Besonnen Fashion - Zero Waste Blouses

circular
The manufacture and disposal of our clothing puts a strain on our planet's resources. Together with our partners from circular.fashion we have found a way to reprocess used-clothing fibres into new raw material without them ever touching a landfill. Presenting the Besonnen blouses: From button to thread, 100% of what goes into our blouses can be made into new products. With the integrated circularity.ID label you can track all steps of the supply chain.

capsule
Discover timeless, breathable and vegan feel-good pieces made from 100% sustainable TENCEL™ fibre, bridging effortless style and sustainability. Our blouses are multipurpose staples with versatility in mind. Our cropped blouse is reversible and can also be worn as a jacket. Whether you style them for street, yoga or evening - they easily integrate into any wardrobe.

timeless
Leaning into circularity and a zero-waste ethos - yarn and material of our blouses consists of 100% botanical fibre, which uses 10-20 times less water in production than conventional cotton. We also use biodegradable buttons made from corozo nuts. Inspire natural confidence wearing our relaxed-cut, timeless pieces.

fair
Citizen2be receives 3.00€ per blouse. With her organisation, Bettina Schuler helps traumatised women, with free yoga lessons to overcome their trauma. The future of fashion and that of our planet depends on people. Each and every one of us deserves respect, fair wages, dignity and a safe home. We can, and want to improve the lives of the people we touch.

Support us and get your blouse for our special price! You can buy a blouse by choosing a reward on the right hand side. You will be asked for your size and choice of colour.

The blouses are available in sizes from XS to XL. You can enter your size after selecting your reward. You can find information about the fit in the blouse descriptions below. You can compare your size in our size chart (see last gallery picture below the video).

• The Besonnen blouses feel very soft on the skin and are made from environmentally friendly dyed yarns
• Choose from two casual styles in two colour ways (scroll down for detailed description)
• 100% TENCEL™ from the Austrian company (LENZING)
• fairly produced in Germany (blouse) & Switzerland (yarn)
• Vegan, suitable for allergy sufferers
• For best results wash at 30° and use a low spin
• With high-quality workmanship and great attention to details like durable french seams
• The circularity.ID label sewn into the blouse transparently stores all information for wearers in order to reuse the Besonnen blouses after their product life and return them into the cycle.
• 3.00€ per blouse goes to Citizen2be. This organisation helps traumatised women, with free yoga classes to help overcome their trauma
• Produced to save natural resources and to help protect the climate
• Free, climate-neutral shipping (EU)

The 'Evolve' Shirt
Sustainability with a multipurpose attitude. Flow in style for an easy transition straight from the mat to meeting your friends in our versatile Evolve Shirt. With a flattering, longer silhouette and made from a material with super powers. The wonderfully soft 100% TENCEL™ also offers an optimal solution for fibre-to-fibre recycling - it blooms with a natural free spirit and signposts a new road to fashion.
Fit

• Normal fit. Choose your usual size.
• Relaxed cut, to be worn loosely.
• Light material without stretch.

The 'Origins' reversible blouse
Minimalism meets versatility. Equipped with hidden snap buttons, the reversible blouse can also be worn as a jacket for endless possibilities. Designed for a comfortable, regular fit and made from 100% breathable TENCEL™, our Origins Blouse is second-skin soft and easy to integrate into any wardrobe. Created with circularity in mind, it can be processed into new products, without ever touching a landfill.
Fit

• Normal fit. Choose your usual size.
• Relaxed cut, to be worn loosely.
• Light material without stretch.

The colour way SIENNA BROWN will be a available after we have reached our minimum funding amount.

Artist Edition ORIGINS Blouse
The embroidery of our special Artist Edition 'Origins' is designed by Danii from Dencelstudios. The artist and illustrator Danii Pollehn celebrates our great connection with Mother Earth through her nature-inspired designs. Her colourful botanical illustrations such as the iconic Monstera and the bold Plant Girls have made her very popular far beyond Instagram.

Please check our instagram for more info and beautiful shots of our blouses.

1. We want to create moments of calm and wellbeing during your busy day with particularly soft blouses made of 100% environmentally friendly and breathable TENCEL ™ - to allow you to reflect and return to the world more mindful.

2. We want to turn the fashion industry on its head and create desirable pieces minimising our waste in response to overproduction! For our planet and a better tomorrow.

3. We want to establish fair fashion as mainstream. To avoid price-increasing measures and to guarantee a fair price for our products go directly to you from production.

4. We want to support our partners from Citizen2Be and donate 3.00€ per blouse to help traumatised women, with free yoga classes to help overcome their trauma.

Support us and our commitment to making the linear textiles system circular and become a part of the circular fashion community!

What's in it for you :))

1. It's very simple. With your support we can create aesthetically durable clothing that you love wearing, that is worth caring for and is cherished as an investment. In essence, it's the opposite of fast fashion.

2. Each and every one of us can act against climate change and injustice through conscious everyday decisions. Support us in creating a circular production model that keeps precious resources in the loop and guarantees fair conditions.

3. In return for your support, you will receive your Besonnen blouse at an unbeatable price - and save up to 42%!

4. Moments of joy on warm summer days wearing a piece of clothing that will never compromise on style or sustainability - your blouse will be with you by July at the earliest.

No worries: you support us without risk!

Startnext works on the all-or-nothing principle. That means, if we don't reach our first funding goal (12,000 €), we don't get anything and our crowdfunding has unfortunately failed. Your money will only be collected if the crowdfunding is successful.

12.000€ (Minimum Amount)
Extremely grateful! Everyone gets an econic Besonnen zero waste blouse. You can choose between the designs in white and black colourways. From now on you can get your Besonnen blouse also in the beautiful colour SIENNA BROWN! €3 per blouse go to the NGO Citizen2Be from Berlin for free yoga therapy for traumatised women. Thanks to your support, at this level of funding, we can purchase the required minimum of our fabric, and all other components, and start production. Yay!

23.300€ (Next Funding Level)
We would never have dared to dream! Now we can produce your Besonnen blouse for you in the beautiful colour 'Sienna Brown' and we can take the concept of zero waste one step further. You will also receive a voucher of €15 for our online shop besonnen-fashion.com.

Your blouse will arrive in July at the earliest.

• The fabric production takes approx. 4-6 weeks, during this time yarn, buttons, tags, labels and circularity.ID labels will also be ordered.
• We have already made patterns and prototypes and are well prepared. Our manufacturer partner needs approx. 4-6 weeks for the production.