Our Approach to Sustainability

Sustainable Clothing Made with More Intention

RevivALL creates American-made, small-batch clothing using deadstock, remnant, reclaimed, and recycled materials whenever possible.

Our approach is guided by three principles: source materials responsibly, reduce waste wherever we can, and support the skilled people who bring every design to life.

Better Materials. Less Waste. Skilled Hands.

Sustainability can become a broad promise without a clear meaning. At RevivALL, it shapes the decisions we make throughout the design and production process.

We consider the materials we choose, how much we produce, what happens to the scraps, and who makes each garment.

We are not interested in producing endless quantities of disposable clothing. We create distinctive, limited pieces designed to be worn, cared for, repaired, restyled, and enjoyed for years.

Our approach is not perfect, but it is thoughtful, transparent, and always improving.

The Principles That Guide Us

Responsible Sourcing

We prioritize deadstock, remnant, reclaimed, and recycled materials whenever possible. Using fabric that has already been produced allows us to give overlooked textiles a new purpose.

Zero-ish Waste

Garment production creates scraps. Instead of treating every leftover piece as trash, we find creative ways to transform many of those scraps into useful products.

American-Made

Our clothing is handmade in small batches by experienced independent seamstresses and patternmakers throughout the United States.

Responsible Sourcing 

What Is Deadstock Fabric?

Deadstock fabric is unused material left over from textile mills, garment manufacturers, designers, and larger fashion companies.

A company may order more fabric than it ultimately needs. A designer may change direction after a fabric has already been produced. A textile mill may have a partial bolt remaining after filling an order.

Without another buyer, this usable fabric can sit in storage or eventually be discarded.

RevivALL purchases deadstock fabric and transforms it into limited collections of clothing. Because the quantities are limited, many of our fabrics cannot be reordered once they are gone. That makes each production run naturally small and gives our clothing its distinctive character.

Why Deadstock Matters to Us

While working in the New York fashion industry, RevivALL founder Laura Fisher witnessed dumpsters filled with discarded fabric. Seeing that waste firsthand changed the way she thought about clothing production.

Laura committed herself to using remnant and reclaimed materials whenever possible. That commitment became one of the foundations of RevivALL when she started the company in 2008.

One of RevivALL’s longtime fabric sources has been Ragfinders in Los Angeles, a warehouse filled with surplus and remnant textiles waiting for a new purpose.

Deadstock is not a perfect solution to fashion waste, but it allows us to work with materials that already exist rather than creating demand for newly manufactured fabric for every design.

Using the Smaller Pieces

Why We Call It Zero-ish Waste

Creating clothing requires cutting pattern pieces from larger sections of fabric. Even with careful planning, scraps remain.

Achieving absolutely zero waste is difficult, and we do not want to make promises that we cannot honestly support. That is why we call our approach zero-ish waste.

We look for creative ways to transform many of our smaller scraps into useful products, including:

  • Scrunchies
  • Hair scarves
  • Belts
  • Patchwork purses
  • Fabric accessories
  • Small home and gift items

Every piece of fabric has value. Our zero-ish waste collection gives many of the smallest pieces another opportunity to become something useful and beautiful.

Skilled American Craftsmanship

Made by People, Not Assembly Lines

RevivALL clothing is handmade in the United States by experienced independent seamstresses and patternmakers.

These makers bring decades of sewing, garment construction, pattern development, alterations, and design experience to their work. Their knowledge allows us to create clothing with thoughtful details, durable construction, and a fit developed specifically for women.

Producing in small batches also allows us to work within the limited quantities of our deadstock fabrics. Instead of forcing every design into large-scale production, we allow the available material and the work of our makers to guide each collection.

The result is clothing that feels personal because it is personal.

Meet the RevivALL Makers

Sustainability Is a Practice, Not a Finish Line

We do not claim to be perfectly sustainable.

Making and shipping clothing requires materials, energy, packaging, and transportation. Deadstock fabric does not make those impacts disappear, and zero waste is not always possible.

What we can do is make more thoughtful choices, remain honest about where we are, and continue looking for better ways to work.

We can create fewer pieces with greater care. We can use existing materials whenever possible. We can respect the value of skilled craftsmanship. We can find new purposes for scraps, and we can make clothing designed to remain part of your life for more than a season.

That is the kind of progress RevivALL believes in.