Designed for function: fashioned for sustainability

”Industrial Chic” with a “Maker Touch”. The wrap skirts and apron dresses live at the cross-section of fashion/workwear/outdoorwear, and are extremely versatile. These are loved work & everyday garments for folks across regions, trades, and generations. We hear back from gardeners, stylists, creatives, bakers, painters, teachers, jewelers, dancers, moms (and many more) that these are soo practical, stylish, and well-suited for work, projects & adventures.

This year-round classic style has become a canvas for creativity and activity in everyday life, and can also look great for an evening out. Versatility is a key word at tove wear, and we wrapped pocketed skirts and apron dresses around folks since the first Maker Skirt landed in Vermont in 2017. The original Maker Skirt is designed by Tove Ohlander, a Swedish woman entrepreneur in Burlington, VT. As a creative professional she saw a gap for garments that look good, can get dirty and hold things, plus provide that feeling of empowerment.

Founder: Tove Ohlander

'“I grew up in Småland, the “Glass Kingdom” of Sweden, and my influences come from a long-standing tradition of Scandinavian design, glass-making, music, and nature. With a deep appreciation for the origin of raw materials and the craftsman/woman/ship that bring a product to life, I turned my design focus to clothing in 2017.

With a Nordic fashion sense based on clothes by Polarn & Pyret, Katja of Sweden, and basic workwear, I drew the original Maker Skirt: a classic-cut wrap skirt, overlapping in the back to provide just the right amount (lagom) of pockets.

I built connections with an innovative apparel production team and social enterprise in Bangalore, India, and their GOTS, Fairtrade, Oeko-Tex, and BSCI certified production eco-system make all of our designs.

As I started in 2017 I had some questions: where had all the good size pockets gone in women's clothing? Where did the A-line skirt go? And, where did the good quality fabrics go? I found most answers to that and tove wear is built on becoming part of the solution to some of those gaps. Today I create designs and build this brand for folks that appreciate all of the above. And with an outstanding production team that checks all of the boxes for responsible production.“

/Tove.

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At tove wear we are continually inspired and shaped by the makers and change makers who wear our garments. Together we are building a brand that is as sustainable, mindful, resilient, and innovative as the folks who wear it.

Read a review by Dawn Hammond at INHABITAT for more information and inspiration!

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