MADE IN BERLIN RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION LIMITED EDITIONS
THE STORY
It all started with my father’s sweaters.
When I was clearing out my father’s things, I found two of his old sweaters: a blue one by Burberry and a grey one by Loro Piana. Both of exceptional quality, beautifully cut – the kind of pieces that are made to last a lifetime. But they were full of moth holes.
To throw them away, just because of a few holes? I couldn’t. They were far too good for that. And they were his, a piece of my father I wanted to keep close. So I asked myself: what can I make of them?
I decided not to hide the holes, but to make them visible. I mended them by hand with sashiko, the Japanese art of visible mending, dyed them and let every repair become part of the design. The stitches, the colours, the patches don’t cover up the story – they tell it.
That idea became this project.
– Zeynep
The Collection
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL
Made once. Made to last.
Rescued quality
Single pieces of cashmere, silk and wool from a small manufacturer in Tuscany – saved before they could be destroyed.
Hand-dyed with shibori
Each piece is folded, bound and dyed by hand using the traditional Japanese resist-dyeing technique. No two patterns are ever alike.
Stitched with sashiko
Every piece is finished by hand with sashiko, the traditional Japanese art of decorative mending – just like my father’s sweaters.
Truly one of a kind
There was only ever one of each piece – and the dyeing makes every one unique. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
WHERE THE PIECES COME FROM
Too good to be destroyed.
KNITTED IN ITALY · HAND-DYED & FINISHED IN BERLIN
For years, we have been sourcing deadstock fabrics in Italy – beautiful materials left over in warehouses, waiting for a second chance. So when the idea for this project was born, we knew where to look.
In Tuscany, we found a small manufacturer that makes exceptional knitwear from cashmere, silk, wool and virgin wool. In their storeroom were single pieces – one of each, left behind, with no plan for what would become of them. Pieces that would otherwise have been destroyed.
We took them in. Just like my father’s sweaters, they were simply too good to throw away. In Berlin, each one is hand-dyed, stitched with sashiko and finished by hand – and turned into something entirely its own.
ABOUT US
The hands behind ZAAZ
ZAAZ is Ada and Zeynep. We’ve known each other for years, and our studio in Berlin grew out of that friendship and a shared love for beautiful materials. We develop our patterns together; the dyeing is Zeynep’s craft.
We believe the most beautiful things are the ones with a story, and that a garment doesn’t have to be new to feel special. Every piece in this project passes through our hands – until it becomes something entirely its own.
YOUR PIECE, REIMAGINED
Bring us yours.
Is there a sweater you can’t let go of? One that holds memories, that once belonged to someone you love, or that has simply
seen better days?
Bring it to us. We’ll mend it with sashiko, dye it by hand – and give it a second life.
There’s just one thing: you won’t know what you’ll get. Every piece finds its own colours and its own form along the way. All we can promise is that it will come back to you as something unique – still yours, only reimagined.
"Clothes that feel like seasonsless, even when you leave."
ZAAZ is a Berlin-based fashion label making shirt dresses and oversized shirts in striped cotton and silk. Each collection is small, deliberate, and shot in the apartments of people we know.
We work with a handful of local producers and keep runs limited. No waste, no noise — just clothes that work across the full week.
CAMPAIGN — SS 26
Every season
is a runway.
