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This jacket is made from multiple different denims. Vintage shops. Preloved stores. Donations. Rebuilt by hand in Dublin. It walked a runway last night. One of a kind.

Before anything is ReMade, it’s taken apart completely. By hand. Every seam. Every panel. We don’t alter garments, we deconstruct them. Because rebuilding properly means understanding exactly how something was originally built.

We don’t buy new materials. We source from preloved shops and donations searching for garments with the foundation to become something better. #BrandedRoyal #UpcycledFashion

Coleman makes the case for thrifting over buying new. Better quality. Lower cost. Smaller footprint. Hard to argue with.

We don’t alter. We deconstruct. Found it at a flea market. Broke it down completely. Rebuilt it from the inside out for one person specifically. This is Tolu’s jacket. What would it mean to own something made for you? #BrandedRoyal #ReMadeInIreland

We asked D'Angelo why he said yes to Thrift & Talk. His answer gets at why this series works. What would make you want to be a guest?

D'Angelo in Branded Royal™ upcycled pieces. Not a photoshoot. Just someone wearing something made from what someone else threw away. Does it hit different knowing where it came from?

Stitching a logo by hand takes longer than most people spend choosing what to wear. That's the point. Thrifted knit. BR™ mark. Hand-stitched in Dublin. Zero waste. Would you wear it?

We asked D'Angelo how he justifies buying something new. His answer hit differently than expected. Do you justify purchases before you make them or buy first, think later?

A full year of Thrift & Talk. Real guests. Real conversations. No scripts. This is the community Branded Royal™ is building, not followers, people. Season 2 is coming. Who do you want on it?

I didn't start Branded Royal™ to sell bags. I started it because something handmade and upcycled deserved to exist in a world drowning in fast fashion. Every stitch by hand. Dublin. What made you click on this?

81K people saw this bag. Most kept scrolling. Handmade in Dublin. Upcycled from waste. Limited by design. The ones who stop are the ones it's made for.

A machine didn't make this. A person did. In Dublin. By hand. You can tell the difference if you look closely enough.

Most people see the finished content. Nobody shows the work that made it.

Fast fashion exists because convenience beats conscience every time. Until someone shows you an alternative worth choosing.

She came in thinking about fashion. She left thinking about waste, identity, and intention. That's what a real conversation does.

BTS📸 - How we transformed a trench coat. From thrifted to Staple Piece ♻️ # #sustainable