The ultimate responsibility lies with you, but here’s how we make ethical and sustainable wedding gowns…
We start with conscious design and fibre choices
Our bridal wear is made from silk including all linings and interlinings. Silk is a luxury fibre perfect for special dresses. All fibres have their pros and cons. We have evaluated silk as the best choice available to us at this time. Silk uses less water than other fabrics in its production. It is also a biodegradable renewable resource. Silk is also a monofilament, meaning that the fibre undergoes one less process to become a fabric. It doesn’t need to be spun into yarn first. Silk fibre is versatile and comes in many varied textures weights and fabrics.
Vintage fashion is a huge resource perfect for wedding dresses and special occasion wear. Dinah has recovered many luxury textils just waiting for the right moment. Dinah has a huge resource of vintage trims and laces just waiting for the right time to emerge again on a wonderful gown. We source our lace from makers that produce beautiful lace on old machines.
We focus on ethical manufacturing
We control the manufacturing and all of our making is done in-house in the studio outside of Milton. Our accreditation with Ethical Clothing Australia is important to us and we have been audited since 2018.
The Pearl Button Bridal studio is located on founder Dinah Mitchell’s property. Over the last two decades, Dinah and her husband have worked hard to regenerate and reforest what were once arid paddocks creating a bird and wildlife habitat for native animals.
Our studio is solar-powered and runs on tank water
Our online Zoom meetings and fittings reduce travel time and our carbon footprint.