Fashion Meets the Future
Follow a garment all the way through
What the module does
Six things, one garment record
Pre-purchase transparency
Scan a garment before you buy it and see materials, sourcing, eco-impact and authenticity.
Lifecycle timeline
Each garment carries a record of purchase, use, repair, resale, donation and eventual recovery.
Upcycling and repair mapping
A geolocated directory of tailors, artisans, textile recyclers and swap events near you.
Circular marketplace
Resale, swap and upcycled-product exchange, with payment handled in the app.
Producer transparency
Brands and mitumba traders register fabric and sourcing data, supporting extended producer responsibility in fashion.
Education
The sustainable fashion education kit, delivered through both the app and this website.
The Textile Tracker
A timeline, not a bin
Each garment carries a record of every stage it passes through. That history is what makes resale trustworthy and recovery possible.
- 1
Before you buy
Scan a garment to see its materials, sourcing, eco-impact and authenticity — pre-purchase transparency rather than after-the-fact regret.
- 2
While you wear it
The garment carries a timeline. Care reminders extend its life, and the app suggests nearby repair when something tears.
- 3
Repair or upcycle
A geolocated directory of tailors, artisans and textile recyclers turns a damaged garment into a job for someone local.
- 4
Resell, swap or donate
The circular marketplace handles resale, swaps and upcycled products, with in-app M-Pesa payment.
- 5
Material recovery
When nothing else is left, fibre recovery closes the loop — and the whole history is on the record.
Fabric sustainability ratings
What a label actually tells you
Grades run A to E, where A is the lowest impact. Nothing here is a verdict on a garment you already own — the greenest thing in any wardrobe is what is already in it.
Organic cotton
Biodegradable and repairable, but thirsty to grow. Buy less of it and wear it longer.
Recycled polyester
Diverts plastic from waste streams, but still sheds microfibres in the wash. Wash cold, wash less.
Virgin polyester
Petroleum-based, slow to degrade, hard to recycle once blended. The single biggest contributor to textile waste volume.
Linen and hemp
Low water, low input, long-wearing and fully biodegradable. The best-performing common fabric on the platform.
Viscose / rayon
Plant-derived but chemically intensive, and often linked to deforestation. Check for certified sourcing.
Wool
Durable, repairable and biodegradable. Its footprint sits in farming, not in disposal.
Upcycling & repair mapping
The tailors we work with
The programme begins with tailors — the trade already producing textile waste in a steady stream, and already paying to be rid of it. Upcyclers, recyclers and swap markets join the directory as the supply grows. The full geolocated version, with distance, opening hours and direct messaging, lives in the app.
- Tailor
Joseph Kiptanui
Chebarus
School-uniform repair and hemming
- Tailor
Mercy Chepkoech
Mabs
Alterations and zip replacement
- Tailor
Samuel Wafula
Talai Center
Trouser tapering and patchwork
- Tailor
Naomi Jepchirchir
Mobrew
Dressmaking from customer fabric
- Tailor
Dennis Kiplagat
Natures
Invisible mending and darning
- Tailor
Faith Chelagat
Churchland
Kitenge tailoring and offcut reuse
- Tailor
Brian Kipkemoi
Leslos
Overlocking and seam repair
- Tailor
Esther Jerotich
Goldview
Curtain and bedding alterations
- Tailor
Collins Barasa
Beren
Shirt reconstruction from salvaged cloth
- Tailor
Gladys Chemutai
Mabatini
Children's wear from remnant fabric
- Tailor
Peter Kibet
Kosirue
Bag making from denim offcuts
- Tailor
Sharon Jepkosgei
Changach
Uniform embroidery and badge repair
- Tailor
Elijah Rono
Chebarus
Heavy-duty canvas and workwear repair
- Tailor
Caroline Chepng'eno
Mabs
Skirt and dress resizing
- Tailor
Victor Kimutai
Talai Center
Shoe and bag stitching
From waste to worth
What the tailors say
211 kg of textile waste bought from 15 tailors across 4 months in the residential areas around Moi University, Eldoret. Each of them names a weight, because a testimonial without one cannot be checked.
