At Contrado we strive for sustainability, opting for eco-friendly materials and practices wherever possible. That’s why we try to reduce our impact on the environment. One way is by decreasing waste, recycling or re-homing leftover textiles. We’re now offering free fabric remnants to anyone who wants them, with scraps of everything from fleece to silk […]
Due to recent news and current trends, lots of people are left asking “What is fast fashion?” Well, fast fashion is like the fast food of the fashion industry. When you boil it down to its simplest terms, it’s where you pay much less for something and end up not quite fully satisfied. Just like […]
Throughout my whole life, it has always been traditional to wear white at a wedding. Only if you’re the bride of course. In fact, it’s very much customary not to wear white unless you’re the bride. For as long as I’ve known, and my parents, and even my grandparents and great grandparents have known, a […]
The sewing machine, a wonderful invention that has one hell of a history. You may have seen our post on the History of the Sewing Machine. It really was a story full of scandal, failure, riots and death. This post is to explore sewing machine manufacturers in more detail. There are some big names that […]
At Contrado, we offer a number of services including white labelling. This is a phrase that tends to be thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? What is white label clothing? Put simply, it is a product which is produced, with no branding whatsoever. We would make the product and you, the […]
Who invented the sewing machine is the most frequently asked question in the sewing community. For a good reason. The history of the sewing machine is littered with accusations, failed attempts and some serious scandal. From narrowly escaping death to patent law suits, it’s an interesting story that demonstrates the seam-ingly humble sewing machine ruffled more […]
At Contrado, we put a lot of research into each and every new product that we make. Clothing is no exception to this rule at all. Take a look at the current hottest trends, and how we match up in our style head to head. It’s time to take a deeper look into high street […]
5 Spring Trends Dominating The Catwalks Typically, Women’s Spring fashion tends to conjure up images of floaty floral styles and dusty tones across the board. Delicate laces and ditsy prints, with models dripping from head to toe in lashings of sugary sweet pastels. Although 2018 naturally featured a few of these classic looks in a […]
“From exploring new technologies and the greater galaxy, to artistic expression and spiritual reflection, intuitive ultra violet lights the way to what is yet to come.” This innovative and evocative sentence perfectly sums up why Ultra Violet is such a fantastic choice for Pantone Colour of the Year 2018. The official name of this shade […]
Fashion Week is not even over, and yet the trends for SS18 are slowly but surely emerging into the fashion and design world. From the catwalks of London, Paris, New York and Milan, trends, colours, fabrics, and textures are consistently being seen, showing the world that these are what we will be incorporating into our […]