70 Employees	Family Business	Artisanal Production

(Kim, Anil, Diksha, Carly, & Pete)

Multigenerational Family Business

(Diksha & Nikhil, the next generation)	(Kim & Pete's daughter Carly, with Anil's daughters Ayisha and Diksha)

The Infamous Lobster Design

(Amrita sewing a lobster print shirt)	(The first versions of the block print lobster design)	(Pete, his son Chauncey, & Anil showing off the lobster shirt)

The Ancient Art of Block Printing

 

(Cotton hanging to dry in the sun before being printed)	(Wooden blocks used to stamp the designs)

 

(Anil with Mexicali owners Kim and Pete)

The first time that Pete and Kim met Phadet was in 1998. They were 8,000 miles and twelve time zones away from home. They had traded in their dollars for baht, exchanged snow for sunshine, and were on the hunt for groovy goods in the “Land of Smiles.” They didn’t speak more than a few words in Thai, but they spoke Smile fluently. Did we mention that they were with their three kids? At the impressionable ages of 7, 5, and 3, these blonde, bowl cut, tie dyed ducklings sawadee’d and smiled their way through the sea of stalls in amazement (sawadee khrup (m) / ka (f) - hello). 

After wandering for hours amongst the thousands of vendors that sold everything from chickens to cosmetics, the tie dye family found themselves in front of a small stall exploding with colorful clothing. A friendly face smiled out at them, and that was when we first encountered the King of Patterns. Phadet invited the family in and cleared a space for them to sit amongst the piles of textiles. Smiles took care of the language barrier, and Phadet’s fair prices and honest expression took care of the rest. As Kim and Pete started to pull out samples and discuss designs using hand gestures and a calculator to communicate, the three kids fell asleep on piles of clothing, many of which would become Phadet’s first styles sent back to Mexicali stores in Maine. 

Twenty years later, not a lot has changed. We still do business with Phadet every year, and he is still a source of calm amongst the chaos of the market. Smiles are still our main source of communication, although our technology now extends beyond calculators and into Whatsapp and emojis. Phadet’s honesty, integrity, and creativity are still reflected in his vibrant designs, fair prices, and the way he runs his family business. The only real difference is that Chauncey, Carly, and Caleb no longer take naps on stacks of clothing in his stall.

In Thailand, there’s a famous saying, “Same, Same, But Different.” We look forward to continuing our relationship with Phadet and how, over the next twenty years, our family businesses and our friendship will grow and change in a same, same, but different kind of way.

(Imtyaz' daughter Nadya, Carly, Pete, Imteyaz, Suong, Chauncey, Kim)

The Shakedown Street of Nepal

Mexicali owners Kim and Pete first met Imteyaz at his original location on the main drag of Thamel in the touristic center of Kathmandu in the 2000s. Picture a bustling scene that looks more like a Shakedown Street outside of a Grateful Dead show than a conventional cityscape. Imteyaz' beaming smile and groovy goods peered out from a small shop jam packed with colorful clothing reminiscent of Sunshine Daydreams. Since, Imteyaz has moved onto a much larger shop but her still has a fair few Steal Your Face Patches and Dancing Bear designs leftover, evidence of the "Hippie Trail" of yesteryear that put Kathmandu's counterculture on the map. It's fitting that we found each other, Imteyaz' designs perfectly complement a hippie store named after a Grateful Dead song such as navomomslikeme.

An Eye for Psychedelic Designs

Once we came to know Imteyaz, we really came to love him and his infectious energy! While he's a big guy, he's soft-spoken with a melodious voice, and an incredible laugh, the kind you can't help but join in on. Creative and passionate about his textile art, Imteyaz is also an amazing listener and applies that to crafting unique fashion with Mexicali customers in mind. Every trip to Nepal we craft samples together, and after so many sessions of bouncing ideas off of one another he has a keen understanding of what our customers are looking for. Our designs often align and he will tweak them and improve upon them, creating the perfect item we didn't realize we had been wishing for! 

Second Generation Family Business x2

In one of life's symbolic circles Imteyaz is now working with his daughter Nadya, just as Kim and Pete are working with their daughter Carly. It's so special to develop a deep connection with someone and then to pass that off to the next generation, and it's these connections that make buying for navomomslikeme a labor of love. 

Community Minded

Imteyaz employees and empowers 78 employees, most of whom are makers in his factory. Something unrelated to work specifically, but which we really admire about Imteyaz, is his dedication to his family and community. The closest mosque is miles away, so he created a prayer room in the back of his shop where locals can come to pray throughout the day. At first we were so confused by all the people who were walking in and out of the shop but not stopping to look at any clothing! When Imteyaz told us what they were doing, we couldn't help but be impressed at how he was using part of his shop-space to help others. Not only is he one of our favorite clothing creators due to his amazing design skills, but he is someone we are proud to call a friend!

