Our Story
Founded to be a little bit different from other companies
Many of our clothing items are one-of-a-kind - unique fabric, unique look - although many use the same underlying pattern. Thus if you order a Tibetan jacket, or ChiChi jacket or Swing Coat - what you'll receive is unique, your own; it won't look EXACTLY like the one in the photo. If what you want is in the category Made to order, it will be mailed to you within the week. If it says it will need to be made - we will communicate with you and talk color and size, whether you like bold or subtle.....details that are your unique preferences. We'll mail you photos of possible fabric and you'll pick. You won't be disappointed. We'll also give you a timeline for completion and delivery. Just so you'll feel sure: check our Happy Customer statements.
About Us
(Miranda) I moved to Guatemala after retirement and in San Pedro la Laguna was blessed to meet Javier Navichoc, the tailor who could take my designs, make perfectly-finished examples and the patterns we needed to replicate them. We have be working together since 2011.
Each year I have gone to California and a few other states to do benefit events for my Guatemalan children's art & nutrition project Creando Mi Futuro (www.creatingmyfuture.org) - taking bags of our creations to show and sell. During this time several stores - in Antigua, Guatemala, Philadelphia Pa, and Chico CA - have featured some of our clothing. But the restrictions of COVID have brought a temporary halt to all this. Thus the 15% that goes to fund our school scholarships for the Creando childen (the poorest in our pueblo) severely diminished. This website is an attempt to reach a wider audience of special people who love Guatemalan fabric and the "ethnic look", and hopeful augment our scholarship fund once again.
Photo: Our team: Head tailor Javier Navichoc (middle) with assistants Pablo and Henry (Javier's son.) They do beautiful work.