OUR MANUACTURING
We prioritize fair treatment of workers and artisans, and aim to minimize waste and energy usage wherever possible throughout the production of each garment.
Factory Visits
We regularly conduct in-person factory visits to ensure that the people producing our clothes are paid fairly, treated respectfully, and working in safe conditions. Our team has developed close, long-term working relationships with the factories in our supply chain, and we consider each factory employee to be a member of the Mara Hoffman team. In an effort to support smaller factories, we’ve implemented initiatives to facilitate business growth and visibility, like sponsoring website development and delivering training programs on transparent record-keeping.
Artisan Support and Advancement
Artisan groups are often made up of women and small producers who are based in developing countries and lack direct access to globalized markets. By re-integrating artisanal products into the global market, we are able to offer better economic opportunities for marginalized groups, while expanding the audience for handcrafted, special pieces.
Art Atlas
Starting with our Fall 2016 line we began working with Art Atlas, a Peruvian organization committed to supporting local community development and artisan independence. Art Atlas contributes a percentage of sales revenue to their Art Atlas Trust Foundation, which fosters childhood education and creates job opportunities for young men and women. Art Atlas is also Fair Trade certified.
EXPLORE STYLESEngineered Digital Prints
We’ve chosen to transition the majority of our prints from traditional wet printing to digital printing to reduce fabric waste and allow the flexibility to have small runs of production. Digital printing reduces water waste because the fabric doesn’t need as many wash/rinse cycles, and there are no screens or colorant baths that require cleaning. Instead of forcing garment pieces to fit into a print, we can adjust a print to fit our garment pieces, reducing our overall fabric use.
Manufactured in the USA
A large portion of our Ready to Wear collections are made in the garment district of New York City and all of our swimwear is made in Los Angeles. Our California-based swim manufacturers are longtime Mara Hoffman partners with whom we have close working and personal relationships. Domestic manufacturing fosters a healthy local economy, bolsters national employment levels, creates a smaller carbon footprint, contributes less to pollution, and ensures that employees are treated fairly under the strict USA worker protection laws.
USA
Ocean Breeze Northridge Mills P & M Sample HD Fashion In Style USA Inc.
India
Mega Vick Wear Shahzadi Export
Peru
Peruvian Trends Factor Knitwear Art Atlas Inkasign Mundo Alpaca
China
Shanghai Jiangzhen Silk Fashion Co. Ltd
