wear | us is coming to Brussels with a first pilot in June, 2025.
In this phase, we bring together two master makers (persons with proven experience in sewing) to produce our first luxury basics, following the patterns designed by Won Hee.
The two master makers will meet at https://greenfabric.be/ and work together in sessions of three hours, twice a week (Monday and Wednesday) during the month of June. In this session we will measure how many pieces we can produce during each session.
At wear | us makers are paid by the piece. However, since this is a pilot phase, master makers will exceptionally be paid 40EUR per hour during the first two weeks, for a total of 480EUR for the two-week period. In the remaining two weeks, master makers will earn by the piece. The reward per piece will be set in order to maintain an average compensation of 40EUR per hour.
The first month-long pilot is fully funded by livepods.eu, the strategic design studio that started wear | us. After the pilot, we will assess and adjust if needed. The ambition is to complete a five-person work crew by the end of 2025. In order to maintain production, we are actively looking for buyers, as well as for EU funding. We’re also setting up a crowdfunding campaign.
wear | us is experimenting with you a new way to produce the beautiful clothes we need. We’re not interested in fashion (this is maybe the only time you will read the word on this site), we’re interested in fixing a broken system that is killing us and our planet. We hope you do too… we can’t wait to welcome you!
Let’s change the world, together… one beautiful piece at the time.