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Shelby Olson in clothing from All We Remember\u2019s Spring Summer 2025 Ocean Shibori line Credit: Jacob Victorine\/All We Remember<\/p>\nShelby Olson in clothing from All We Remember\u2019s Spring Summer 2025 Ocean Shibori line Credit: Jacob Victorine\/All We Remember<\/p>\n
Thoughtfulness, respect, inclusivity, and transparency\u2014these are just a few of the values that define All We Remember, a \u201cresponsible clothing brand,\u201d as cofounder Jacob Victorine describes it. So committed are they to their principles, they avoid using the buzzword \u201csustainable,\u201d despite having every reason to claim it.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though we work with organic materials and natural dyes, save the scraps from our production runs, try to limit waste during cutting, and manufacture locally in the U.S. (mainly in the midwest), we still ship items. The energy in our studio doesn\u2019t come from renewable sources. So we acknowledge there\u2019s some form of waste. We can\u2019t visit every single factory we work with many times a year and there are other reasons we call ourselves responsible instead of sustainable,\u201d Victorine says.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re a tiny, self-funded brand with three main owners, two part-time employees, and an intern, so we don\u2019t have the people power or financing to do every ethical thing we want.\u201d<\/p>\n
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All We Remember ensemble for Spring Summer 2025 Credit: Jacob Victorine\/All We Remember<\/p>\n
Having celebrated its fourth anniversary last year, All We Remember has charted an impressive trajectory since their first collection emerged in 2021. Run by Victorine, Rob Johnson, and Noah Zagor as a \u201cresponsibly made, gender-neutral clothing line with a focus on making garments and accessories in the United States using exclusively natural organic fibers and botanical dyes,\u201d the brand has grown slowly but steadily, always valuing the materials they use and the people they work with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The name All We Remember itself illustrates that ethos. As Victorine explains, \u201cWe wanted to honor all of the people whose expertise and labor goes into making our clothes. Oftentimes, a clothing brand will be known or named after the designer.\u201d Victorine and Zagor both also teach at Columbia College Chicago, and Zagor once owned Meyvn, a menswear boutique in Logan Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we wanted to point to the fact that many, many people contribute to our clothing being made\u2014from the people weaving the fabrics, to Green Matters [Natural Dye Company] dying them, to our assistant designers Morgen Brenn and Shelby Olson, to the people making the buttons, to the people harvesting the cotton, to the teams at Sew Valley [in Cincinnati] and Digit Patterns [in Chicago] who help us with production, and so on and so on,\u201d he says. \u201cOften that sort of process and those people are obscured in the fashion industry. And so we wanted to actually say, no\u2014making clothing is collective,\u201d Victorine continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also are very much rooted in traditional processes, which is an act of remembering\u2014especially because many of these practices have been upheld by more traditional or Indigenous cultures for hundreds or thousands of years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
All We Remember<\/strong> Chicago Collective menswear trade show<\/strong> Show & Tell trade show<\/strong> The attention to detail is evident in every piece they make, including design features like hidden extra-large pockets and their \u201clichenized\u201d drawstring, which allows waistbands to be easily\u2014and stylishly\u2014adjusted. Victorine says they draw on the concept of \u201csimplexity,\u201d meaning something that appears simple at first glance but reveals deep complexity the more you engage with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n Their \u201cCove\u201d styles, for example, are truly versatile and fit a wide range of bodies and genders. \u201cPeople can often wear multiple sizes of our garments. I\u2019ve seen husbands and wives sharing a jacket or a pair of pants,\u201d Victorine says. All We Remember currently offers six sizes: 0 through 5, using a non-gendered, Japanese-inspired sizing scale. \u201c0 is roughly an extra small, and 5 is roughly a double extra large,\u201d Victorine notes.<\/p>\n Quality and durability are core tenets of the brand, which values high stitch counts and strong, flat-felled seams as much as natural fibers and botanical dyes. Their passion for garment longevity extends beyond design: They regularly host mending workshops, indigo dying sessions, and shibori classes at select shops across the country, including Rising Star Laundry in San Francisco and Heavy Market in Atlanta. Both shops also sell All We Remember\u2019s designs.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a couple of workshops coming up at a store called School of Thought in Brooklyn and another in partnership with our friends from [the] Literally Outside [brand] at [the boutique] Field Theory in Saint Louis. Those are really wonderful moments to connect and build community,\u201d says Victorine.\u00a0<\/p>\n Their recent collaboration with local artist Cody Hudson is another project All We Remember is especially proud of. The line includes T-shirts and bandanas screenprinted with natural indigo dye derived from indigofera tinctoria plants. The prints are bold and playful, with a lively spirit that evokes Marimekko\u2019s iconic style. The pieces start at $105 for T-shirts and $65 for bandanas.<\/p>\n Operating out of a studio in the historic Kinzie Industrial Corridor\u2014open to visitors by appointment\u2014All We Remember currently sells their garments online. They\u2019ll also be exhibiting their latest collection at Show and Tell, a trade show taking place August 4 and 5 at Morgan Manufacturing in the Fulton Market District. The event runs alongside the massive Chicago Collective menswear trade show at the Mart. Both shows are geared toward fashion industry buyers and require registration.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are interested in designing clothing that can be accessed when it\u2019s first put on the body, but that can have meaning for someone over many, many years and wears,\u201d Victorine says.<\/p>\n More in NEWS & CITY LIFE<\/p>\n The news you should know in the city you love.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tFirst-ever car race held in the U.S. took place right here\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2025July 30, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tThe changes amount to small but significant rollbacks in the office\u2019s openness under State\u2019s Attorney Eileen O\u2019Neill Burke.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tZine Club Chicago and Chicago Public Library\u2019s Richard J. Daley branch joined forces to plan the event.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tServing \u201cMade in the USA\u201d since 1916\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Open by appointment or shop online, 2000 W. Carroll, allweremember.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Open to industry professionals; apply to attend at the website
8\/2\u20138\/5: Sat noon\u20136 PM, Sun\u2013Mon 8 AM\u20136 PM, Tue 8 AM\u20133 PM, the Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, floors four and seven, chicagocollectivemens.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Open to industry professionals; apply to attend at the website
8\/4\u20138\/5, Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N. Morgan, showandtellevent.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Models](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/x-Cody-Hudson-Summer-Solstice-Collection-Shelby-Olson-and-Elliot-Young-Models_web.jpg\")
Models Shelby Olson and Elliot Young wear T-shirts and bandanas from the All We Remember x Cody Hudson Summer Solstice collection. Credit: Jacob Victorine\/All We Remember<\/p>\n
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