EVENTUALLY, BACKDOOR MARKET WILL BECOME 100% ORGANIC IN ALL ITS AREAS. SO FAR WE HAVE MANAGED TO HAVE OUR MERCH T-SHIRTS AND SWEATPANTS BE MADE FROM100% ORGANIC COTTON. YET, FOR THE COLLECTION THAT WAS RELEASED AT THE BEGINNING OFJUNE 2023, ALL OF THE PANTS AND DENIM SOURCED WAS EU BASED - OUR PRIMARY CLOTHINGMANUFACTURER IS A SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL PRACTICE PRODUCER BASED IN PORTUGAL. IT IS A MANUFACTURER THAT IS TRANSPARENTLY EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE NECESSARY CERTIFICATES - ISO 45001 (FOR THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES' HEALTH AND SAFETY), OCS 3.0 (FOR PROOF OF STANDARD FINISHED COTTON KNITTED FABRIC PRODUCTION), GOTS 6.0 (FOR USAGE OF GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE), OEKO-TEX STANDAR 100 (FOR THE TEXTILES BEING TESTED AGAINST HARMFUL SUBSTANCES FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY) AND MANY MORE. THUS, BEING PARTNERED WITH ONE OF THE EUROPEAN LEADERS IN PRODUCTION OF A SUSTAINABLE AND ECO-FRIENDLY FABRIC, HAS ENSURED US THAT OUR ACTIVITY MINIMIZES WASTE, UNQUESTIONABLY CONSIDERS RECYCLING AND IMPLEMENTS RESOURCE EFFICIENCY. TO NAME A FEW EXAMPLES, BY CHOOSING CFB MANUFACTURERS, MORE THAN 50% OF THE ELECTRICITY USED AT THEIR FACTORIES IS GAINED FROM GREEN SOURCE OR SOLAR ENERGY PANELS, WATER USE IS MONITORED WITH THE CONTROLLING TABS FOR ITS USAGE, BUT ALL FACTORY WINDOWS ARE SECURED WITH UV RAY PROTECTION FILMS SO THAT AIR CONDITIONING USAGE IS REUSED. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT CFB ALSO IS AN ETHICAL MANUFACTURER, MEANING THAT THEY ARE FAIR SALARY PROVIDERS FOR MORE THAN 100 FAMILIES, ALL OF THEIR WORKERS ARE ADULTS THAT HAVE FREELY DECIDED TO DO THE JOB, AS WELL AS ARE ENSURE DWITH ACCESS TO MEDICAL HELP, AND, LASTLY, THEIR WORKING HOURS RESPECT THE EU LEGISLATIONS.

A CHANGE IN VALUE THROUGH UPCYCLING IN REGARDS TO UPCYCLED PIECES, BACKDOOR MARKET HAS DONE IT IN THREE STREAMS. WITH THE FIRST BEING DENIM, A FEW PAIRS OF JEANS WERE MADE FROM OUTWORN JACKETS AND PANTS. ONCE AGAIN, SOMETHING SEEMINGLY SUPERFLUOUS BECAME EXTREMELY VALUABLE. THE ITEMS MADE FROM ‘CLEAN’ DENIM HAVE PROVEN TO HAVE A LONG LASTING AND PERPETUAL ENDURANCE - AT BACKDOOR, WE INDIVIDUALLY CUT AND DISMANTLED BRIGHT DENIM PANTS BY HAND, THIS PROCESS TAKING 1-2 MONTHS PER PIECE. WE CAME UP WITH A JACKET AND A FEW BAGS. THEN, FROM WHATEVER WAS LEFT, WE MADE A DENIM BAG AND ANOTHER JACKET. EVERYTHING IS HANDMADE - ALL OF OUR DENIM ITEMS ARE THE RESULTS FROM WORK-CONSUMING, INTENSE MONTHS IN PRODUCTION. THE SAME APPLIES FOR BACKDOOR MARKET'S LEATHER PANTS THAT WERE MADE FROM OUTWORN LEATHER COATS.

