Kowtow designs all its pieces in the Wellington workroom. The designs are then brought to life by Kowtow’s partner manufacturers in India. Each step is part of the brand’s sustainable design chain. Despite exponential growth, Kowtow continues to work with the same farmers and manufacturers.
Gosia wants to see a shift from the fashion industry’s over-production and dependence on synthetic (plastic) materials. Kowtow looks to nature for solutions, ensuring each garment has as light a footprint as possible. This results in innovative solutions to traditionally unsustainable materials. They use shell, nut, and hemp buttons, and natural rubber instead of synthetic elastic.