READYMADE and Gruppo Mastrotto togheter to promote innovation and circularity in the fashion industry

READYMADE, the leading responsible materials platform for independent fashion designers, and Gruppo Mastrotto, Italy's largest tanning group and a major global player, are delighted to announce a partnership aimed at facilitating access to high quality and sustainable leathers for young emerging creatives.

READYMADE is a benefit company whose mission is to provide designers, stylists and students with access to premium materials that would be hard to find through traditional channels. It also aims to promote responsible and circular design practices, reducing waste in the fashion industry.

Gruppo Mastrotto is internationally recognised for its sustainable and innovative approach to the transformation of a circular economy material, leather, which is enhanced by the tanning process according to a logic of upcycling. The company is constantly striving to develop innovative solutions that minimise waste and promote the reuse of resources.

This collaboration between Gruppo Mastrotto and READYMADE is based on three key principles: authenticity, traceability and circularity. READYMADE selects the materials that align with its vision and values directly at source, guaranteeing the highest quality and sustainability in its production processes, and creating a closed circle of transparency that allows it to monitor every stage of selection and distribution. Gruppo Mastrotto is READYMADE's sole partner in the leather sector.

“Our mission has always been to bring independent designers closer to superior quality materials, which emerging creatives often struggle to source”, says Paola Barron, Founder and Creative Director of READYMADE. "The collaboration with Gruppo Mastrotto is a key step towards fulfilling our goal."

"We firmly believe that the future of fashion lies in sustainable innovation and circularity," says Chiara Mastrotto, President of Gruppo Mastrotto. "This partnership with READYMADE allows us to extend our commitment towards the development of the supply chain, reaching a new generation of talented designers."

As the first product of this collaboration, READYMADE and Gruppo Mastrotto present the "Signature Series", an exclusive collection of end-of-range leathers from Gruppo Mastrotto's productions for top brands in the fashion world. A unique opportunity for emerging creatives to work with precious leathers made to the highest industry standards, contributing to the reduction of waste and the optimisation of existing resources in the fashion production cycle. 

The collection is available for viewing and purchase on readymade-textiles.com, an e-commerce platform that provides detailed information on the origins, characteristics and potential applications of each leather, enabling creatives to make informed choices for their projects.

"With this collaboration, we promote an approach to design for the fashion world that considers both circularity and accessibility" conclude the representatives of these two companies.