by AVA

Not to make it all about me, but I’ve decided to call the one-of-ones side of ironwire by AVA. These are the pieces made with my own two hands in my studio. Small batch manufacturing is awesome, exciting and all that, BUT I love the physical process of making and I hope that a part of ironwire will always be one-of-ones.

What does by AVA consist of?

  • There’s so much stuff in the world. Like too much stuff. Because of that I try to upcycle as much as I can. Each hoodie and pair of jeans on this site has been ironwire-ified in some way. Cutouts. Amoeba patches. Menswear silhouettes. I’ve put the ironwire stamp on each and every piece.

  • Fairly self explanatory, so let me self explain. These aren’t upcycled old garments (see upcycled by AVA). Instead, they are pants and shirts that I have patterned, cut, and sewn myself. Each garment is unique. If you have a cut and sewn by AVA piece, you know 100% that you have the only one on planet earth (Enough with the dramatics, I know. I can’t help myself).

  • Making pieces for a specific person is always a fun project. So I’m taking commissions! 

    What does taking a commission look like/entail? 

    Remember what I said about ironwire being all about standing out while fitting in? 

    Well this is the part where you tell me how you want to stand out, and I figure out how to make you something that lets you do that while fitting in.

    We’ll start with a short chat about what you want. I’ll get your measurements and two weeks later, you’ll have your very own ironwire original. 

    The cost?

    What’s a working girl to do? Well this working girl has decided that the only thing harder than making great clothes is figuring out how much to sell them for.

    Industry standard = (materials + labor) x 2.something

    Here’s what I can promise: 

    ironwire standard = less than that