“In this global age, when technology has already reached the height of Mars, some people are working with their hands and weaving and crafting warm clothes for us: isn't this unique and special? I think so. This is a really humbling experience to wear these handicrafts.”

- Puroshottam

Fresh Mountain Air, Sunlight, Birdsong, A New Factory

Nestled high above the city on the outskirts of Kathmandu you will find Puru and his family’s new wool factory. The beautiful site sits between a mushroom farm and a sprawling view of the Kathmandu Valley to the south, and the base of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park to the north. The fresh mountain air and birdsong are a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the city, and their factory is full of colorful wool fibers, natural sunlight, and cheerful faces. Happy employees and healthy work conditions are spun into the fibers of all of their beautiful handmade wool garments, resulting in products that look good and empower the local community.

(Chauncey and Puru overlooking the valley towards Kathmandu)

Meet Purushottam 

Born and raised in Kathmandu, Purushottam, or Puru, is a family man, an avid reader, a naturalist, and a spiritual practitioner. As a lover of both words and birds, the natural setting of their new factory is the perfect place for his ever growing family, his family business, his expanding library, his newfound hobby of wild bird photography, and his ongoing spiritual practice.

A True Family Business

 After graduating with a degree in English literature, Puru was invited to join the wool trade by his brother-in-law who started the business. Fast forward 15 years and now Puru is the production manager, his brother Subodh is the marketing director, and his sister Bandana and brother in law Diwakar are the directors. Not only do they run the company together, but their families also live and raise their children together in the close-knit community that they have created. 

Hand Loomed & Handmade 

Puru’s favorite Mexicali products are the new Bheda Mexicali Wool Hoodie Jacket and all of the colorful wool hats handmade in their facotyr. “These products are either hand loomed or handmade. So, these are special products. There is the direct touch of many people in any one product.” We agree that what makes these products special is the story that is spun into every one.

(a seamstress finishing a green Mexicali Wool Hoodie Jacket in the sunshine)

Made with love from New Zealand to Kathmandu

Each product is designed, crafted, and created with love. All of the raw wool is shorn by certified cruelty-free shearers in New Zealand before it is shipped to Nepal. Next, the wool is sorted and spun, while masters create designs at their factory. Then the wool is brought to to the homes of hundreds of local women in the surrounding community. These women are able to choose their own hours in which to knit the wool into the beautiful patterns and decorative details that you see in our stores. The products are then returned to the factory for fleece lining, finishing, and quality control. The whole process is a labor of love that positively impacts the local community on various levels, and the result is a quality and attention to detail that you can see in every stitch if you look close enough. 

(a crew of masters, designers, seamstresses, along with Puru, Subodh, Chauncey, & Carly)

Empowering Communities Through Employment

All of their employees live in the surrounding community, and Puru’s family business supports 35 skilled makers, 200 knitters, as well as countless other individuals along the supply chain. Locally, their business positively affects women who are able to work flexible hours and earn money from home while taking care of their families. This allows these women to gain financial independence that would be otherwise unattainable in conventional employment. All of their employees are paid fair wages in happy and healthy work environments, and the financial freedom that their jobs provide them in turn positively benefits the local community. The impact that is harder to calculate, the happiness of the employees, can be seen and felt, and we know that this positivity energetically resonates through the community as well.

(Siblings Chauncey and Carly with siblings Puru and Subodh in a celebration of intergenerational family business)

“Know Thyself”

Above is a quote that Puru lives by, “This is my motto. Trying to understand oneself may or may not bring liberation but that will certainly make my life easier and I will not be a nuisance to others- I hope!” In Puru’s pursuit of knowing himself, he and his family have helped create a work environment that inspires and empowers all of their employees while positively impacting the local community. navomomslikeme is excited to continue to support other family businesses, like Puru’s, around the world that are actively evolving, learning, and changing in order to use their business as a force for good.

The mountainous city of Kathmandu is circled by the Chakra Path ring road, an elliptical 8 eight lane thoroughfare that surrounds the ancient city. The Chakra Path is a hustling and bustling mass of colorful painted diesel trucks and buses, cars of all shapes and colors, motorcycles, rickshaws, bicycles, monkeys, dogs, and the occasional psychedelic tractor. Intersecting the ring road is the Tokha road, where you can find Sujha and all of his makers. With an eye for funky designs and a love for patterns and textures of all sorts, Sujha leads a group of masters and makers that are European Fair Trade Certified.

