Letters from Bali

Does Linen Shrink? Yes, About 4%, and Here Is Exactly When

Linen shrinks around 4% on its first wash, and almost all of it happens once. Here is why it happens, how to stop the rest, and how to tell whether a piece has already been through it.

Why Is Linen So Expensive? The Real Cost, Broken Down

Linen costs more than cotton for reasons that start in a field in Normandy and end at a wage. Here is the whole breakdown, including our own numbers.

Slow Fashion Brands: Who Is Actually Doing It, and How to Check

Every brand on the internet now calls itself slow. Here is what separates the ones who mean it, the giants worth watching, and a five-minute test you can run on anyone, including us.

We waited two years for this studio to say yes

  Brand Story · Bali · Design & Architecture We waited two years for this studio to say yes There is a particular feeling that comes when you walk into a space and something in your body...

How to Wear Linen

  Linen · How to Wear It · A Guide How to wear linen Linen wants to hang, not to cling. Almost every question about how to wear it resolves into that one sentence. Give it room at the widest...

Ethical Clothing Brands, and How to Check the Claim Yourself

Slow Fashion · Ethics · How to Check a Claim Ethical clothing brands, and how to check the claim yourself The ethical clothing brands most worth knowing are Pact and Kotn for everyday co...

Natural Indigo: The Oldest Blue in the World

  Botanical Dye · Indigo · The Vat The oldest blue in the world Natural indigo is a blue pigment extracted from the leaves of indigo-bearing plants, and it behaves unlike any other dye on ea...

The Maternity Kaftan

A kaftan works through pregnancy for one structural reason: it takes its shape from the shoulders rather than the waist. What to look for, and what to skip.

The Last Day of a Nine Month

August 2026 is a nine universal month, the number of endings. September is a one. Here is what the turn actually asks of you, and the small ledger sentence that closes it properly.

What Is Kundalini Yoga?

Kundalini · Practice · Where to Begin What kundalini yoga actually is Kundalini yoga is a practice built from breath, repetitive movement, mantra and stillness, arranged into fixed sequenc...