‍THE SECOND STREAM - THE MOTLEY COAT. BY COMPOSING AN INDIVIDUAL PATCHWORK AND LONG FABRIC FROM 30 WORN-OUT PAIRS OF COTTON PANTS, WE CREATED THE MULTICOLOUR COAT. THE THIRD STREAM IS THE MOTOCROSS LINE, WHERE FROM VARIOUS KINDS OF MOTOCROSS PANTS MIXED TOGETHER, BACKDOOR MARKET MADE A JACKET, A SHIRT, AND A PAIR OF TROUSERS. FOR A MORE DETAILED FINISH, IN COLLABORATION WITH RO STUDIO, WE ADDED JEWELRY PIECES MADE FROM PURE SILVER TO CLOTHING, COMPLETELY ALTERING THE VALUE OF THE PREVIOUSLY THROWN OUT MOTOCROSS FABRICS.

ETERNAL CHILDHOOD AND SPRING IN PRINT THE NEWEST BACKDOOR MARKET’S RELEASE HAS ALSO A FAIR SHARE OF PRINTS, EACH OF THEM COVERING A PERSONAL MATTER IN THE COLLECTION. IT STARTED WITH REINIS IMPULSE TO MEMORIZE AN ITEM FROM HIS CHILDHOOD HE’S CARRIED WITH HIM WHEREVER LIFE WENT - A PAINTING, ONCE A GIFT FROM HIS AUNT. WITH THE INTENTION TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE USE, REINIS CONVERTED THE TABLEAU ON A THICK COTTON CANVA AND FOUND A NEW LINE OF DIRECTION, A DIFFERENT ADDED VALUE, NOW OBSERVABLE AS REAL-LIFE, WEARABLE PIECES. ANOTHER PRINT-MATTER ARE THE DESIGNS FROM THE CAMOUFLAGE THEME. THE CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN WAS MADE BY THE BACKDOOR MARKET TEAM THEMSELVES - ONE DAY IN SPRING, THE TEAM WENT TO REINIS’ FAMILY COUNTRYSIDE HOUSE IN CĒSIS, LATVIA, TOOK A BUNCH OF PHOTOS IN THE FOREST, AND ASSEMBLED A LARGE DATABASE OF IMAGES WITH ALL SHADES OF GREEN AND BROWN. IN A WAY, THIS SELF-MADE CAMOUFLAGE COMMEMORATES THE ETERNAL LATVIAN SPRING, THE PERSISTENT RAIN, THAW, SUN AND MUD ONE HAS TO GET THROUGH.

DEADSTOCK CHARM FOR BACKDOOR MARKET, THE UTILIZATION OF DEADSTOCK WOOL AND LEATHER MARKS A SUSTAINABLE & UNIQUE MODE OF PRODUCTION/CREATION - THERE IS NO WAY ANY OF THE CLOTHING WILL BE MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL. WITH BOTH THE LEATHER AND WOOL BEING SOURCED EITHER LOCALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY, NO NEW MATERIAL IS PURCHASED AND APPLIED. QUITE THE OPPOSITE, THE ANCIENT IS USED AGAIN AND, RATHER,COMING OUT IN A NOVEL FORMAT. WHAT SOMEONE ELSE DID NOT SEE USEFUL, BACKDOOR MARKET IS THANKFUL FOR. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PURPLE WOOL CAME FROM A FACTORY IN RIGA, BUT THE LEATHER LEFTOVERS FROM RIGA SKINS WHO, IN TURN, GOT THEIR LEATHER FROM ITALY. BACKDOOR MARKET HAD TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SOURCED MATERIALS - SO, OUR TONAL COLOURWAYS AND DESIGNS ARE BY NOW UNREPEATABLE. WHEN SELECTING THE MATERIAL, DEPRECIATION FOR EACH DIFFERENT FABRIC VARIES, AND IT IS THE TASK OF THE DESIGNER TO STEP IN AND SEE WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM THAT CAN BE GOTTEN OUT OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE. AFTER FINISHING THE LEFTOVER, SCRAPPED MATERIAL HUNT, DEADSTOCK IS A HIDE AND SEEK BETWEEN THE MAKER AND THE UNKNOWN, UNFAMILIAR MATERIALS. THIS REQUIRES THE DESIGNER TO WORK THROUGH A SUSTAINABLE MODE OF CREATION & PRODUCTION, SINCE THE MATERIALS ARE IRREPLACEABLE AND UNMATCHED. THE DESIGNER IS DEMANDED TO ENVISAGE THE END PRODUCT BEFORE EVEN KNOWING WHAT IT IS HE IS DEALING WITH.