Being brave is scary, but never testing your potential is even scarier!
I’ve been thinking a lot about overnight success, and how it literally doesn’t exist
I started Cydsline with a passion to reduce waste in the fashion industry, and grown it every day over the last six years to make it what it is today.
I’ve definitely had my fair share of set backs and failures, but do not regret one single one.
~ quote credit to @otti_ldn
With enough clothing on the planet to dress the next 6 generations, there is so much that we can do with the materials that already exist
Up cycled garments:
🌍 reduce the burden on landfills
☁️ helps our pollution crisis
💌 are made with so much care
⭐️ each piece is completely unique
Oh, and up cycling looks pretty cool, too ;)
And she’s just launched online!
Only just been able to launch The Roma online because you kept selling them out at my markets 🥹
Details you need to know:
⭐️ Made from jean pieces so nothing goes to waste
⭐️ Fits a 16” laptop
⭐️ Internal pocket + water bottle holder
⭐️ Thick straps + zip closure
Now available for pre-order, shipping from 25th May. Hope you love it!! xxx
I was lucky enough to see Olivia Dean last week! In a sea of polka dots, I spotted a couple of our spotty Cydslines Mini’s!
Such a pinch me moment 🥹
Thought it would be fun to show you how I package up each bag for its new home. For anyone wondering, our custom boxes, tags and cards are all @vistaprintuk (gifted) ❤️
The month of new beginnings ✨☁️⭐️
Running a business can sometimes feel like an endless list of to-dos. It’s only when you take a step back you can see just how much you have achieved! (Even if it’s tiny little things):
🌈 found a rainbow of jeans on @ebay to give a second-life
🦋 teased our May bag launch (and you CANT WAIT!)
🛍️ a busy weekend @oldspitalfieldsmarket with @urbanmakers_uk
👖 no waste here
🎂 turned 27 by the coast
☺️ I have a store (front) in @batterseapwrstn !!
🫐 found the best pre-market day fuel
🎶 my friends turned up to @oliviadeano in their Cydslines!!
⭐️ @sweatybetty event with the best in small biz
Get ready May for markets galore, new product launch(es), and obviously more jeans saved from going to the 🗑️
Im at Spitalfields Market ALL WEEKEND LONG!! ⭐️
Hi sunny weekend, I’m so excited to be bringing you over 100 handbags made from recycled jeans to @oldspitalfieldsmarket with @urbanmakers_uk this Saturday and Sunday! 🤍
Come and shop small with over 100 other creatives:
📆 Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th April
📍Old Spitalfields Market (next to the Doughnut stall!), 16 Horner Square, London, E1 6EW
⏰ 10am - 5pm both days
Oh, and good luck to everyone running The London Marathon on Sunday! 🤞🏼
Sustainability makes me feel overwhelmed sometimes…
But it doesn’t have to!
If each of us did one little thing, that adds up to millions of things every day that are helping to protect our Earth.
Happy Earth Day, not just today but every day 💚
I’m 27 today!! 🎂🎉🎁
Another year older means another year of living my recycled denim dreams. Thank you to every single person who has supported me on this incredible journey of small business ownership!!
To say the biggest thank you, there’s 15% off site wide until Sunday evening - automatically applied! ⭐️
So much love,
Cyd ❤️
I am so excited to launch my 4th ever design at Battersea Power Station with @saladdaysmarketlondon THIS SUNDAY! 🤍
Introducing… The Roma ⭐️
She is finally here.
Designed for the working girlie on the go, she will effortlessly take you from office days to weekends away. With a spacious interior, secure zip closure and even a water bottle holder, she’s everything you’ve been asking for (and more).
We’ll be showcasing The Roma in 5 different colour ways for the first time with 35 other amazing small businesses this Sunday. Can’t wait to hear what you think! 💖
The deets you need:
📍 Sunday 5th April
⏰ 11am–6pm
⭐️ Battersea Power Station (1st Floor, Turbine Hall A)
Building a brand with purpose ☺️
With a lorry full of clothing waste going to landfill every second, I created Cydsline to show fashion doesn’t have to cost the earth
So grateful to have found @koo_style along the journey! They provide me with thr vintage jeans that are repurposed into the Cydsline bags you love (and where the vids of me on the jean piles come from!) 🫶🏼
Sharing all my secrets so you too can build a brand with purpose
I was rejected from hundreds of jobs in the fashion industry after uni
I was so upset that I couldn’t follow my dream of becoming a fashion designer
But in the process, I learnt more about how much waste the industry produces, so I created a fashion brand that transforms what would otherwise go to landfill into pieces people can love forever ⭐️
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ✨⭐️🌸
It makes me so upset that the fashion industry continues to rely on the exploitation of women to make our clothes.
At Cydsline were all about challenging industry norms, so meet the network of UK independent seamstresses who bring each Cydsline design to life 👋🏼 #iwd
