sustainable-slow-fashion
Azalëa: Printed Silk, Mother & Daughter, and Homewear Worth Leaving Home In
Berivan Özcan's Azalëa turns art-like Italian silk prints into homewear for women and girls — made ethically in North Macedonia.
12 November 2026 · 4 min
Azalëa began with a mother of three who, after years of nursing, wanted clothes that were comfortable without being unglamorous. Berivan Özcan found her answer on a trip to Como, among the silk prints of Italian graphic designers: fabrics so artistic they could be worn as a walking work of art.
We want to wear art
Peacocks, red poppies, pink roses, grey tulips, jungle and python motifs: the prints are made in Italy on silk, viscose-silk and satin viscose, then cut into flared tops, turn-up shorts, cropped shirts with covered buttons and long shirt-dresses. A set can be a luxury pyjama in the morning and a summer outfit by noon.
Mum & Daughter
The jungle, Sorrento and snake shirt-dresses exist in women's sizes S to XL and in girls' sizes from 4 to 14. The children's line uses organic, GOTS-certified, bamboo and OEKO-TEX fabrics.
Seasons, not years
Production takes place in an ISO 9001 certified factory in North Macedonia, where employees have health and pension insurance, every working hour is paid, and mothers keep their jobs after nine months of paid maternity leave. Labels are in recycled polyester, bags in reusable organic cotton, and 1% of web sales goes to organisations helping refugees in Greece. Styles are limited and yearless: Azalëa sells seasons, not years.
The collection is on the JAANTE Showroom, with wholesale prices from €110 on the B2B Marketplace.
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