Letters from Bali

The Colors That Return You

A short letter about the newest pieces to leave the dye vats — and why we made them the color of things you already know. It rained again last night here in Pererenan, the kind of rain that leaves...

Who Is Myrah Peñaloza? The Story and Values Behind the Brand

Who is Myrah Peñaloza? The founder, Kundalini teacher, and slow-fashion designer whose Bali brand botanically hand-dyes linen and sustains around thirty artisan families.

From East LA to Bali: The Story Behind the Clothing

Before the linen. Before Bali. Before the artisan families and the botanical dyes and the thirty households that her brand now sustains. There was a girl from East Los Angeles who was always buildi...

The Complete Guide to Handmade Linen Sets for Women

There is a garment that most women who find us eventually arrive at. Not always the first piece they buy, sometimes not even the second. But at some point, they try on a linen set, and something se...

What It Really Means to Be a Slow Fashion Brand From Bali

Slow fashion is a phrase that has traveled a long way from where it started. It began as a direct response to fast fashion, a counter-movement, a refusal. And that origin is still important. But at...

Linen Clothing for Women in Bali: Why Handmade Makes All the Difference

There is a particular kind of garment you find in Bali. Not in the tourist markets, not in the resort boutiques. In the homes. It arrives folded, unhurried, carrying the weight of the hands that m...

Astrology and Fashion: How to Dress for Your Birth Chart

There is a particular feeling that arrives when you put on the right garment. Not the trendy one, not the expensive one. The right one. The one that makes something inside you settle. That feeling ...

Conscious Fashion for Women: How to Build a Wardrobe That Reflects Who You Are Becoming

Most women reach a point where the wardrobe stops working. Not because it is empty. Often because it is full of the wrong things. Full of who she was three years ago, or who she thought she was sup...

Ethically Made Women's Clothing: What It Really Costs and Why It's Worth It

There is a question behind every price tag in fashion that most brands do not want you to ask. What did it actually cost to make this? Not the retail price. Not the wholesale margin. Not the markup...

The Nidra Set in Off White and Black — Slow Fashion for Every Season

The Nidra Set just arrived in off white and black. Discover how this Bali-made conscious fashion piece moves with you from beach to dinner, yoga to date night — and why Gemini season is the perfect...