natural fabrics

This project started in Goa, India. Goa is quite an amazing hub where many artisans from Europe come to get inspiration and hunt for oriental fabrics. It is famous for boho fashion bazaars where vintage saris can be found next to luxury designer clothing. The idea of "Weathered" was conceived during walks through the famous Anjuna and Mapusa flee markets. You can get overwhelmed by the smells, colours, and sounds, but after some time you learn to navigate this chaos and find intricate museum looking antique pieces hidden in the tacky sparkled and crazy coloured piles.
The next step was to imagine how one can wear those in common life, as they were mostly rich wedding saris. We decided to combine them with local heritage natural fabrics like mulmul cotton and chanderi silk, using the vintage pieces as accents and ornaments.
Then there appeared amazing AI generations of Jonas Peterson who mixed together images of XX century fashion icons, Varanasi sadhus and high-end fashion catwalks in a flamboyant visual cocktail. This encouraged us to make these visions real, kickstarting the first Weathered collection of extravagant handcrafted vintage inspired couture.
Our mission is to study and popularise ancient traditions by using natural handwoven fabrics with history, along with recycling vintage textiles. Thus creating contemporary sustainable unique artefacts.