About
Built circular.
Designed to outlast.
ORBIT is a regenerative luxury atelier from Paris. We make 21-piece drops, twice a year. Every piece is hand-finished, made from upcycled or deadstock materials, and ships with a Material Passport.
85%
UPCYCLED OR DEADSTOCK MATERIALS
0
PLASTIC PACKAGING
€22
AVG. HOURLY WAGE ACROSS SUPPLY
12,400
TREES PLANTED VIA 1% FOR THE PLANET
We don't believe in seasons.
ORBIT is built on a simple premise: the most sustainable garment is the one you keep wearing. Everything else — green claims, eco-labeling, recycled content percentages — is a way of dodging the real question.
The real question is can we make garments that last a long time, in materials that don't cost the earth, in factories that pay the workers what they're worth?
We've spent the last 7 years trying to answer it. We don't have a clean answer yet. But every piece we ship is a step closer.
Timeline
7 years of ORBIT
- 2018
Atelier founded
In a 22m² studio on rue de Bretagne, Paris. One sewing machine, one vision.
- 2021
First runway show
FW21 — three looks, 800 attendees, the Eclipse Crescent Knit Dress.
- 2022
Regen program launches
We commit to 100% upcycled or regenerative fibers. By 2025 we're at 85%.
- 2024
First Paris flagship opens
Marais. 60m². Zero plastic. Off-white walls, ink floors.
- 2025
Material Passport launches
Every ORBIT piece ships with a QR-coded material passport. Public trace from fiber to your door.
Founder
Hélène Marquise
Founder & Creative Director
Hélène founded ORBIT in 2018 after 6 years at Maison Margiela and 2 at Lemaire. She splits her time between Paris and the Porto atelier.
She hand-finishes every crescent moon sample herself. Her favorite piece in the FW25 drop is the Lunar Crescent Crewneck. Her least favorite is the Regen Oversized Blazer. She says it's a little bit boring.
Read the Regen manifesto →
Every garment we make is a public experiment in regenerative fashion. Read the playbook.
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