Little Match Girl

Angis Tiew shut down all her Little Match Girl fashion boutiques, emptied her company bank account, and went from producing 3000 pieces to 30 per design.

We also want to work harder for the environment, so that the next generation will be able to live better,” she said. It also gives us the opportunity to share with customers about climate change and how we can make sustainable living part of our lives,” she said. However, we explained that we wanted to leave a less polluted environment for the next generation and the factory owners somehow accepted the idea,” said Tiew. We realised that ultimately, deadstock fabric is not biodegradable, and will not decompose in landfills,” she said. We want to leave him wisdom and a mindset that can accompany him through his life after we’ve left. “In the past, we had to keep producing and selling more clothes to cover rental, repeating the same process without a mental break. “In the past, mass production was important because the more we sold, the more profits we could earn. If a design is not doing well, we can improve our design for the next batch. “One day, I read an article and realised how much the fashion industry contributed to pollution. If not sold and used in an upcycled design, it would end up in landfills,” she said. I realised all I wanted was for him to be healthy and happy. I never stopped to wonder if the fabrics were sustainable or biodegradable.