82% matchPAY'S
Bright folk-pattern knits from craft workshops
What changes: Knitwear-led rather than lightweight shirting
Brand profile
Otherwise
Lisbon slow-fashion label making boldly patterned, texture-driven shirts designed in Portugal and Fair Trade produced in India.
LisbonOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Otherwise
Prints and weave do the work
The range is built on bold prints, textile-art motifs and distinctive woven textures, mostly on lightweight button-up shirts and warm-weather separates.
Lisbon design, Fair Trade India production
Garments are designed in Lisbon and hand-produced in India under Fair Trade arrangements, a supply chain the brand documents publicly rather than leaving vague.
Paying for craft, not logos
At its mid-to-high pricing the argument is hand production and fabric development, sold through its own Lisbon shops, otherwise.shop and independent European stockists.
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Brand facts
Otherwise is a Lisbon-based slow-fashion label founded in 2017 that designs shirts and separates built around bold prints, textile-art motifs and distinctive woven fabric textures for men and women. Garments are designed in Lisbon and hand-produced in India under Fair Trade arrangements, a supply chain the brand documents openly. The range centres on lightweight patterned button-ups and warm-weather pieces, sold through its own Lisbon shops, the otherwise.shop online store and independent stockists across Europe.
- Founded
- 2017
- Origin
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Made in
- India
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Quiet luxury, Streetwear