Fashion

Garments that grow with your children

The company Petit Pli, has developed a concept of clothing able to follow a child's growth. These clothes, made of recycled plastics, will be able to dress them from 9 months to 4 years old

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 23 Feb 2021 8:00AM

Garments that grow with your children
The company Petit Pli, based in London, has developed a concept of clothing able to follow the growth of your children. – Pic courtesy of Petit Pli, February 23, 2021

TO offset the non-sustainability of the textile industry, Petit Pli has invented a revolutionary concept: clothing that unfolds as your children grow, so that the same garment fits them from 9 months through until 4 years of age, which amounts to 7 different sizes in a normal range of kids clothing and hence massive savings that benefit both your pocket and the environment!

Textiles, the world's second most polluting industry

Textiles are the second most polluting industry in the world, producing a staggering 10% of greenhouse gas emissions. The fast fashion championed by the prêt-à-porter giants have created a new normal of fashion collections every two months, prompting us to overconsume.

In London, the company Petit Pli has developed a clothing concept capable of adapting to children as they grow. Between one and four years of age, a child grows an average of eight centimetres every year. A single Petit Pli garment can be gradually unfolded so that it grows with your child to provide the perfect fit.

Aeronautic-inspired technology for eco-friendly kids' clothing

The founder of Petit Pli, Ryan Mario Yasin, a graduate in aeronautical engineering, formerly designed folding origami-style satellites before taking inspiration from this concept to develop cleverly constructed folding clothing.

In this way, the same garment can be worn by the same child between the ages of nine months and four years, instead of purchasing seven garments in seven different sizes. But that's not all at Petit Pli. The clothing also comprises recycled plastic, thus contributing to the recycling of waste. Is this a sustainable solution for the future of clothing? – ETX Studio, February 23, 2021

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