Denude Magazine
Laurie Clémence
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Description
Denude Magazine is a conscious fashion and culture platform founded by Laurie Clémence, dedicated to elevating sustainability through beauty, visibility, and long-term impact. With roots in independent print publishing, Denude has evolved into a wider ecosystem that connects editorial storytelling with responsible commerce, guided by the principle that what is made well should also last well.
Its mission is to make ethical living feel aspirational, transparent, and enduring - not performative or trend-based. By championing practices that prioritise care and human dignity, Denude aligns sustainability with the idea of longevity as cultural responsibility rather than consumption restraint.
Through a combination of non-mass fashion, brand curation, and direct alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Denude advances a quieter, more human approach to consumption - one that values continuity, legacy, and the long view over immediacy.
Denude Magazine operates as both a print publication and a curated, non-mass e-commerce and visibility platform. Every clothing and jewellery item featured is hand-selected in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring that customers can engage with fashion that is not only ethically produced, but designed for endurance - materially, culturally, and aesthetically.
The brands featured by Denude are chosen for their integrity, their respect for human labour, and their commitment to practices that support long-term environmental and social wellbeing. Each brand is assessed through the lens of the UN’s goals, with particular attention paid to production methods that favour quality, traceability, and lifespan over volume or speed.
Denude champions a philosophy of longevity rooted in care rather than excess - prioritising pieces intended to remain relevant, wearable, and meaningful over time. The platform deliberately works outside seasonal fashion cycles, supporting independent designers whose work resists disposability. There is no urgency engineered into the experience: only considered objects, available for as long as they deserve to exist.
As of 2025, this commitment extends through the launch of the Denude Directory - a living digital extension of these values. The Directory serves as both an editorial destination and a visibility platform for brands and creative professionals whose work reflects savoir-faire, responsibility, and long-term thinking across fashion, beauty, and lifestyle.
Each brand we work with has disclosed where their products are made, who manufactures them, and who is involved in the making of each piece. With this information, Denude is able to trace every item - down to its smallest component, whether a button, bead, or material like leather - through every step of the supply chain, all the way back to its origin. This applies whether the item is handmade by the brand itself or produced by an external manufacturer
To support industry-wide progress and share the knowledge we’re gaining from working closely with brands and designers, Denude will publish an annual PDF at the end of each business year. This document will outline the key components of our supply chain traceability model, offering a transparent view of the practices we have in place. By sharing this framework, we aim to encourage the adoption of traceable, non-mass methodologies by other e-commerce brands - excluding proprietary elements protected under Denude Magazine®.
The next phase in enhancing transparency across the entire supply chain is to implement real-time, verifiable tracking of each product’s journey - from raw material to finished piece. This includes integrating digital traceability tools, such as QR codes or blockchain-backed platforms, allowing customers to instantly access detailed information about every stage of production. By expanding visibility beyond factories to include raw material sourcing, transportation, and post-production handling, Denude aims to set a new standard for radical transparency in non-mass fashion.
Curated independent platform with lean, founder-led operations and scalable digital infrastructure.
Denude’s core strategy is transparency. We offer products that actively contribute to meaningful and sustainable change. By sharing detailed insights into the factories used by each designer we stock - and through ongoing advocacy and education, we’re able to inform our customers of the individuals behind each piece, down to the names of the workers in a given factory.
Our collaborators, including platforms and manufacturers, participate with full consent, allowing us to illuminate the entire supply chain - from office to production floor. We also share each brand’s reasoning for selecting specific factories, enabling us to present a clear and comprehensive illustration of the full 360-degree supply chain.
Governed by Laurie Clémence under sole proprietorship registered in the United Kingdom.
Following the successful launch and sell-out of our first collection, every customer received detailed information about their order, from the origin and composition of the packaging to whether materials were purchased in bulk. We also provided online access to trace the full lifecycle of their purchase.
Our commitment to supply chain transparency extended to naming individual workers involved in the production process, as shared by our partner brands. This personal approach had a meaningful impact - many customers responded in their order notes with gratitude directed toward the named workers, highlighting the power of recognition and connection within transparent commerce.
Denude maintains a highly curated approach to partnerships, choosing to collaborate only with brands, individuals, and institutions that reflect our values of transparency, refinement, and long-term vision.
To date, Denude has worked with independent fashion and jewellery houses committed to slow production and ethical labour, as well as boutique hotel groups, editors, and private clients who support our aesthetic and strategic ethos.
We are currently expanding partnerships through the Denude Directory, offering featured placement, curated content, and strategic visibility to sustainable luxury brands. In alignment with the SDGs, our ideal partners include those working within fashion, wellness, interior design, and beauty who are seeking a more elevated, editorial way to connect with conscious consumers.
Denude is also open to future partnerships with aligned organisations, investors, and funding initiatives that support sustainable innovation in the cultural and luxury sectors.