Sujha is not just a great designer, he is also a yogi, a father, an avid naturalist, and is very involved in giving back to his employees and local community. He also has a bountiful organic garden on the outskirts of Kathmandu, well beyond the ring road, on its very own “chakra path” where he sometimes leads spiritual retreats. Together with Sujha and his talented makers we crafted a line of retro inspired designs using deadstock corduroy and tie dye denim. We named the Tokha Line after the Tokha Road where it was created and all of the people that helped us create it.  

What is deadstock, you might ask? Deadstock is leftover fabric from designers and fashion houses. Due to small quantities, deadstock is often thrown away in landfills, or builds up dust and cobwebs in abandoned warehouses. Utilizing deadstock fabric is a way of overcoming fast fashion, making the most of materials that would otherwise be ignored or abandoned. Not only did we use deadstock material in this line, we also asked Sujha to upcycle all of the corduroy fabric scraps into our Tokha Patchwork Corduroy Vest and Tokha Patchwork Bucket Hat.  

Check out the rest of our Mexicali Colorblock Corduroy from Sujha and his makers or align your energy and check out our Chakra Collection. Maybe you want to mix and match some more of our Patchwork Clothing or check out our eco-minded Upcycled, Recycled, and Reclaimed wares from around the world. We hope that you find your own “chakra path” whether it’s high in the Himalayas, on the ocean, in a city, or in the forest.

The Republic of Indonesia is comprised of 270,000,000 people, 17,508 islands, 700 languages, 34 provinces, and an incredibly diverse selection of flora and fauna. In all of this, we were incredibly lucky to have met Pepen on our first-ever trip to the beautiful Indonesian island of Bali 22 years ago. A good friend put us in contact with him, and many moons, thousands of garments, and uncountable smiles later, we still see him every year and consider him a good family friend and business associate. His Batik textiles are unrivaled in their artistic beauty, and his aura is comforting, welcoming, and genuine. 

Pepen has a joyful laugh that is contagious to all those around him and when we are doing business together, laughter is booming! He lives with and manages his business with the help of all of his extended family members and is an incredibly active member of his local community. He gives back through time and leadership in a number of local organizations, and hires community members in his artistic fabrication studios. The result is a friendly and fun workplace that invests heavily in the local community and preservation of local customs and traditions.

Pepen takes pride in the consistency and care that goes into all of the batik garments that he crafts, and the attention to detail and artistry is unmistakable. This is the first year that we have been unable to visit Pepen and when Kim messaged him, “We miss your smile,” he responded with, “don’t worry, my smile is still here.” We look forward to sharing more smiles, and to continuing to share Pepen’s family’s artistry with everyone in the navomomslikeme family.

Kai, Kim, Natna, Carly, and Pete

Thailand is an incredible country full of tuk tuks, stunning white sand beaches, ancient temples, and other cultural delicacies, all simmered in coconut milk and fresh spices. Thailand relies heavily on tourism to provide opportunities for its people and has become the most celebrated vacation nation in Southeast Asia for the last forty years. Myanmar, formerly Burma, is an equally amazing country that is far less developed and far less touristic, as it only fully opened its borders to international travel and trade in the 21st century. Both countries share a strong sense of culture that is rooted in Dharma, karma, and religion, tied into the teachings of the Buddha.

Kai & Natna are two lovely buddhist women who made their way to Thailand from Myanmar via the "Friendship Bridge" that connects the two countries in search of opportunity. They ended up in Bangkok, one of the busiest cities in the world, and it is there that they found their talents in the textile business. They worked hard to get to the place that they are today, and their wonderful senses of style have culminated in their unique sense of design that brings elegance and eccentricity to the fashion industry.
 

Carly and Kim, our own dynamic duo, love working, laughing and sharing ideas with Kai and Natna. Most of the time they are together they are all sitting on the floor throwing ideas and samples around to see what sticks. "Kai and Natna are no-nonsense, and will tell us if our designs are bad, then we will giggle it all away and start from scratch." - Kim Erskine

We love supporting all types of businesses all over the world, but we are especially proud to be able to support Kai & Natna's female owned business. 

Their balance of servicing both their wholesale and retail customers in their small Bangkok shop is a testament to what hard workers they are, and the fruit of their labor flows back across the Friendship Bridge to Myanmar as they both support their families and their Buddhist temples back home. Like most wholesalers in Bangkok, they have clients from all around the world. Over the years they have grown to know our styles and customers, and always have awesome things in mind to show us that are aligned with the Mexicali vibe. We look forward to many more giggles and many more designs in the coming years!

