KALAURIE collections feature premium dead-stock/surplus fabrics and trims whenever possible. These fabrics and trims are no longer desirable to other brands and factories for a number of reasons including overstocking, no longer "in-season", unwanted colour or relevant to future collections. By using these materials KALAURIE is saving them from landfill or destruction.

Reducing waste is a core value at Kalaurie and we are passionate about repurposing something considered undesirable and giving it a new beauty and meaningful life.

When sourcing, Kalaurie Karl-Crooks of KALAURIE focuses on fabrics made from renewable resources, and are biodegradable such as wool, cotton, linen, silk, and cellulose fibres such as viscose, rayon, cupro and tencel.

Currently all shirting is made entirely from dead-stock fabrications including the buttons and interfusings. Where dead-stock buttons are not available, KALAURIE uses corozo nut buttons. Corozo nut is the natural seed from the palm trees. It's renewable, biodegradable and a environmentally friendly alternative to plastic buttons.