Atelier & Repairs gives its own spin to sustainability, offering a stylish second life to discarded garments. That not only leads to some unique pieces but is a creative solution to rampant waste.
On a leafy street off Melrose Avenue, past trendy fashion boutiques, a bungalow with large picture-frame windows can easily catch the eye with its colorful mural evoking a deconstructed Mondrian painting. The Beverly Grove space could be mistaken for an art gallery, but what hangs within the white walls is Atelier & Repairs’ one-of-a-kind fashion made from discarded garments that have been fixed, modified and zhooshed with bright stitching and vivid patches.
At $325, the open-front jacket is a breezy style, suitable for a modern bohemian. For customers preferring traditional silhouettes,“We are a creative solution for world excess,” Donadi said. Lamenting the enormous amount of clothing and textiles produced in the fashion industry, he added: “There is enough to use for decades.”
Donadi has followed an unusual trajectory through fashion, which has taken him from steel work in his native Italy to overseeing the openings of hundreds of Benetton stores to making executive decisions at A/X Armani Exchange, Levi’s XX and Polo Ralph Lauren. “Retail has become very predictable. … We have a responsibility to entertain our customer,” Donadi said.
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