✨ Intentional Shopping: Sézane✨

Hello Hello + happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend full of fun, smiles + memories made! Today I’m back with another Intentional Shopping post. At least once a month I try to highlight a company and/or brand that is all about protecting the environment, reducing waste, and helping out their communities. Today’s post is Intentional Shopping: Sézane!

My hope with these posts is only to bring awareness that there are brands + companies out there that want to help the environment + their communities. Bottom line is, we only have this planet + we should want to take care of it the best we can.

I am not here to tell you where or how to spend your money. That is not my place or my business. Only YOU know what is best for you + your family. I simply want to bring some attention to companies + brands who help our planet. However, if you decide to purchase from said brands + companies, great! If not, thats fine too!

So, now that we got that out of the way ha! Let’s get into what Sézane is + how it helps the environment. I have loved this brand since I fell in love with their Gabby Bag years ago! I finally pulled the trigger on it last year as a birthday present to me.

The Gabby Bag is one of my favorite bags I’ve ever purchased! I did a full blog post on it here if you want to check it out!

Sézane is a brand that stands for excellence, amazing quality products + most importantly, helping the environment + others. Because of that, they have become one of my favorite brands! Keep reading to find out all about them!

I have tried so many times to summarize what they have on their website but it’s too good so I’m going to take all the info from there.

✨ The Start of Sézane ✨

“BORN IN FRANCE

The story of Sézane begins with a forgot­ten suit­case and a love of vintage. Upon discov­er­ing an aban­doned collec­tion of vintage cloth­ing, Morgane Séza­l­ory began making slight adjust­ments to the pieces, and selling her finds online under the name ‘Les Composantes’. Her monthly drops, or rendez-vous, became an anti­cip­ated event in France.

By 2013, Morgane real­ized she had found her call­ing: she began supple­ment­ing her vintage pieces with her own designs & Sézane was born.”

“FRENCH EVERY BODY CAN SPEAK

The idea behind Sézane is simple: create high-qual­ity, perfectly-cut pieces that can be worn forever. Born in Paris & craf­ted using the exper­t­ise of the best ateliers: we offer all women luxury qual­ity at a fair & access­ible price.

Je ne sais quoi for all.”

✨ What Sézane Believes ✨

“MADE TO LAST: OUR SAVOIR-FAIRE

Qual­ity is an invest­ment in the future

We believe that the pieces we buy today should become the vintage of tomor­row. To achieve this ideal, we create time­less pieces that will outlive fleet­ing trends and suit (almost) every season; creations made from eco-friendly and innov­at­ive mater­i­als by people we trust.

Our Ateliers

More than two-thirds of our models are produced in Europe, with decisions being based upon the origin of raw mater­i­als, expert­ise, work­ing condi­tions & produc­tion capa­cit­ies. The modern­ity & work­ing condi­tions of our ateliers are essen­tial elements of our choice. You can learn more about where Sézane is made here.”

✨ When Can You Expect New Drops + Products ✨

“LES RENDEZ-VOUS

The French way to say: it’s a date 😉

Four times a year we release a seasonal collec­tion.

Once a month, a smal­ler, highly curated capsule.

Every Wednes­day and Sunday we release our news featur­ing new drops, our most-wanted restocks & our latest inspir­a­tions.

Your hotline to Paris: A customer service exper­i­ence unlike any other. Get in touch at bonjour@sez­ane.com, any time for anything. “ 

✨Their Stainable Program ✨

This is probably the best part of Sézane to me. The way that they strive for perfection in quality fabrics + materials but make certain they are environmentally safe + conscious. Then on top of that, they raised money to help others all over France threw different charities + organizations. You can read all about it here.

  • “01

    3/4 eco-friendly materials

    The proportion of eco-friendly materials in our collections have multiplied by 7 in 4 months.
    Organic cotton, certified materials, recycled polyester and vegetable-tanned leather form the majority of our collections.
    – 82% of silk is Oeko-Tex 100 certified
    – 83% of cotton is organic
    – 68% of viscose is FSC Mix certified
    – 61% of leather is vegetable tanned, chrome-free or metal-free”

    • “02

      More than half of our pieces are certified

      Four labels, among the industry’s most credible, certify our collections:
      GOTS to guarantee the organic status of our textiles, Oeko-Tex Standard 100 to confirm the absence of harmful, chemical substances, FSC (License code FSC-C149941) to ensure that our viscous originates from sustainably managed forests and finally RWS to guarantee Animal Welfare and correct Land Management.”

      :03

      4 eco-friendly lines

      – Our Essentials: All pieces are now eco-friendly
      – Denim: All our new models in denim are created using organic and GOTS certified cotton, and the water used during their production is recycled. The eco-friendly washing process consumes 2 times less water than traditional washing methods.
      – Leisurewear: this line is equally composed of pieces made from lyocell and recycled polyester or GOTS certified cotton.
      – Cashmere: our cashmere jumpers are composed of recycled fibers that reduce CO2 emissions by 97% compared to conventional cashmere.”

      • “04

        Not forgetting…

        – Over 13,000 pieces have been recycled since the launch of our recycling program.
        – 100% of our shipping boxes are now made from recycled cardboard and/or are derived from sustainably-managed forests.
        – 100% of our locations are powered by renewable energy.
        – In a year, we have reduced the carbon footprint of a Sézane garment by 22%.”

On top of their Stainable Program, they also have a Philanthropic Program called Demain that you can read about here because this is so long ha! It’s really worth a read because it’s an awesome program!!

If you are still with me, you are a rock star! Thank you thank you thank you!!

So what are your favorite pieces for Sézane? Leave them in the comments below!Oh + why I have you here ha! Don’t forget to subscribe to the blog via your email so you never miss a thing! And then come say Hi over at Pinterest + Instagram: @jennniferlynn11. I’d love to hear from you!!

Thank you so much for being here + reading Intentional Shopping: Sézane! It means so much to me! 🤍✨

Always Sparkle and Shine Bright…

xoxo,

Jen

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