Author Archives: Olibteam
Ethical Footwear in Canada: How Our Brand Gives Back
Oliberté takes pride in helping the ethical footwear industry in Canada grow. Our goal is to give back to the country that gave our business a home. Continue reading
7 Canadian Travel Destinations that Inspired Our Boots
Canada’s natural landscapes played a big role in the creation of our boots. Each style is named after a real-life location you should add to your bucket list. Continue reading
Why Does Sustainable Fashion Cost More?
There are many costs associated with sustainable fashion that may not apply to fast fashion, or fashion that is mass-produced. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest costs for sustainable fashion. Continue reading
Domestic Manufacturing: Fashion’s Ethical Future in Canada
Domestic Manufacturing has played a major role in Canada’s change towards ethical fashion. In 2020, the apparel market was worth around $27.5 billion. Continue reading
Fast Fashion vs. Sustainable Fashion
Fast Fashion is mass-produced at a low cost. Sustainable fashion produces clothing through ethical and environmentally friendly means. Continue reading
Why would a mask have fiber glass in it?
Dear Friends, To start, Oliberte does NOT have any fiber glass in our masks. It has been reported that some raw material suppliers for mask manufactures are supplementing fiber glass instead of polypropylene in the production of their non-woven spunbound and meltblown material. Face masks, especially … Continue reading
The 6 Stages of Mask Wearing
Dear Friends, Many governments (federal, provincial/state, municipalities) around the globe are changing their mask requirements daily. For most countries, the stages of mask requirements seem to go like this: The Stages of Masks Wearing During COVID Stage 1: Mask are not required or … Continue reading
A 2020 Wrap up for Oliberte and COVID-19 Response. Locked down, but never locked out.
Dear Friends, The Lockdown. In March, due to COVID, our business was put into lockdown. That forced me to let go of some amazing people, while asking the rest of my team to work from home until we knew what … Continue reading
What does a medical mask even mean? ASTM, non-medical, surgical, I don’t get it.
Dear Friends, Quick Update 1. This week we crossed the 2 million mask mark made right here in Oakville, Ontario, Canada! 2. Today our second mask machine arrives. Over the next 10 days we will be installing the machinery, upgrading … Continue reading
Why not add another machine for the fun of it.
Dear Friends, We are into month 3 of our Made in Canada mask production and we are now starting to move at a nice clip. Right here in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, we can make non-medical, Level 1,2,3 medical, 2-ply, 3-ply, 4-ply, blue, white, … Continue reading
