Our Commitment to Slow Fashion

In a world of endless fast fashion and fleeting trends, XCVI’s path has perhaps always diverged. Rooted in thoughtful, artful design and high-quality fabrications, XCVI embodies slow fashion with a unique human touch that’s remained true to itself since 1996, standing the test of trend and time. As we celebrate Earth Month 2025, slow fashion by XCVI gets a noteworthy spotlight.

At its heart, “slow fashion” conceptualizes an approach to design, production, and consumership that not only takes the long-term into account, but prioritizes it as well. Quality, longevity, and intentional, limited-production quantities stand in stark contrast to the trend cycles and over-production that take up much of the fashion world. From timeless silhouettes to reimagined classics, XCVI offers the long-term practicality of pieces that never go out of style alongside the endurance of well-made, carefully-sourced materials.

Unfortunately, fast-moving trends tend to encourage overconsumption, not only leading to a negative impact on our planet, but so too trapping us as consumers in an endless cycle of buying then disposing of garments that crowd our closets and distort our personal style. If we continue to purchase clothes based solely on trends, how will we ever develop a staple wardrobe or fashion sense that’s truly rooted in self-expression and our unique, individual day-to-day needs? As individuals with buying power, it’s high time we slow down and leave behind fleeting trends.

Slow fashion encourages more thoughtful purchasing, with an emphasis on versatile, well-made garments you’ll wear for years. Combined with a focus on and appreciation for artisanal craftsmanship, XCVI’s responsibility to sourcing the best materials possible minimizes waste both on production’s end and on the side of the consumer. As an XCVI customer, your options will always be fashionably relevant, often transcending trends and seasons alike with clothing that truly lasts. As a whole, slow fashion is about shifting away from disposability and embracing a wardrobe that’s founded on durability, self-expression, timelessness, and personal responsibility.

This Earth Month, XCVI celebrates and prioritizes slow fashion with longevity over excess, conscientious and intentional choices versus fleeting fads, and craft over quantity. Slow fashion the XCVI way emphasizes versatile silhouettes, sturdy and durable materials, and design that integrates art into each and every piece. XCVI clothing is created to be well-loved and well lived-in. Natural, breathable fabrics and non-toxic dyes encourage a more mindful wardrobe that evolves with you. Rather than chasing the endless trend cycle, slow fashion urges you to take a breath and reconsider what it is that you truly like and are drawn to.

The oversaturated fast fashion market can often make us lean into trends we might not otherwise select of our own volition. Valuing true style, flexible comfort, and dynamic longevity allows you to break out of the wasteful trend cycles. Once you start shopping slowly and really staying true to your personal style, you won’t look back and likely won’t have any desire to! You’ll save time, money, and resources, all while reintegrating self-expression into your daily dress and overall consumer habits.

Increasing the circularity of clothing also maintains its ability to last, rather than an inevitable ending in a landfill. XCVI’s partnership with ThredUp additionally commits to longevity by offering customers the opportunity to breathe a second life into their gently-preloved XCVI pieces with our resale program. It’s not only a small but mighty step towards reducing textile waste and encouraging reuse by granting new eyes the opportunity to buy and enjoy timeless XCVI styles, but also a large leap in encouraging us all to embrace fashion that lasts beyond the seasonal trends. Grab your cleanout kit today!

This Earth Day, it’s time to think a little extra about how and where you shop, and what your personal style values. Invest in beautifully-made, versatile, and classic clothing that extends the life and practicality of your wardrobe. Join XCVI in taking a pause by embracing slow fashion with mindful consumer choices that also celebrate who you are. Look good and feel good knowing that each slowed step is one less item in the landfill and one more movement toward the well-being of our planet.