Our story
We make less,
and mean it
Mendava is a small womenswear label working with three mills in Europe and one in Japan. Every style is cut in a single run, in natural fibres, and priced between $200 and $400.
How we work
From mill
to wardrobe
We start with the cloth, not the trend calendar. Silk from Como, cashmere and merino from Biella, linen from a mill we have used since our first collection, and wool from a family spinner in Japan.
Each style is cut in a single run of a few hundred pieces. When a run sells out it is only made again if the same cloth is still on the loom — which is why the collection changes slowly.
Nothing here is designed to be replaced next season. If a seam fails or a hem goes, send the piece back within two years and we will mend it at cost.
What stays the same
Natural fibres
Silk, cashmere, merino, linen and vegetable-tanned leather. No virgin synthetics in the body of a garment.
Small runs
A few hundred pieces per style, cut once. Restocked only when the cloth allows.
Repairs at cost
Two years of mending on every piece — hems, seams, buttons, linings.
One price
$200 to $400, the same in October as in March. No seasonal markdown games.
See what we are making now
Twenty-four pieces, cut in small runs. Free shipping over $300 and 30-day returns.
