We are Bambi’s Den!
Bambi's Den was created as an independent sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand that unites our creator Leren's vivacious love of colour, 90's-Y2K aesthetics, festival culture and a mindful connection to nature.
We strive to become, as much as humanly possible, an ethically conscious and sustainably sourced fashion footprint. We are positioned in direct contrast to the model of high street fast fashion and the negative environmental and social impact that implies.
All items in The Den are handmade, reworked or up-cycled using deadstock, thrifted and second-hand fabrics.
Meet The Team
We are a small but perfectly formed all-female team here in The Den. Get to know us below!
Leren
Founder, Lead Designer and creator, Leren graduated from the University of Derby with a BA Honours in Fashion Design, is the manager of Friargate Alterations Derby, a longstanding and popular high-street alterations shop and her career history includes, Brigdens, Georgio Regianni and a decade of freelance design and alterations.
Leren has been creating sustainable fashion since 2008 and has always been passionate about slow fashion.
Elise
Elise is a Junior Designer here in The Den, sustainable creator and professional seamstress.
She has always had an involvement in Bambi's Den through modelling and being a supporter.
In 2021, Elise began an official role at Bambi's Den as a designer and seamstress and has been bossing it ever since.
Kathryn
Kathryn is a fashion marketing student at Leeds university. She first modelled for Bambi's Den before it launched.
Fast forward to August 2021, on her placement year from uni, Kathryn began an official role in charge of Social Media and Marketing in The Den. She helps with a little bit of everything here in The Den and is also our resident photographer and assistant content creator.
Our Philosophy
Sustainable fashion has never been more important than it is right now. We're living in a time when our planet can't keep up with the demand for mass-produced garments. The stark truth is that we need to change the way we design, manufacture, purchase and wear clothing.
At Bambi's den we are committed to being part of the solution. Our hope is to invest and support, in our small, local way, a global shift towards a truly sustainable fashion model.
Our policies
We try to keep our policies simple and straight-forward but, if for any reason you are unhappy with a purchase please contact us and we will endeavour to respond within 24 hours.
All of our mailing bags are now biodegradable and the tissue paper we use is recycled. All items of jewellery come beautifully wrapped in eco-friendly boxes, this also helps protect jewellery during transport. All items of clothing come carefully wrapped in recycled tissue paper.
We gladly accept returns and exchanges, contact us within 14 days of delivery. We ask that items are returned to us within 30 days of delivery before we will issue a refund. We don't accept cancellations but please contact us if you have any problems with your order. Certain items cannot be returned hygienically and will state so in the product listing, unless they arrive damaged or defective. We cannot accept returns for custom or personalised orders.
Hand painted items come with their very own care instructions, we use specialised fabric paint when creating and upcycling these pieces but they still have to be handled with care. We recommend washing all other Bambi's Den items and 30ºc or below, not only is this better for your clothes but it's better for the planet.
We love sharing what we do and collaborating with like-minded creators so if you would like to work or collaborate with us please do not hesitate to get in contact.