LA based Triarchy makes premium denim from natural and eco-friendly materials. It takes approximately 2,900 gallons of water to make one pair of traditional jeans; Triarchy aims to change this by asking “how much water are you wearing?” Through a variety of water saving techniques, they offer jeans that look great while greatly reducing water footprint.
Triarchy
LA based Triarchy makes premium denim from natural and eco-friendly materials. It takes approximately 2,900 gallons of water to make one pair of traditional jeans; Triarchy aims to change this by asking “how much water are you wearing?” Through a variety of water saving techniques, they offer jeans that look great while greatly reducing water footprint.
Transparency
- Triarchy does not allow subcontracting, meaning they know exactly which factories make their clothes.
- Triarchy’s supply chain is audited by Renoon.
- All Triarchy jeans are made in LA and Istanbul, however this information isn’t easily accessible via their website.
Fair Labor
- Triarchy has a publicly available code of conduct.
- Triarchy’s team takes bi-annual visits to their factories to meet with their factory workers.
- Triarchy factories pay average wages over the minimum wage.
- Triarchy could improve their score by investing in programs in their factories to improve worker well-being.
Sustainably Made
- Triarchy uses only responsibly sourced fibers including organic cotton, tencel, and natural rubber.
- Triarchy uses reduced sulphur indigo to achieve authentic indigo colors without using toxic chemicals or crops that consume large amounts of water to cultivate.
- Triarchy utilizes a combination of ozone, e-flow, and laser technologies to wash their denim which helps cut down their overall water usage in manufacturing.
- Triarchy recycles its cutting waste so that it can be made into new materials.
- The hangtags and labels on Triarchy garments are made from recycled cotton and the buttons are made using recycled metals.
- Triarchy offsets the carbon for every garment they produce.
