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Yogi up your life! Fair fashion by yoga brand Mandala One night in India back in 2000, yoga fan Nathalie Prieger thought about how incredible it would be if there was a premium yoga collection that is both 100 per cent stylish and 100 per cent sustainable.
excited to present our collection in New York for the first time at the fashion trade fair Active Collective,” reveals Prieger.
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Soon after, she put her thoughts into action and founded her brand Mandala. 16 years on and Germany’s first yoga fashion label is more sought after than ever.“Right now, yoga is such a hype,” says Prieger. “Yoga teachers are the new rock stars and yoga fans want to look good while they sweat on their mats. Plus, with the trend of activewear turning into daywear, yoga clothing has also become acceptable to wear in everyday life.”
tles.“It’s funny to imagine that our printed leggings actually consist of 12 recycled water bottles!” says Prieger.
To serve this need, Mandala produces comfortable and stylish fashion items under carefully controlled fair working conditions. In terms of materials, the brand uses organic cotton or even recycled plastic bot-
Already firmly established in markets such as Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Japan or Singapore, 2017 will see Mandala expanding even further across the world’s oceans. “We are really
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Mandala’s fashion can be bought online through the brand’s own website or specialised green online shops, but also in prestigious department and sportswear stores, green high-street shops, fivestar hotels and many yoga studios around the world.
Tailor in Turkey.
Tailor in China.
Nathalie Prieger.