Her namesake brand has been open for over two decades, and the designer continues to learn, build and write new chapters in her story:
, and, ultimately the goal is to use "as many recycled fibers, but especially recycled natural fibers" as possible.
There are different approaches, especially when you consider the scale of the business. If you're a small operation, she says, the first step is all about "going in and vetting your company, actually getting really sober about it and understanding how the parts are working and where you're contributing to something better and where you're not.
Once you're honest about that, the issue becomes what you're doing to, at the very least, reduce your impact on the world around you, Hoffman says: "Are there ways within your company that you're able to do that? Is it through your waste management? Is it with stopping using petroleum-based fabrics? It's really individualized, depending on what a company is making and what they're producing, where they're doing it and how they're doing it.
"It left us with a ton of inventory that so many of our wholesale partners canceled on us," she says. "We were like, 'We're going to have to work through everything we already made first. If you want to partner with us, here's the clothes we have to offer.'" It's a difficult time to be in business — and it'll likely continue to be a difficult time to be in business in 2022 — but Hoffman remains optimistic. And, crucially, inspired.
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