Myriad's two-way supply chain
Keeping garments in play.
A key pillar of our philosophy is to promote additional lifecycles of products and materials. The majority of garments nowadays are designed to be sold, consumed by the user, and subsequently discarded (all in a very short timeframe). By piling up in landfill, we’re not only saying bye bye to the clothes themselves but critically the labour and resources that went into their production.
We believe in giving products a route back into the system at the end of life.
At Myriad, we operate a two-way supply chain.
That means you always have the opportunity to return garments when you’ve maximised your story. By collaborating, we reward you with store credit and cover shipping costs. We accept returns regardless of item condition.
Once received, we sort through each piece, checking for wear and tear. Each piece is given a professional clean using environmentally responsible cleaning processes. We assess the quality of the returned garment and make a decision on how best to retain and maximise value. This is where the art of reuse / repair / recycle comes into play.
Garments that pass our internal quality check will be resold via Myriad Renewed. Items unable to meet this threshold will be deconstructed into remnants and stitched back together to create limited-edition designs, or upcycled into other accessories with the help of our upcycling experts. By prioritising monomaterial garments, textile recycling is viable but only as a last resort.
Myriad Renewed helps give additional lifecycles to garments. 25% profits from this range will go to our Regrow Programme which supports regenerative practices in the UK.
TO REPAIR OR RETURN?
A shift towards fast fashion in the past two decades has led to a dramatic decrease of the practical service life of clothes (how long they are worn) compared to their technical service life (how long they could be worn). As a society, we’re now buying 60% more and keeping our clothes half as long.
One reason for an early binning is wear and tear. In this scenario, a great option is to attempt repair. Increasing garment lifetimes is one of the most effective means of reducing your environmental footprint. An extension of just nine months can reduce carbon, waste and water footprints by around 20–30% each. That’s less need for new garments and less textile waste. If the number of times a garment is worn were doubled on average, GHG emissions would be 44% lower.
At Myriad, we look for durability in our garments - a key reason why we opted for heavyweight organic cotton in Batch No.1 and No.2. But we know that wear and tear is part of a garment’s journey. That’s why we will be supplying open source repair information on our website. Don’t worry, we’re fairly new to this too, you can learn with us!
If repair doesn’t fix it or you’re just unsure, give our return scheme a go. We value the return of these materials!