Rubys & Olives was founded in the summer of 2010 supported by nothing more than an idea and a set of tinkering fingers. I made things and I knew they needed to belong somehow. So, I carefully chose two names that were both nostalgic and uniquely feminine. Ruby was my great grandmother and she sewed e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. Olive was my friend's (who'm I kidding, my Ex's) grandmother who had skin like a porcelain doll and a wardrobe to match: always pristine, always polished. Ruby on the other hand was a fabric stack away from being a hoarder. She kept every textile that had even a glimmer of quilt-a-bility. Between the two ladies, a partnership would have created a "perfectly unpolished" look hand sewn from head to toe.
These are the aesthetic cornerstones of RO. Inspired by Ruby's do-it-yourself lifestyle and Olive's grace, ye shall be pleasantly unkempt always. RO will exhibit an endless gallery of unique clothing generated from rare materials like scraps, doomed textiles and thrifted garments. They will be "inherently unique"...
Thrifted tribal maxi-dress in a size 2XL reinvented with 4 hand-sewn stitches.
All eyes on the environment and the beautiful hands that shall make these yummy garments, mine included, RO shall honor a Made in America protocol following all codes and regulations, and well, common decency dammit. Additionally, 90% of materials used will be recycled, upcycled, reused, redreamed,and remade. Why? Because Americans throw away about 70 lbs each of clothing annually, new textiles require pesticides and harmful dyes, and outsourcing has created 21st century slavery. Hippies don't put up with that shit.
Join me. Come to dark side. The trashy, thrifty, savvy darrrrk siiiide;)
Yours truly,
Meg
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