Untouched World is the only lifestyle fashion company in the world recognised by the UN for sustainability, so for founder and CEO Peri Drysdale, fashion and sustainability go hand-in-hand.
It’s been a pretty crazy year, a lot of it spent in our work-at-home wardrobe. It’s nice to be able to dress up a little in something that makes you feel great, like a floaty summer dress that can be dressed up for silly season festivities and down for lazy days at the beach, or a luxurious linen shirt for guys. Pare it back with a pair of chinos or shorts for a smart yet relaxed look.
We love spring’s soft seascape-inspired blues with pops of pink shrimp and gentle coral tones, and timeless neutrals like light silver, and deep inky navies.
This season I’m excited about our new CoolTree™ knitwear range made from 50% Tencel (derived from eucalyptus trees) and 50% merino sourced from Glenthorne Station, up the picturesque Rakaia Gorge. This fine knitwear is divine to wear and regulates your body temperature to keep you just the right amount of cool and cosy.
If I could give the world one fashion tip, it would be to buy less but invest in quality pieces they’ll really love.
Good aesthetic design inspires and feeds the soul. The uptake of environmentally and socially-conscious products is much, much higher when a product is aesthetically pleasing, so this is really important to us. It’s always been our mantra that you shouldn’t have to give up luxury and great design to be good to the planet.
We live and breathe sustainability, considering every part of the life cycle of a garment right from when it’s dreamed up through to whether it can be recycled, upcycled or composted at the end of its life.
Our designers are super clever with their patterns to ensure they keep waste to an absolute minimum, but any leftover bits of fabric are generally funnelled into our Zero Waste Kids collection and yarn scraps are collected and used to make wool insulation.