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OPINION | 22.06.2025

OPINION | 22.06. 2025
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Durability, Not Discounts.
What if the essence of luxury was durability not discounts?

We all know the feeling when the notifications start flooding in: “Sale!”, “50% off!”, “Last chance!” and suddenly you’re drowning in offers. The digital sirens that sing the same song every season, whispering that somehow, a piece you loved at full price has lost its soul simply because the calendar turned a page. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. How we've all become so accustomed to this rhythm that we've forgotten to question it. How a garment that was worthy of our desire just weeks ago suddenly needs to beg for our attention with a red tag. At Heimstone, this logic has never truly spoken to us. We don't design with future markdowns lurking in the back of our minds. We design for the woman who understands that true luxury isn't about snagging a deal it's about investing in pieces that will age with her, that will become more beautiful with time, not less relevant.

There's something almost rebellious about creating clothes that refuse to apologize for their worth. Pieces that blend seamlessly into your daily rituals without ever fading into the background. Pieces that resist the wear of time because they were born from genuine intention and crafted with real care. This has always been our way, conscious fashion through our unhurried pace, our European ateliers, our supply chain that we've questioned and rebuilt more times than I can count. We create real durability, structural and honest, not just a pretty word on a label. But these past months, we stumbled. Reluctantly, we found ourselves caught in a situation we’ve always fought against. The global economic tide pulled us under slowed sales, mounting inventory, consumers whose shopping patterns shifted like sand. We did what we swore we wouldn't. We multiplied clearance operations, slashed prices, just to keep our heads above water, but that's not who we are.

WHEN CONVICTIONS ARE TESTED.

Today, that chapter closes. We're taking back the narrative, restructuring once again. SS25 is the collection born from struggle, from doubt, from the kind of difficult decisions that test your convictions. We've scaled back, refined our forecasts, adjusted everything, how we design, how we produce, how we sell. We now create only what we can sell, at the right rhythm, without excess. The result? No more surplus. No more apologizing. That's why this season, the sales at Heimstone will be extremely limited. A handful of pieces, chosen intentionally, sold thoughtfully. No massive clearances. No desperate campaigns. No pressure to buy now or regret it forever. We believe that real luxury is durability. 

A RETURN TO PURPOSE

What if real sustainability wasn't just about organic cotton and recycled polyester, but about the entire logic of how we create and consume? What if stepping away from the markdown madness was also a way to protect the brands you love the ones that take time to do things right?You already know this truth: the sales culture we've normalized is exhausting our industry, feeding a system of overproduction that makes less sense with each passing season. A system that pushes us to create too much, too quickly, only to slash it all down with red tags and urgent countdowns. So yes, this season, we're taking a chance. The chance to stand strong against the waves of discount culture and to not apologize for our worth. Because we know you, too, want to consume differently. To invest rather than accumulate. To choose pieces that will still make you smile in five years, not just five minutes.

 

Together, we can change the rules.
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Durability, Not Discounts.
What if the essence of luxury was durability not discounts?

We all know the feeling when the notifications start flooding in: “Sale!”, “50% off!”, “Last chance!” and suddenly you’re drowning in offers. The digital sirens that sing the same song every season, whispering that somehow, a piece you loved at full price has lost its soul simply because the calendar turned a page. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. How we've all become so accustomed to this rhythm that we've forgotten to question it. How a garment that was worthy of our desire just weeks ago suddenly needs to beg for our attention with a red tag. At Heimstone, this logic has never truly spoken to us. We don't design with future markdowns lurking in the back of our minds. We design for the woman who understands that true luxury isn't about snagging a deal it's about investing in pieces that will age with her, that will become more beautiful with time, not less relevant.

There's something almost rebellious about creating clothes that refuse to apologize for their worth. Pieces that blend seamlessly into your daily rituals without ever fading into the background. Pieces that resist the wear of time because they were born from genuine intention and crafted with real care. This has always been our way, conscious fashion through our unhurried pace, our European ateliers, our supply chain that we've questioned and rebuilt more times than I can count. We create real durability, structural and honest, not just a pretty word on a label. But these past months, we stumbled. Reluctantly, we found ourselves caught in a situation we’ve always fought against. The global economic tide pulled us under slowed sales, mounting inventory, consumers whose shopping patterns shifted like sand. We did what we swore we wouldn't. We multiplied clearance operations, slashed prices, just to keep our heads above water, but that's not who we are.

WHEN CONVICTIONS 
ARE TESTED.

Today, that chapter closes. We're taking back the narrative, restructuring once again. SS25 is the collection born from struggle, from doubt, from the kind of difficult decisions that test your convictions. We've scaled back, refined our forecasts, adjusted everything, how we design, how we produce, how we sell. We now create only what we can sell, at the right rhythm, without excess. The result? No more surplus. No more apologizing. That's why this season, the sales at Heimstone will be extremely limited. A handful of pieces, chosen intentionally, sold thoughtfully. No massive clearances. No desperate campaigns. No pressure to buy now or regret it forever. We believe that real luxury is durability. What if real sustainability wasn't just about organic cotton and recycled polyester, but about the entire logic of how we create and consume? What if stepping away from the markdown madness was also a way to protect the brands you love the ones that take time to do things right?

A RETURN TO PURPOSE

You already know this truth: the sales culture we've normalized is exhausting our industry, feeding a system of overproduction that makes less sense with each passing season. A system that pushes us to create too much, too quickly, only to slash it all down with red tags and urgent countdowns. So yes, this season, we're taking a chance. The chance to stand strong against the waves of discount culture and to not apologize for our worth. Because we know you, too, want to consume differently. To invest rather than accumulate. To choose pieces that will still make you smile in five years, not just five minutes.

 

Together, we can change the rules.
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