Weffan has reached a major milestone with the global launch of its 3D Weaving collaboration with Balenciaga. The partnership saw Weffan apply its proprietary 3D weaving process to a suit jacket and trousers for Balenciaga's Spring Summer 2026 collection, the first time 3D woven tailoring has been produced at scale and released commercially.
Where conventional manufacturing manages waste after the fact, our process designs it out from the start. The results speak for themselves: the process reduced fabric use by 37% and waste by 50% on the jacket, and fabric use by 42% and waste by 51% on the trousers, while also cutting sewing time by up to 30%. The collaboration was positioned as a future-proof alternative for tailoring within the fashion industry.
This landmark project builds on years of research and development at Weffan's design lab, where the team has refined a process that weaves garment structures directly into fabric, merging fabric creation and garment construction. It is a fundamentally different approach to making clothes, one that designs out waste rather than managing it after the fact.
“3D weaving is a new way of making,” said Graysha Audren, Founder of WEFFAN. “By merging our software with jacquard weaving savoir-faire, design becomes weave code that controls every individual warp yarn on-loom. Each movement of the machine embeds the garment shape directly into the fabric. It streamlines construction, reduces waste, and opens a new future for tailoring defined by precision and craft.”
Weffan’s 3D Weaving work also uncovered a wider insight that now shapes everything we do: the shape of a garment's pattern pieces is one of the largest and most overlooked drivers of fabric waste. We are developing methods and tools that treat pattern geometry as a variable to be optimised for material efficiency at the design stage, before fabric is ever cut, applicable across both 3D weaving and conventional cut-and-sew production.
Looking ahead, Weffan is actively seeking new brand collaborations. Having proven the commercial viability of 3D weaving at the highest level, the team is in conversations with several brands interested in more resourceful approaches to design and manufacturing. The company is also in the early stages of fundraising to support its next phase of growth, including expanding the team and accelerating development of its proprietary technology.
For brands looking to reduce waste, lower material costs, and explore new ways of making, Weffan is open to partnerships and pilot projects.
