Deadstock has long been an ugly but open secret for fashion, with massive amounts of excess fabric sitting in factories and unsold merchandise sent to a landfill or burned. Today, it’s a trending sourcing strategy for brands focused on sustainability, and a new platform is launching that will enable brands to access it easily and efficiently.
SupplyCompass, which bills itself as a sustainable production software company, is launching a library for deadstock fabrics, in partnership with online marketplace Queen of Raw, so that brands can browse and choose deadstock options when designing a garment just as if they were going to choose organic cotton or recycled polyester.