R Stories

Recycling Unsold Clothing Inventory – a billion dollar problem

Have you ever wondered what happens to excess luxury clothing inventory? In the glamorous realm of luxury fashion, there's a not-so-glamorous issue...

Recreating Value from 'Waste'

Our commitment to responsibility drives every aspect of our business to create value - for our customers and for the world. Here’s our value propos...

Waking Up to Fashion’s Waste Crisis

Every discarded fabric, unsold stock, and textile scrap holds the potential for a second life. Through our innovative processes, we rescue, reuse, ...

When Purpose Gets Personalised

We want to help our clients create products that will be cherished for longer so we offer the opportunity to personalise designs to give something ...

From Excess to Excellence

Recycling fashion’s excess is complex. We know it. Because we do it. Despite that, we see all types of waste as an opportunity for excellence. Here...

Power In Partnership

At The R Collective, we know we can’t achieve our mission alone. As a small social impact business on a big mission, we reach far-flung places an...

We’re On The Global Go

When not rescuing, reusing or recycling fashion’s waste on the ground, we can be found going places as we push circularity forwards, from London, B...

Step in line - or Face the Fine?

In a highly fragmented fashion industry, regulation has been a far off cry. Until now. With governments shifting from encouragement to enforcement,...

Why Purpose Pays

Turning Luxury Waste Into Talent-Winning Solutions If there’s one thing we strive towards at The R Collective, it’s about helping our customers s...

Putting old cows’ skins back to work

When it comes to ethical fashionistas’ opinions, the use of leather in fashion is a bit like marmite. You either love it or hate it. Despite this, ...

The Carbon-Cutting ‘Rat Race’

With the climate crisis wreaking havoc - from fires to floods - the fashion industry’s climate impact is increasingly on the chopping block. The fa...

Behind the Glamour

As luxury fashion consumption - and with it unsold garment stock - continues to grow, the heated debate over how to deal with unsold clothes remain...

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