Elena Garcia

Born in Spain but based in London since 1992, Elena’s Eco-Couture blends daring design, traditional techniques, and luxurious, eco-friendly textiles to create beautiful, timeless pieces for women of all ages. Elena also started re-working fashion waste many years ago, in creating new and unique textile designs resulting in Sew Last Season. The label’s unique menswear designs have put Elena on the fashion map, attracting interest from Jane Shepherdson, Oxfam, Moss Bros, and trend visionaries TrendStop.
The collections feature silks farmed from silk worms and mulberry trees that are pesticide-free and silk yarn processed without chemicals. Wool comes from British Blue Faced Leicester sheep that are reared organically. The garments are handcrafted in studio or by small local manufacturers and social enterprise units, giving something back to the community. The dyes used are free of metal, amine, and azo compounds, and specialised dyeing is done in studio. Batch dyeing is sent to a local dyeing company. All promotional materials are printed on FSC certified paper using vegetable inks. Elena Garcia works with the HEBA Women’s Project in Brick Lane, London,