Journal

INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE SCOTTISH TEXTILES

WE ARE TRULY OVER THE MOON TO SHARE THE NEWS THAT WE AT KALOPSIA, TOGETHER WITH THE HELP FROM SCOTTISH COMMUNITIES FINANCE, ARE LOOKING TO RAISE £100K TO HELP SECURE INVESTMENT FOR OUR NEW JOUR...

KALOPSIA WANTS TO CREATE AN INDUSTRY WE’RE PROUD TO BE PART OF

Engagement with the wider industry has also been a key part of what we do. The lack of communication in fashion and textiles is one of the key things that is holding us all back as an industry. ...

THE TURNING POINT FOR US AS A BUSINESS

It wasn't until 2016 that we managed to get a Social Enterprise status after years of striving for social change and improving the environmental impact of our business. Back then, Textiles and f...

MAKE A TWO-DIMENSIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT

Sometimes, as a fashion industry professional, I find people refer to my line of work as ‘just a bit of sewing’ without understanding that it entails a great deal more. The skill of sewing...

WHAT DOES PAYING A FAIR PRICE ACTUALLY MEAN - BREAKING DOWN OUR PRICING

Its day 2 of fashion revolution week and we want to help show what paying a fair price actually means and what better way of doing this than being transparent and breaking down the cost of one of ...

ARE WE READY TO PAY A FAIR PRICE FOR IT?

It’s Fashion Week 2022 next week, and we at Kalopsia have as a business taken part in this annual campaign for the last 7 years as we believe that the people in our industry deserve a living wa...

SUPPORTING BRITISH MANUFACTURING

We are a bit late to make any April Fools jokes now so lets just jump right into something else! As we have mentioned before in a previous newsletters and blog post, 2022 has been a tough one fo...

HERE IS WHY THE ASSEMBLE PRICES HAVE CHANGED

‘UK INFLATION RISES AT FASTEST RATE IN ALMOST 30 YEARS AND THREE QUARTERS OF FIRMS TO PUT UP PRICES AS THEY FACE SOARING WAGE AND ENERGY COSTS!’ After hearing all the recent headlines about ene...

REVISED SIZING

Rebekah started with us in January and a week into working here she was given the massive task of grading all our products from XS - XL, this in total was a crazy fourteen designs and sleeves. W...

WHY WE SHOULD BE MORE EDUCATED ON OUR CLOTHES

Clothes...we wear them every day but do we stop and think about their importance. They protect us from the elements, allow us to express ourselves, they can help to boost our confidence and mak...