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Rite of Passage
What you need to know
Rite of Passage is a slow fashion clothing label with a studio at 240 Clingman Avenue Extension in the River Arts District. Designer Giovanni Daina-Palermo and artist Libby O'Bryan design and sew the clothes in Asheville. Since 2021 the studio has worked out of a 1940s brick warehouse on Factory Hill, alongside its sewing partner Sew Co. The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM.
Local's Tip
Stop in on a weekday afternoon to browse the studio, and ask about the fabrics and how each piece is made. Pair it with a walk through the River Arts District.
What the locals say
Locals who care about where clothes are made shop here, and the studio setting puts you close to the people who sew them.
What you need to know
Rite of Passage is a slow fashion clothing label with a studio at 240 Clingman Avenue Extension in the River Arts District. Designer Giovanni Daina-Palermo and artist Libby O'Bryan design and sew the clothes in Asheville. Since 2021 the studio has worked out of a 1940s brick warehouse on Factory Hill, alongside its sewing partner Sew Co. The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM.
What the locals say
Locals who care about where clothes are made shop here, and the studio setting puts you close to the people who sew them.
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