The labels

What was on the racks at Antidote

No full stock list survives. This table covers every label that a press report places in the store, with the reason it qualified under the store's rule: fair trade or recycled materials.

Label	Origin	Why it qualified	Reported by
Stella McCartney	Founded 2001	Uses no leather or fur	Fashionista 2018
Edun	Founded 2005 by Ali Hewson and Bono	Built to grow trade with producers in Africa	Fashionista 2018, Elle México
Veja	Paris, founded 2004	Organic cotton from Brazilian cooperatives, Amazon wild rubber, chrome-free leather	Fashionista 2018
Sarah's Bag	Beirut, founded 2000	Beaded and embroidered by women artisans, including prisoners and ex-prisoners	Time Out, Fashionista 2018
Soko	Nairobi	Recycled brass, artisan-made jewelry	JCK, Vogue
LLY Atelier	Montreal	Handcrafted jewelry	JCK
Lozza D Marin	Colombia	Handmade leather accessories	JCK
Luz	–	Organic cotton swimwear	Fashionista 2018
Re/Done	–	Vintage Levi's re-cut into new styles	Time Out
Makari	–	Hoodies made in Ethiopia	Time Out
Maggie Marilyn	–	Cotton ruffled blouses	Time Out
Le Beret Français	–	Berets from recycled fiber	Time Out
Cienne, Lemlem	–	Named in the opening announcement	360 Magazine

A few of them in more detail

Veja makes its sneakers in southern Brazil. It buys organic cotton from cooperatives of more than 320 farming families and wild rubber from Amazon seringueiros, and it has used chrome-free, vegetable-tanned leather since 2006. Wikipedia also notes a criticism: Veja has not published social audit results for years.

Stella McCartney launched in Paris in 2001 as a joint venture with Gucci Group (later Kering). McCartney bought out Kering in 2018, sold a minority stake to LVMH in 2019 and bought it back in January 2025.

Sarah's Bag was founded in Beirut in May 2000 by Sarah Beydoun, who studied sociology. At its peak about 200 women artisans did the beading, embroidery and crochet; after the 2020 port explosion there were fewer than 100.

Artisan labels you can still buy

With the store closed, the nearest thing to its racks is buying the same kind of label directly. One example that fits its rules is Sensi Studio. Founded in Ecuador in 2010, it makes genuine Panama hats, hand-woven bags and embroidered resort dresses with artisans in the Andean region. Its pieces usually cost $250 to $400.

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