We want O Pioneers to reflect our core beliefs in slow, sustainable fashion; timeless style; flattering designs; quality making and attention to detail. The antithesis of ‘fast fashion’, O Pioneers is based on the philosophy that if an item of clothing is desirable, well-made and stylishly classic it will be a loved item in a wardrobe that gets revisited time and again, for years to come.
We actively steer O Pioneers to be a ‘slow fashion’ label with integrity. For us this means:
Using past season and end of line fabrics from quality textile icons such as Liberty, who are members of the Better Cotton Initiative, we focus on making our clothes as individual as possible whilst retaining a very definite O Pioneers vibe. We only make small runs of each item in any particular fabric design or colour-way and we avoid waste wherever possible by using offcuts from the pattern cutting process to create beautiful patchwork and applique embellishments.
Moving away from fast fashion, we're focused on creating special, well-made pieces to add to your wardrobe not for just one season, but forever.
Our goal is to help you curate a wardrobe with fewer but better items. To design and craft our pieces we work with local, mainly female-led, businesses, independent artisans, craftswomen and a skilled team of seamstresses and knitters.
We believe in creating easy-to-wear, beautiful and timeless pieces. We are transparent about where your garment came from and who made it, which is why you'll find the name of the seamstress written on the care label.
As working mums, it is important to us to collaborate and work with other female businesses and artisans, as we understand the fine balance between work and family. We work with talented women in and around London and beyond, who share our vision and help us create our beautiful dresses and knitwear.
We keep our designs simple – all of our dresses are based on the same bodice block with variations in dress length and sleeve style - and we keep our stock levels low to avoid excess and waste (but do always email us if you can’t find what you want as we can make to order).
Each item of clothing is hand finished, numbered and includes the name of the person who made it.
We have a passion for traditional British crafts and incorporate these skills such as quality dressmaking, hand knitting, patchwork and applique into our collections, all through the lens of our own unique viewpoint.
Individual, quality clothing designed to be loved and cherished for years, because we believe in the mantra, ‘Buy well, buy once’.
