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Fashion

Cendre

A contemporary fashion brand platform with editorial photography and minimalist product showcase

Web
Industry
Fashion
Client
Cendre
Timeline
2 months
Year
2024
The challenge

Cendre was a new contemporary fashion brand entering a crowded market. They needed a digital debut that immediately established their aesthetic identity and created desire before their first collection dropped.

Goals
  • Launch a brand-defining fashion platform for a new label
  • Generate pre-launch interest and waiting list sign-ups
  • Communicate the brand aesthetic through design before products are live
  • Build a shoppable collection experience for launch day
  • Establish Cendre as a credible emerging fashion label
Our solution

Crafted a monochrome, editorial-grade fashion platform with a pre-launch campaign mode and a smooth collection reveal, generating thousands of waiting list sign-ups before a product was available.

01

Designed a minimal, high-contrast aesthetic using black, white, and warm off-white as the complete palette

02

Built a pre-launch mode with full editorial campaign imagery and waiting list capture before collection drop

03

Implemented a collection page with editorial-quality product photography and a streamlined Shopify checkout

04

Created a lookbook section with campaign photography, styling notes, and model credits

Technology

Frontend

Next.js TypeScript Tailwind CSS Framer Motion

Commerce

Shopify Storefront API

Infra

Vercel Cloudinary
What we built

Pre-launch Mode

Campaign mode with full visual editorial and waiting list capture before the shop goes live.

Editorial Lookbook

Full-bleed campaign photography with styling notes and individual product links.

Collection Drop

Launch-day collection reveal with countdown timer and email notification for waitlist.

Minimal Product Pages

Clean product pages letting photography lead, size, fabric, and care information without clutter.

Shopify Checkout

Smooth headless checkout with persistent cart and express payment support.

Campaign Archive

Archive of past campaign imagery building brand history for returning visitors.

Results

4,200+

Waitlist

Sign-ups before the collection launched

£38K

Launch Day Revenue

Revenue generated in first 24 hours

89%

Sell-through

Of launch collection sold within the first week

8 features

Press

Fashion media features citing the website as setting a new standard for emerging brands

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