Denude is founded on the belief that sustainability should not sacrifice style, seduction, or success. Rather than relying on guilt or greenwashing, Denude reframes conscious fashion as a mark of discernment - something elegant, desirable, and commercially relevant.
Through carefully curated commerce and editorial storytelling, Denude aligns luxury values with long-term responsibility. We work exclusively with brands that meet our high standards for quality, environmental impact, and fair labour - but we do so with a focus on visual impact, cultural influence, and emotional desire. Conscious can be beautiful. Conscious can be powerful. And conscious can be sexy.
The launch of the Denude Directory in 2025 marks a bold step forward: a digital platform where consumers can explore fashion, beauty, and lifestyle offerings that feel exclusive, refined, and trustworthy - all while remaining grounded in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
As a woman-founded, editorially-led platform, Denude is built for longevity - not just in the pieces it sells, but in the values it sustains. It offers a new model for commerce: one where elegance and ethics coexist, and one where customers don't have to compromise clarity for allure.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.1
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1
Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex
5.2
5.2.1
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age
5.2.2
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
5.3
5.3.1
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.3.2
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
5.4
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.4.1
Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
5.5
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.5.1
Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
5.5.2
Proportion of women in managerial positions
5.6
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.6.1
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.6.2
Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
5.a.1
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2
Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
5.b
5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
5.c.1
Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Goal 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.1
8.1.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
8.2
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.2.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
8.3
Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.3.1
Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex
8.4
Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead
8.4.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
8.4.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
8.5
8.5.1
Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities
8.5.2
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
8.6
8.6.1
Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
8.7
Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms
8.7.1
Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
8.8
Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
8.8.1
Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status
8.8.2
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status
8.9
By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
8.9.1
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate
8.10
Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
8.10.1
(a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults
8.10.2
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider
8.a
8.a.1
Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements
8.b
By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization
8.b.1
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy
Goal 9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
9.1
9.1.1
Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
9.1.2
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
9.2
Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
9.2.1
Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
9.2.2
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
9.3
9.3.1
Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added, based on (a) international classification and (b) national classifications
9.3.2
Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit
9.4
By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
9.4.1
CO2 emission per unit of value added
9.5
9.5.1
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
9.5.2
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
9.a
9.a.1
Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure
9.b
9.b.1
Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added
9.c
Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
9.c.1
Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Goal 10
Reduce inequality within and among countries
10.1
By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average
10.1.1
Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population
10.2
By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status
10.2.1
Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
10.3
Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard
10.3.1
Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed within the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law
10.4
Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality
10.4.1
Labour share of GDP
10.4.2
Redistributive impact of fiscal policy on the Gini index
10.5
Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations
10.5.1
Financial Soundness Indicators
10.6
10.6.1
Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations
10.7
Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies
10.7.1
Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of montlhy income earned in country of destination
10.7.2
Number of countries with migration policies that facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people
10.7.3
Number of people who died or disappeared in the process of migration towards an international destination
10.7.4
Proportion of the population who are refugees, by country of origin
10.a
10.a.1
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff
10.b
10.b.1
Total resource flows for development (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows)
10.c
By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent
10.c.1
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
Goal 16
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
16.1
Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
16.1.1
16.1.2
16.1.3
Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months
16.1.4
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark
16.2
End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
16.2.1
Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month
16.2.2
16.2.3
Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
16.3
Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
16.3.1
Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms
16.3.2
16.3.3
Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism
16.4
By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime
16.4.1
16.4.2
16.5
Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.5.1
16.5.2
16.6
Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.6.1
16.6.2
Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services
16.7
Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
16.7.1
Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups
16.7.2
16.8
Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance
16.8.1
Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations
16.9
By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
16.9.1
16.10
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
16.10.1
16.10.2
16.a
Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
16.a.1
16.b
Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
16.b.1
SDG 14 targets covered
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Educate customer about 'non-mass' supply chain to normalise the term and enable use of uncomplicated language - on screen deliverable.
Curation and expansion of the Denude Directory: an online visibility platform for sustainable brands.
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The primary beneficiaries of this project are the workers themselves, those whose names and contributions are made visible through illustrated representations within the supply chain. By naming and acknowledging each individual’s role, we challenge the tendency to ‘other’ those behind the garments, fostering a deeper connection between consumers and the people who make their clothing.
In addition, the Denude Directory serves a wider network of beneficiaries by aligning consumer attention with values of transparency, dignity, and ethical commerce. Through curated listings and storytelling, it:
- Highlights brands that prioritise decent work and fair wages
- Encourages conscious consumption by showcasing sustainable production practices
- Amplifies the voices of small, women-led, or global South artisans, contributing to reduced inequalities
- Supports partnerships with businesses that commit to climate-responsible innovation
By bridging aesthetics and ethics, the Directory cultivates a quieter and slower form of impact, one rooted in visibility, beauty, and respect. It invites consumers to not only shop differently, but to see differently.
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Laurie Clémence, Founder