MIIYU · Upcycling
Upcycling: MIIYU clothes made from fabrics that already exist
The MIIYU Upcycling line is born from fabrics that sat idle in the warehouses of the Portuguese textile industry, and now the Italian one too. Instead of producing new fabric, we take what already exists and turn it into small collections, designed and made in our atelier in Portugal.
What we do, exactly
Recycling breaks a material down to make another. Upcycling uses it as it is and gives it more value. The fabrics we use are already on the planet: stock left sitting in warehouses. We design from there.
In a line like this, the fabric comes first. It tells us what it can become: a dress, a jumpsuit, a shirt.
A collection the size of the fabric
Each design exists in the quantity the fabric we found allows. That is why the collections are small and exclusive, and when a fabric runs out, so does the piece.
The piece was missing.
What keeps the atelier alive
The Upcycling line is also what lets our atelier work all year round. Alongside natural dyeing, which is slower, it keeps the atelier's hands busy.
Nothing hidden in the composition
Because we start from what already exists, the composition changes from fabric to fabric. There are satins with silk and cupro, cotton and silk flannels, technical cottons with elastane and also blends with synthetic fibres. We would rather say so: the composition of every piece is always on its product page.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the MIIYU Upcycling line?
- Clothes made in the MIIYU atelier in Portugal, from idle fabric from the Portuguese and Italian textile industries.
- Are all the pieces natural fibres?
- No. Because we use fabrics that already exist, there are also blends with synthetic fibres. The composition is always on the product page.
- Are there many units of each piece?
- Few. Each design exists in the quantity the fabric allows.
- Where can I see the pieces?
- Online and at the THE stores in Porto and Lisbon.
