Cokluch, a story of friendship
16 years ago, two friends and roommates, Christine and Laurie, created Cokluch in their first apartment in Montreal. Initially, they made bags and accessories from recycled leather, but over the years they began making their first clothes. The Cokluch brand as you know it today was born. Since then, it has continued to grow and evolve with trends, production techniques, but also the desires and passions shared by the two designers. From the beginning, their desire was to create clothes that would suit all women, whatever their style or body type. Comfortable clothes, versatile cuts, unique style: that's what Cokluch is all about.
Everything that matters to Cokluch
Local production
Local production is an integral part of Cokluch, which over the years has consolidated its presence within the Quebec fashion industry and the slow-fashion community. Wondering what slow-fashion is? Quite simple, it's about buying less and better quality. By choosing to buy less, you encourage fashion companies to produce fewer pieces, thus reducing the total amount of waste created by the fashion industry.
At Cokluch, we have a great amount of control over every step of the manufacturing process, which allows us to implement more ethical and sustainable practices in the design and manufacture of our products.
We give special attention to the production of our clothes by designing and manufacturing them exclusively in Montreal. Every stakeholder involved in the production process is treated with respect and fairness. It's very important for us to continue supporting local job creation by having a direct eye on the working conditions of our subcontractors.
Ethical fashion
Ethical fashion, sustainability, slow-fashion... so many terms and so many challenges to offer you beautiful, sustainable clothes at the fairest price for all the stakeholders involved in our production process. Here are our four pillars that always push us towards sustainable practices, for you, for us, for the local economy and for the planet.
We try to be as transparent as possible about our production methods, but if you have any questions or would like to find out more, we're always happy to hear from you or meet you at our Atelier-Boutique in Montreal.
Fabric selection
In our local production circuit, we give particular importance to the provenance of our fabrics - that's why for some seasons now, we've been striving to produce some of our raw materials in Quebec. It's important for us to use fabrics made here, as it reduces our carbon footprint by eliminating the fuel needed to transport fabrics from abroad.
The advantage is that we have direct contact with the supplier, which enables us to have fluid communication throughout the creation of the fabrics, as well as greater control over the finished product.