Sustainability Re-defined
Sustainability Re-defined · Mabs
What is Sustainable Vision Vortex?
Steve, an empowered youth.
Steve, an empowered youth. · Mabs
Technology for a sustainable future.
Steve, Part II
Steve, Part II
Technology for a sustainable future.
Brian Mwasi
Brian Mwasi · Mabs
Enjoying the products.
A motivated youth.
A motivated youth. · Mabs
In his own words, empowering youths.
Lydia
Lydia · Mabs
Let's hear from Lydia.
Julius, in his own words part III
Julius, in his own words part III · Mabs
Words of power and of strong influence.
Julius, in his own words part II.
Julius, in his own words part II. · Mabs
Words of power and of strong influence.
Julius, in his own words.
Julius, in his own words. · Mabs
Words of power and of strong influence.
Kennedy Onyango
Tailor · Mabs
Kennedy Onyango, in his own words.
- 38 kg bought
Joseph Kiptanui
Uniform repair · Chebarus
“The offcuts used to sit behind the shop until they smelled, then I paid someone to carry them away. Nobody wanted them — I offered them free and people laughed. Now the same sacks are weighed and I am paid for them. It is not a fortune, but it is money I was throwing away every month.”
- 27 kg bought
Mercy Chepkoech
Alterations · Mabs
“I did not know there was any difference between the cotton scraps and the polyester ones. Now I keep them in two bags because they are worth different amounts, and the collector tells me which is which. My daughter has started sorting them after school.”
- 52 kg bought
Samuel Wafula
Trouser tapering · Talai Center
“Fifty-two kilos in four months, from a shop of this size. Before, that was going into the ditch behind the row. When it rained, it went into the river. I did not think about it as waste — it was just what was left.”
- 31 kg bought
Naomi Jepchirchir
Dressmaking · Mobrew
“What changed most was not the money, it was who I met. Through the platform a woman in Churchland now buys my larger offcuts for patchwork, and a school asked me to repair their uniforms. Two customers I would never have found from behind this machine.”
- 19 kg bought
Dennis Kiplagat
Invisible mending · Natures
“I mend clothes so people do not throw them away, and I was throwing away my own scraps. There is no sense in that. Now the shop produces almost nothing for the dump, and I can say that to a customer.”
- 44 kg bought
Faith Chelagat
Kitenge tailoring · Churchland
“The street between here and the market used to have cloth trodden into the mud all along it. It is not like that now. Nine of us on this row are selling our offcuts instead of dumping them, and you can see the difference walking to work.”
Fifteen tailors who worked alone now share a directory, a collection round and a market for what each other produces. Offcuts from one bench become a patchwork jacket on another. The people who repair this community's clothes are visible to it for the first time.
Textile waste was a cost — paid to have it carried away, or paid in the goodwill of neighbours who put up with it. It is now a second income on top of the trade itself, and the platform has introduced tailors to customers, schools and upcyclers they could not otherwise reach.
211 kilograms of textile waste bought from tailors in four months is 211 kilograms that did not go into the Sosiani, a ditch, or a fire behind a workshop. Every kilo is weighed, logged against a named trade and confirmed by a collector, so the figure can be checked rather than believed.
Swap events
Bring something, leave with something
- Help run it
Green Wardrobe Swap — Eldoret
15 August 2026Chebarus community ground
Hosted by SVVO + Chebarus tailors
- Help run it
Campus Clothing Exchange
29 August 2026Moi University, Eldoret
Hosted by Moi University Fashion Society
- Help run it
Repair Café — bring one thing to mend
12 September 2026Kosirue community hall
Hosted by Kosirue tailors
Join the Green Wardrobe Challenge
Reduce textile waste through reuse, repair and second-hand or upcycled purchases. Every tracked action counts.