/ARV®

MAIKEL TAWADROS IS A FASHION DESIGNER WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUNK, GRUNGE, AND AVANT-GARDE RECONSTRUCTION. HIS PRACTICE CENTERS ON TRANSFORMATION — DECONSTRUCTING FAMILIAR GARMENTS AND REASSEMBLING THEM INTO SCULPTURAL, EMOTIONALLY CHARGED SILHOUETTES.

THROUGH HYBRID CONSTRUCTIONS, EXAGGERATED PROPORTIONS, AND RAW DETAILING, HIS WORK CHALLENGES TRADITIONAL IDEAS OF TAILORING AND WEARABILITY. EACH PIECE EXISTS AS BOTH GARMENT AND STATEMENT — A BALANCE BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND DISRUPTION.

ARV® PLACES A STRONG EMPHASIS ON USING SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS. WE OFTEN USE ORGANIC COTTON, DEADSTOCK FABRICS, AND UPCYCLED MATERIALS FOR OUR STYLES, REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OUR PRODUCTS.

ARV® VALUES TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SOURCING, PRODUCTION, AND SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WE ENCOURAGE A MORE MINDFUL APPROACH TO FASHION, EMPHASIZING THE QUALITY AND LONGEVITY OUR PRODUCTS OVER MASS PRODUCTION AND FAST FASHION.

TO GET THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COLLECTIONS, SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF OUR PRODUCTS, WE RECOMMEND YOU TO SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER, VISITING OUR OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS OR BROWSING OUR E-COMMERCE.