apparel technologies

Thread®

Thread was born out of a need for expression in a category saturated with bulky and boring. Our purpose is to offer functional products that allow you to do what you love and to look good doing it. We’ll hold it together while you do your thing. #carryon

ZAPA

UNE MAISON PARISIENNE SOUS LE SIGNE DE LA MODE, DE L’ÉLÉGANCE ET DES BELLES MATIÈRES Résolument attachée à la culture urbaine, subtile et sophistiquée, la Maison ZAPA propose un univers singulier fort et Premium. Depuis sa création en 1972, l’entreprise parisienne a toujours misé sur sa créativité. Aujourd’hui plus que jamais réactive et à l’écoute des tendances, elle répond aux exigences d’une clientèle mode et soucieuse de qualité. Elégance, Contemporanéité, Exigence de Qualité, sont les valeurs qui animent au quotidien l’entreprise et le savoir-faire de la Marque. Le vestiaire proposé est chic et trendy, les lignes épurées privilégient modernité et élégance, pour des Femmes au look résolument urbain.

Universal Works

Universal Works produce contemporary clothing for all. The companies first collection launched in '09 with David Keyte (UW co-founder, director, designer) working from his kitchen table with an aim to make real, honest clothing based on fit and good design, though never over designed. UW. was inspired by David’s formative years growing up in a provincial midlands town in the seventies, part of a working class family that loved to dress well; seeing his Dad and Uncles in their work-wear and also when dressing for the weekend. Next, working as a sign-writers apprentice, whilst experiencing the development of eighties sporting and music subcultures. And finally a thirty-year span in the fashion industry. From Paul Smith to Maharishi he gained an education from and worked alongside some of the best in the industry. With David’s life work reading like a description of the companies DNA, Universal Works is about the mixing of ideas; understanding heritage and context underpinned by contemporary needs and aesthetics. We champion skilled, small-scale production. We produce garments in the right place, both in the UK and overseas, working only with factories we trust, admire and are proud to be associated with. The company also gives us an opportunity to collaborate with amazing people from artists to writers and anyone in between, a process that inspires continual growth and education. Have a look at our Journal section to meet some of these people. After initially selling to ten retailers, we have gained a substantial following and are now stocked from Los Angeles to Seoul. Our head-office and web store is based in Nottingham and we have three Universal Works stores; Berwick Street in Soho (opened in 2013), Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross (opened in 2018) and Derby Road in Nottingham (relocated here in 2023). We are happy & proud to be an independent, small company, always approaching our work with passion and a sense of humour.

lable by mas

The new standard of adaptive clothing. Welcome to accessible, purposeful design that globally enables clothing labels to cater to anyone with a permanent disability or temporary setback. Today, for over a billion people, the act of wearing everyday clothing is a challenge. They’ve lived their lives with labels that confine, repress and shame and clothing labels that still believe in a one form fits all. We, however, sort out to do better, to be greater. Because we believe that our words and abilities don’t define us, but our actions do. This is how LABLE> was born. And what do we do? Our MAS ecosystem allows us to create adaptive clothing that’s inclusive and accessible. From concept to store, our design, IP, consumer testing & validation, manufacture services and beyond, enables clothing labels across the world to cater to anyone with a permanent disability or temporary setback, so that they could snap, pull and zip into a new world of possibilities all on their own terms.