BEELEAF

🐝 So, who are we? We’re Charlie & Lilly – two creatives bees with passion for fashion, storytelling, and challenging the status quo. Neither of us ever had the patience to sit still and do nothing in life. In fact, that's how we met – as volunteers for Pride Amsterdam. Charlie is a Psychology and Sociology student in Ireland, originally from the Netherlands. She’s the structure and brilliant brain behind BEELEAF, always keeping things in perfect harmony. Lilly (also known as Stefanie) graduated in Computer Science, but after six years in a corporate career, she decided to follow her dreams and return to the stage as a Drag artist – where the very first seed of BEELEAF was sown! We’re buzzing with excitement to keep growing this brand, together. 🐝🌱 #shemeansbussiness #startup #circulairfashion

WE WON! We won the Social and Community Award of Young & Bold at the Impact Fair NL and the buzz doesn’t stop there! We also flew away with two subcategory wins: Innovation and Social Impact. 🐝💛 We’re still stunned and so proud. But more than anything, this recognition means the world because impact has always been the heart of our hive. To have that seen, felt, and honoured? It’s incredibly special. Today, we made a key ask: help with collecting pre- and post-consumer fabric waste, and we connected with some incredible humans ready to support us in closing the loop. ♻️✨ And the nectar doesn’t stop flowing yet… We’re preparing to kickstart our next chapter through a crowdfunding campaign, gathering the resources we need to help BEELEAF grow and thrive. Want to help us thrive? https://gofund.me/f9355a85 A big shout-out to the amazing @loopbaanlola for winning the Most Scalable Award! 🌱 It was amazing to see and meet all the other pitching companies today and yesterday, BRANCH Applications, Cadeo, The Good Wine, The Sustainable Superstore, Impacked, Dappr. And than the amazing jury for getting our story and believing in us, Rob van Poelje, Oana Dumitru, Tim Mazajchik, Raymond Hannes. Special thank you to the ones organising it today, Andreea Bulisache, Elif Niyazberbiev, Anna Noordeloos, Biem Blok. Thank you Merel Ritsma for filming it all for us today!💛 Bee fierce, Bee kind, Bee you, Charlie & Lilly 🐝🌱

WE’RE NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD! And we don’t even have our KVK registration yet. Sounds about right. We’ve been nominated for the Young & Bold Impact Award, and we’re absolutely gagged. BEELEAF just moved from ideation to formation, and we’re already up for an award? But let’s be real, we’ve never done things the “normal” way. This just makes sense. We can’t wait to start sharing the full concept with you all. But first? We’ve got an award to win. #BEELEAF #YoungAndBold #NotYourTypicalStartup #DisruptingWithStyle

~ BEELEAF ~ We are thrilled to announce our fashion brand. BEELEAF is a queer-owned brand that’s all about making you look fabulous while loving our planet 🌍. We’re obsessed with fashion and the thrill to make anyone look stunning, but who want to wear something that deteriorate the world around us. We celebrate the beauty of what’s already here! ♻️ At BEELEAF, we’re here to disrupt the fashion game with stunning, head-turning pieces made from what’s already out there. So you can feel amazing in your clothes, in every way possible. 💚👗 With love, Charlie & Lilly #BEELEAF