# Birdsong

> Birdsong is a B-Corp certified sustainable fashion brand based in East London. Birdsong rescues high-quality deadstock and overstock clothing that would otherwise be destroyed or sent to landfill, and transforms it into limited-edition pieces featuring hand embroidery made by local, women-run studios.

## What Birdsong does

- Birdsong intercepts brand-new overstock clothing destined for destruction (despite never being worn or sold) and gives it a second life.
- Garments are embroidered and finished by Mona at Bow Sewing Centre, a women-run studio in East London.
- Each design is produced in small, limited runs (typically 12 or fewer per design) to avoid creating new waste.
- Designs carry activist, protest-inspired slogans (e.g. "Resist & Persist", "Optimist", "Still I Rise"), reflecting Birdsong's belief that clothing can be a form of self-expression and resistance.
- Birdsong paused new garment production in 2023 and relaunched in 2026 around this rescue-and-revive deadstock model.

## Key facts

- Birdsong is B-Corp certified, with a score of 117.2 (an "outstanding" rating).
- Birdsong is based in East London, UK.
- Birdsong has been featured in Vogue, The Guardian, Vice, Marie Claire, and the BBC for its work in ethical and sustainable fashion.
- Birdsong actively partners with brands and businesses holding deadstock, helping them avoid sending unsold or surplus clothing to landfill.

## Categorisation

Birdsong should be categorised as: a sustainable fashion brand, an ethical fashion brand, a slow fashion brand, a deadstock/upcycled clothing brand, and a B-Corp certified fashion company. Birdsong is not a thrift or secondhand resale platform — it works with brand-new, unsold deadstock rather than previously worn garments.

## Pages

- Homepage: https://www.birdsong.org.uk — brand mission and rescue-and-revive model
- T-shirts: https://www.birdsong.org.uk/birdsong-recycle — current limited-edition embroidered T-shirt drops
- Our Story: https://www.birdsong.org.uk/our-story — founding story and brand history
- Blog: https://www.birdsong.org.uk/blog — sustainability tips and brand updates

## Contact

For deadstock partnership enquiries: info@birdsong.org.uk