking through any kind of weather Montana has to offer, or navigating a coast to coast hike across the UK. In 2019, she completed this trek, taking with her the prototype of Revivall’s new Dorothy Catherine dress. While her two daughters and granddaughter mean the world to her, Cora values alone time to reflect on life. Her current resolve is to learn to sit still more often in order to enjoy the stack of books she wants to read. This year, Cora and her husband will have been married 40 years and she wishes she still had that dress from 7th grade.

Carol & Barbara
Seamstress - Montana

and Sews for RevivALL- Chore Dresses, Prairie Blouses, Prairie Skirts, White Bear Dresses.

More coming soon!

Jane
Patternmaker

Meet Jane, one of our devoted pattern makers. Though Jane currently resides in Colorado, mutual acquaintances connected Jane and Laura, knowing Jane’s expertise in pattern making would be a valuable resource for Revivall. Once Jane looked into the opportunity, she found that she loved Laura’s creative and unique designs that speak to a simple, country lifestyle. Utilizing her Master of Arts degree in Design, Jane has run her own pattern making business for over 30 years. Jane says, “I grew up sewing my own clothes, and often designing them as well, but it wasn’t until after I graduated college (with a degree in microbiology) that I realized people actually make a living designing and sewing clothes. I never looked back!” Much of her experience has been for goods used in the outdoor industry, which has intersected nicely with her passion for hiking, biking, and skiing. She also gardens, grows much of their own food, travels, and loves to read. To this day, she still thinks about beautiful articles of clothing she’s seen in her life, like a purple wool midi coat from Barnaby street in London, and some fabulous red and tan wool checkered bell bottoms.