About Us

Releasing fashion non sequiturs into the world, Toronto based designer and trash panda, Clothing Butcher offers their unique voice to the world of fashion design with their ethos of clothing care, repair, and customisations. 

 

Artistic arrangement of products, a bust and various small objects on a textured white surface

The Idea.

Creating a sense of reverence for clothing, through care, repairs and customisation, while expressing a deeply irreverent sense of humour.

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Not participating in fast fashion by engaging in made to order services and small batch production. 

Close-up of a denim fabric with yellow buttons and embroidery

Where it came from.

Syd the Clothing Butcher, went to Georgian College where they got a BFA through Thompson Rivers University and a diploma in pattern drafting from Le Grande Chic Italia. After finishing school Syd worked in tailoring and vintage industries where they developed a passion for reworking and repairing damaged vintage clothing.

Close-up of a denim fabric with yellow buttons and embroidery

Since their emerging in March of 2020, Clothing Butcher has appeared in various shows, The Junction Arts Market, and on consignment at Made You Look. During this time Syd has been building their skill set, artistic voice and business model for the rerelease of Clothing Butcher as a retail and mail in creative alterations business.