Thisiswhat I wasthinkingfouryearsagoas I wasathomewithmyyoungkidsduringCOVID, feelingincreasinglyanxiousaboutfashion's futureandmyroleincontributingtothatfuture.
ThisiswhatledmetocreateCoachtopia, a newCoachsub-branddesignednottoimproveourlinearfashionsystembuttopioneer a circularoneinwhichproductsaremadewithwaste, designedformultiplelives, andhaveclearcircularpathwayssothosematerialsstayincirculation.
Thisiswhatledustocreateoursignaturecheckerboardpattern, whichwecreatedtohelpusput a systemoforderontheoftenunpredictable, continuallychangingnatureofourrawmaterialsupply.
Inthatmoment, I realizedjusthowmuchthewayweconsumeislinkedtothewaywemake.
その瞬間、私たちが消費する方法が、作る方法とどれだけリンクしているかがわかった。
I myselfwasoneofthoseconsumerswhoaskedtoseethreeofeverybagwhen I shoppedin a store, lookingfortheperfectonewithoutanymarksorimperfections, withoutthinkingaboutthefactthattoget a perfectfinish, youneedtowastemorematerials.
Thisis a bagdesignedspecificallytobemadefromthewasteofourtop-sellingquiltedtabbyshoulderbag.
トップセラーのキルティング・タビー・ショルダーバッグの廃材を利用して特別にデザインされたバッグ。
Wetransformedthesmallandirregularleftoverscrapsofleather, someofthemrejectedbecauseoftheirnaturalgrain, andstitchedthemtogethertocreate a wholenewbagwith a 59% lowercarbonfootprintthanthecomparablestylemadewithnewmaterialsandalso a 46% lowerpricethanthequiltedtabbyaswepassonthesavingsofusingthesescrapstoourconsumers.
Butwhat I'm evenmoreinspiredbyistheideathatbychangingthewaywebothmakeandconsume, wecanstarttobuild a futurewherewasteisn't theunwantedconsequenceoflineargrowth, butthefuelfor a newmodelofprogress, a circularone.