During the 2020 lockdowns, the world seemed to come to a standstill. Many people started putting more time into their creative ventures, focusing on the smaller, perhaps more important things in life. I consider myself lucky to be part of this group, as it was during this period that I began thirst as an online archive for everything related to the world. Whether it’s interesting photos, historical events, personal stories or anything else that is scattered across the internet, everything would be curated, organised and posted.
Within a few months, thirst would gain a wider following, prompting me to think about what else I wanted to do with its reach. Three things that had always interested me were history, sustainability and fashion, so why not do something with that? Soon I began working on vintage sweatshirts and t-shirts, covering the latter two subjects. But to incorporate the historical elements into this, I began searching for a supplier who would provide me with sustainable garments that could be printed and produced at a larger scale. During this process, the idea of developing clothes with a historical reference emerged, which is the main purpose of thirst today.
Most of the clothes you will find on the website are designed with the intention of sharing information about the world, just like the online archive still does to this day. As for the sustainability aspect, the garments are produced and sourced locally in Portugal, using organic cotton and printed with PFC-free ink. Non-cotton parts are made with recycled materials, and maybe the most important factor: they are ordered on demand. Though this means the delivery times are longer than with most retailers, it does diminish the biggest cause of environmental impact that the clothing industry generates, which is unsold, unworn stock. This also means that I don’t work with seasons, as I design items whenever I come up with something new, rather than forcing myself to make new garments every so often, whereas I prefer working on it when I feel inspired and when the garment genuinely feels ready.
If you’ve read it this far, I already want to thank you. It means you’ve come to this website and took the time and effort to get to know me and the project I call thirst. Feel free to look around, there’s a preview to my Instagram below, a link to my radio show and a shop where you can support me the most. If you’d like to hear more (no spamming, I promise), you can leave your email address behind to stay in the loop. If not, then that’s no problem at all, I appreciate you for being here, because that already means something.
