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01 / The ideaBrique par Brique / Montréal

Branded
clothing,
remade in
Montréal.

Priced competitively with standard blank tees.

Send a brief Try your artwork ↓
Students at The Peoples Frosh wearing rescued tees printed with the same artwork, in pink, white and navy.
The Peoples Frosh 2026 — 400 rescued tees. One artwork.
02 / The processRescue → refurbish → customize

You don’t need new garments to carry your message.

Most merch starts as a brand-new blank, made from scratch overseas for pennies. Ours starts with clothes that already exist, remade here by skilled local workers paid a fair wage.

  1. A bin full of clothes rescued from thrift stores, waiting to be sorted.
    01

    Garment rescue

    We recover unsold and unwanted clothing from local thrift stores, then sort it by type, colour and size.

  2. Close-up of the collar and shoulder seam of an enzyme-washed coral tee.
    02

    Industrial refurbishing

    An industrial enzyme wash renews the fabric. Dyeing brings the colours of your run closer together.

  3. An atelier member reworking a denim garment at a sewing machine.
    03

    In-house customization

    Your artwork is screen printed, then our atelier cuts, hems and finishes each piece to your direction.

03 / IdeasTry your artwork

Different garments. A shared identity.

Your artwork connects them.
Their histories set them apart.

Upload your artwork, pick your inks and cut, then watch it move across a run of rescued garments. Dark ink on light garments, light ink on dark ones.

 
8 rescued garments. One artwork.

Your mockup

sheet no. 001
01 — Your artwork

Your file stays in your browser: nothing is uploaded. One-colour preview, like a screen print.

02 — Inks (up to 2 colours included)
On light garments
On dark garments
03 — Cut (Classic included, others extra)
04 — Placement
05 — Dye (optional, extra)

Dyeing brings the colours of your run closer together.

Use it in my brief ↓

Already made / for real

Coral tee printed in navy ink.
Black tee printed in orange ink.

Light and dark prints

Dark ink on light garments, light ink on dark ones.

Washed grey tee, cropped.
CroppedHemmed shorter.
Washed grey tee, sleeveless.
SleevelessSleeves off, print kept.
Washed grey tee with raw edges.
Raw edgesA worn-in finish.
04 / Local atelierParc-Extension

Cut / hem / distress / repair

The skill is in the reworking.

Local work.
Shared possibilities.

Skilled immigrant and asylum-seeking women shape the length, sleeves and finish of the garments. They also repair and alter clothes at our community events.

These collaborations create opportunities for paid work and stronger local ties. They are part of Brique par Brique’s wider work to build community and affordable homes.

Brique par BriqueA Brique par Brique project,
a Parc-Extension nonprofit.
Atelier members sewing side by side at their machines during a repair event.
Community repair event, Brique par Brique

Beautiful clothing. Valued materials. Stronger communities.

05 / Your next runaltermode@briqueparbrique.com

You bring the identity.
We make the run.

For organisations, events, teams, movements and brands.

Every order pays for local work: rescuing, washing, printing and finishing clothes here in Montréal, by workers paid a fair wage.

  • Minimum 50 pieces: t-shirts, crewnecks and hoodies
  • Included: industrial wash and screen print in up to 2 colours. Custom cuts and dye are extra
  • Fixed prices by quantity, with a written quote before any production
  • Ready 3–4 weeks after approval, delivered to your organisation
  • Official invoice from Brique par Brique, plus applicable taxes
  1. 01

    Brief

    Tell us what you need: quantity, garment types, size range, artwork, use and deadline. You get a written quote.

  2. 02

    Make

    We source, sort, wash, dye, print, rework and finish a coordinated run of rescued garments.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    You receive ready-to-wear apparel and an official invoice, for your staff, members, participants, customers or community.

A stack of rescued tees in different colours, all printed with the same Peoples Frosh artwork.
A finished run: The Peoples Frosh 2026

Your brief

by email
Garment types

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For public-facing collaborations, Alter-mode can also support storytelling, pop-ups and community distribution.

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