For your wedding, when all eyes are on you, do you want to wear a mass produced, stamped-out gown assembled in a factory offshore? Over 80% of wedding dresses in the US market come from China, our world’s biggest polluter. These dresses are made from synthetics and the high carbon emissions do not just come from the processing and dying of these materials but from the transportation of the materials, the discarding of waste, and finally from shipping them to us across the world.

 Then there’s the ethical issues. There is little transparency around who is making these dresses and even where they are being made. We know that the fashion industry is ridden with exploitation, extreme poverty wages, and forced labor.

Maybelle gowns are one-of-a-kind, we upcycle existing pieces and use high-end natural fiber deadstock fabrics.

We lessen our environmental impact by working with local talent that we respect and pay fairly. This not only allows us to support our communities but it also supports the heritage dress industry, which we don’t want to lose. Added bonus-it gives us hands-on creativity!