Rising Fashion Designers: Monosuit
By: Pauline St Denis
As a Photographer I was introduced to MONOSUIT about 3 years ago by a talented stylist and have been enamored of the brand ever since. MONOSUITS futuristic, nostalgic, gender fluid and eco conscious designs are a wearable urban uniform. MONOSUIT is a New York-based independent fashion brand known for its comfortable avant-garde streetwear since 2013. With a dream to one-day travel to other planets as easy as to other countries, MONOSUIT creates functional and versatile premium quality garments, shoes and accessories that can be adjusted to different seasons or weather conditions. Created by a woman for women – since 2013, MONOSUIT has been known for its uncompromising comfort and charisma. The Central Saint Martins graduate Maria Agapkina creates her designs with the dream of one day travel to other planets as easy as to other countries. MONOSUIT. The Garnette Report supports independent designers in these challenging times.
MONOSUIT expands the notion of an easy-to-wear jumpsuit into an ingenious outfit piece by using a circular seamless design based on recycled yarn, which is indefinitely recyclable with a zero-waste.
The centerpiece of the MONOSUIT collection is the world’s first high-tech seamless jumpsuit
made of recycled yarns – the brand has developed it for almost 7 years. The fitted monoskin is created on the circular design principle: it’s a breakthrough technology that allows the brand to endlessly recycle clothes over and over without losing quality, without using a new planet’s resources and without leaving an environmental footprint. Thus, the whole production cycle becomes zero-waste. MONOSUIT is an avant-garde independent brand from New York. The name brings the core idea of functional futuristic products that can be adapted to the mood, season and weather throughout the collections. The brand is a pioneer in the field of seamless clothing created on the principle of circular design. MONOSUIT expands customers’ perception of a jumpsuit as an element of the wardrobe. An innovative solution – the patented secret zippers in the back of the suit save girls from undressing in the ladies’ room. The first in the world we created a jumpsuit without a single hand seam, made from recycled garbage. The key point is that it can be processed into a powder, then into threads and after – in a new design, and this cycle is endless. It’s also crucial that the monoskin feels good on the skin, it’s breathable has a thermal effect and is antibacterial. Of course, this is only the beginning of our great ecological discoveries and we continue to develop our technology, but the start has already been initiated. This approach to clothes production should change the fashion industry forever.” – comments Maria Agapkina.”
MONOSUIT was spotted at Maye Musk (mother of Elon Musk), Victoria Secret models, Kardashian sisters, Grimes, American TV stars and musician
MONOSUIT receive more than 150 publications and mentions in the press during the last 12 months, including VOGUE, Harpers, Elle, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, New York Mag, Nylon, Cut, Buzz Feed,
«The first in the world we created a jumpsuit without a single hand seam, made from recycled
garbage. The key point is that it can be processed into a powder, then into threads and after – in a
new design, and this cycle is endless. It’s also crucial that the monoskin feels good on the skin,
it’s breathable has a thermal effect and is antibacterial. Of course, this is only the beginning of
our great ecological discoveries and we continue to develop our technology, but the start has
already been initiated. This approach to clothes production should change the fashion industry
forever.” – comments Maria Agapkina.
While turning fantasy into reality, MONOSUIT supports environment through an alternative and
safe approach to production.