To fit men and women of all shapes and sizes equally well with garments they’ll love forever and wear for a lifetime. To bring people closer to the source(s) of the textiles and garments they purchase.
To help consumers reclaim their power and find the courage to tune out media images and instead tune into what they know is true for themselves about what they want and need to best live their own lives.
Garment-making requires a combination of high- and low-tech tools: pencils, paper, rulers, tape measures, as well as industry standard industrial design software and machinery.
More important than the tools are the one-to-one interactions and co-creation between clothier and client. The positive energy generated by people coming together to create something new and high-value is the most satisfying aspect of this work.
Custom clothes are ‘slow clothes’, a process that engenders excellence and originality. I invite you into my studio where we relax, consume refreshing beverages, and talk about your life, lifestyle, and the inspirational images you’ve brought with you.
It is a deeply personal and iterative process, where solutions present themselves spontaneously by the interaction between people and materials, and are eventually honed into the final design and construction that is unique to you.
To watch her work and the care she takes in every detail helped me become reconnected with my own creativity. Our collaboration and the layered conversations about the garment details ensured my jacket was uniquely mine and exactly what I wanted.
Home run on the pocket placement!
Shahira has a rich knowledge of design, style and material, and she is extremely pleasant and professional throughout the entire process. She worked on every last detail until I was completely satisfied.
I study custom/couture clothesmaking, European safety standards for motorcycle apparel, psychology of dress,
and consumerism to make custom coats, jackets and PPE technical garments for people striving to live their values.
I make one garment for one client at a time, providing a lifetime’s worth of value while revealing
the client’s legendary qualities and bringing out their deepest personal expression.
I promote using natural materials, primarily wool and leather.
They are infinitely versatile, gorgeous, last for lifetimes, and, unlike synthetics,
fit within the ecology of this planet when grown within regenerative agriculture systems.
I also bring hemp fabric into couture, nixing hemp’s hippie caché,
or back it with Kevlar/aramid fibers for abrasion resistance on motorcycle apparel.
Owning fewer, better, well-fitting garments made of natural materials that last your lifetime and beyond is how I address sustainability.