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Yesterday, during Amsterdam Fashion Week, Tess van Zalinge opened up ten years of couture and invited Evy Cornelie, Dirkje Lemmink and Simone van Ommen to completely reinterpret it.

Not in a traditional show venue, but inside Brightfiber Textiles — a circular textile factory where discarded clothing is turned back into fibres, materials and new garments.

That setting made the message tangible.

From archive pieces being given a new perspective to textile waste becoming a new resource: everything started with something that already existed.

Because circular fashion isn’t only about making something new.

It’s about recognising the value of what’s already there.

#afw #brightfiber #tessvanzalinge #circularfashion

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Eva Huizing
Mumster
Iris Ooms by @bright.fiber

Making circular fashion the new norm ✨

Today, the couture archive of Tess van Zalinge came to life inside the circular textile factory of Brightfiber Textiles during Amsterdam Fashion Week.

For The Archive Show, Tess opened up ten years of her couture archive and gave three young creatives — Evy Cornelie, Dirkje Lemmink and Simone van Ommen — complete creative freedom to reinterpret her work.

And there could hardly have been a more fitting location.

At Brightfiber, locally collected discarded clothing is sorted and transformed into new, high-quality fibres, materials and garments.

Today, that same factory became a stage for exploring the value of what already exists.

Because circular fashion starts with seeing value differently: in our clothes, in our materials, in craftsmanship and in the making process itself.

By bringing design, production and presentation together under one roof, The Archive Show showed how the past can become the starting point for something new.

#AmsterdamFashionWeek #TessVanZalinge #BrightfiberTextiles #CircularFashion #Couture by @bright.fiber

We’re thrilled to welcome Tess van Zalinge to Brightfiber during Amsterdam Fashion Week for The Archive Show on 2 September ✨

To celebrate 10 years of her label, Tess is opening up a decade of couture and handing the archive over to three young creatives: Evy Cornelie, Dirkje Lemmink and Simone van Ommen, who will reinterpret it through their own perspectives.

A beautiful idea that strongly resonates with us at Brightfiber Textiles. We believe fashion should not simply be replaced by something new, but reactivated, reinterpreted and given a new life.

For us, circularity is also about restoring value to clothing and materials and bringing the making process closer to people again. Showing what goes into creating textiles, how much value is already embedded in what we wear, and why keeping those materials in circulation matters.

That’s why we’re especially excited that The Archive Show will take place right here, inside our Amsterdam factory.

We can’t wait to see the space transformed into a stage for creativity, craftsmanship and the future of circular fashion. ♻️✨

#AmsterdamFashionWeek #TessVanZalinge #Brightfiber #CircularFashion #TextileRecycling

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designer tessvanzalinge
photography Paul Kooiker
assistant Loes de Boer
production Babette Kolff
model Maaike Klaasen
make up Kathinka Gernant
hair Sophie Wörther by @bright.fiber

A new generation of businesses is on the rise in Amsterdam! Working together not only for profit, but also contributing to a greener, more circular and social city.

In this episode we visit @bright.fiber , the first circular textile factory in Europe. They create new fabrics and yarns from old materials, ready for brands like @martan.official and @anwb to use.

🎥 This series is a collaboration between @thegreentimes.eu, @iamsterdam and trade & invest.

Follow for more inspiring examples of entrepreneurship for good👊 by @bright.fiber

🚀 The Official opening of our Brightfiber Textiles factory – a breakthrough in circular fashion!

On Tuesday, April 15th, our Brightfiber Textiles recycling factory was officially opened by actress and activist Carice van Houten.
The long queue in front of the factory door said it all — the demand for a company like Brightfiber is real. by @bright.fiber