The Monthly Drop: April
Three fashion brands that are rehashaping style and sustainability
It’s the end of another month which means it’s time for our second monthly drop. This month we are focussing on the themes of sustainability and resurrection. Today’s drop features three slow and circular fashion brands that are rethinking what it means to get dressed with intention.
From the craftsmanship of 3Sixteen to the innovative resale model of Newless, and the radical repair activism of SoJo, these labels aren’t just creating clothes—they’re steering fashion culture towards a healthier more whole way of operating.
3Sixteen
Sustainability Principle: Buy Less, Buy Better
New York-born but globally respected, 3Sixteen is a brand that’s built a cult following through its unwavering dedication to quality and integrity. Known for its heavyweight raw denim, the brand takes a slow fashion approach that borders on meditative. Their jeans are designed not just to last, but to evolve with the wearer—breaking in over years, not months.
3Sixteen’s ethos rests on an appreciation for process, craft, and considered design. The founders speak openly about how their beliefs inform the business—centering ideas of stewardship, humility, and community as people of faith. There's a quiet reverence in their work: for the materials, the makers, and the people who wear their pieces into life.
Admittedly, 3Sixteen isn’t explicitly a sustainable brand, but their ethos — clothes designed to live in your wardrobe for a long time — speaks to the principle of slow consumption, which goes a long way in a world of fast fashion.
Brands like 3Sixteen reminds us that sustainability can also be practiced in the rhythm of slow things. By choosing fewer, better clothes and wearing what we believe.
Newless
Sustainability Principle: Upcycling
As we discussed in last week’s article, it’s unlikely that your wardrobe is going to be made of 100% sustainable, biodegradable materials. One of the next best solutions, is to the increase the shelf life of the clothes we already own.
Enter Newless the London-based brand, bringing resurrection to our wardrobes and flipping the fashion economy on its head.
Newless is an emerging platform that combines circular fashion with modern tech. This isn’t just another resale platform. Newless is building a culture around second-life fashion—creating a digital community where style is circular and sustainable.
What really makes Newless stand out to us, is their “Made-from-Yours” service. Customers purchase a style, then send in their own clothes to have them remade into that selected style.
We’ve all been at home getting a little bit too carried away with some kitchen scissors, hoping to restyle old fits. Instead consider sending your old favourite items to be upcycled and turned into something — better by a professional.
SoJo
Sustainability Principe: If it’s broke, repair it
SoJo —a quiet revolution in the form of a needle and thread. Founded by Josephine Philips, SoJo is a social enterprise that makes clothing repairs and alterations as simple as ordering a takeaway. Their app connects users with local seamsters (often women and immigrants underrepresented in the mainstream fashion system), offering a platform championing care over consumption.
SoJo is doing more than fixing broken zips. It’s restoring value to garments, to labour, and to overlooked hands in the fashion chain. Their message is spiritual in its simplicity: what’s broken isn’t disposable and it can be made whole again.
Dressing for More
Each of these brands reflect values we desire to live out: sustainability, faith, creativity, and care. They speak to the fact that clothing can be more than a form of self-expression.
The concept of mending, of choosing restoration over replacement, reflects a deeper cultural and even spiritual longing. One that asks us to slow down and acknowledge the power of resurrection.