Check out Kai and Natna's creations here

“Tie dye is color, joy, experimentation, wearing your heart on your sleeve (literally!). The tie dye tribe is a good vibe tribe ✌️” 

We are over the moon to introduce you to our newest maker Dallas, a bright soul brimming with positive vibes whose glass is half full, and we would be willing to bet our socks it's tie dyed.  Dallas is originally from planet earth, New Jersey to be exact, but her education took her into orbit around the big apple where she ended up for the beginning of her professional life. Eventually, her satellite was drawn in by the loving gravity of family and she ended up in Neptune, New Jersey which she now calls home.

Dallas’ introduction to tie dye was through her dad, a self-proclaimed “Dead Head Emeritus” who wore his love for the band on his sleeve, and on his t-shirts. Dallas’ was enchanted by the dancing bears, the bright colors, and quickly became a sunshine daydreamer. Whereas Dallas has always loved colors (p.s. her favorite color is Turquoise), she has her Gratefully Deadicated dad to thank for starting her on her artistic path with a colorful palette in hand.

“The first thing I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a painter. Later, it was a writer. I try to keep art in my life, and channel that appreciation for beauty and self expression. It gives me the courage I had as a kid, when anything was possible, my dreams were big, and I wanted to be Picasso."

The art of tie dye is a recent addition to Dallas’ life, and it wasn’t always sunshine daydreams. Dallas willingly admits that her first forays into tie dying as a child were underwhelming, and her first shirt was “sort of a faint blue nothing,” but good designs come to those that wait. A few years ago she bought a tie dye kit and dove back into the colorful art with her kids. Whereas they got bored after one dye, Dallas couldn’t get enough of it and found herself rummaging through the house looking for any light colored fabrics to dye and beautify. In an effort to get the last drops of color out of the kit, she happened upon a pair of her husband’s socks and… voila, a lightbulb moment that led to a career change and countless happy dancing feet from Neptune to Maine!

While Dallas does admit that in fashion there is such a thing as too much color, her beautiful bright tie dye socks are the perfect “#lowkeyflex.” There's nothing like a little tie dye rainbow in your boots on a rainy day, or a splash of color tucked away beneath the hem of your pants for when you need it most. Each pair of her socks is accompanied by a unique hand collaged message that will further help brighten your day, and we thank Dallas for shining her light on this world through her art.

Oh, did we mention that the aforementioned loving family gravity also pulls Dallas all the way up to Bangor, Maine to visit her aunt and uncle? Below you will see her (right) accompanied by our equally awesome manager Julie (left) in front of a psychedelic sock display in the Bangor store. Neptune is only four planets away from earth, and Maine is only four states away from New Jersey.  Is that a sign from the cosmos? We have only had Dallas as a maker for just under a year, but she has been shopping with us for over a decade and feels like an old friend. You know what they say… the tie dye tribe is a good vibe tribe, and we’re excited to be dancing under the same moon as Dallas with some splashes of color keeping our soles stylish and our souls inspired ✌️

Deepak is a thoughtful man with kind eyes, a big heart, and a bright smile. Deriving from Sanskrit “source of light,” Deepak (दीपक ) is a Hindi word that literally translates to “lamp,” and it couldn’t be a better name for a human who shines their light so brightly on the world. Did we mention his poetic passion for making beautiful five point and seven point paper star lanterns? We didn’t know anything about the meaning of his name when a friend first introduced us in 1998, but we did drink chai, share laughter, do business, and become friends. Over 20 years later this friendship has led to many more cups of chai, picnics in the park, lots more laughter, and a strong business relationship that continues to evolve. 

Deepak doesn’t just shine his light on the city where he lives, but he seeks out artisans in rural areas of India to help make his handicrafts. As such, his craft empowers and employs countless communities all over the country. The attention to detail that is reflected in their handiwork results in products that are as beautiful as they are unique. We are proud to partner with makers like Deepak who celebrate the cultural traditions of their goods and enable us to responsibly share them with the world. 

Deepak is one of the many sources of Mexicali’s SMILE, not to mention being one of our main sources of light. Growing our businesses together, and watching our friendship flourish over the past 23 years has been incredible, and we look forward to sharing many more stories and smiles, and to continuing to illuminate the world with our ever brightening light.

Have Deepak’s paper star lanterns, ceramic knobs, or hooks ever brightened up your bedroom or beautified your business? Show us your starry lights and tag us @mexicaliblues ⭐️

Shop Deepak's collection here ⭐️

Nicole has been sharing her artistic slices of the wild with the world for many moons and finds inspiration in everything from the smallest jaunt through the woods to summiting the highest mountain peak in the range, from a mushroom growing on the trail to an ever changing wave on the ocean. We are over the moon to have teamed up with her and to be able to help showcase her artistry to the world! From her graphic tees to her stickers, her artwork now takes the form of slices of wild that you can wear on an adventure or stick onto your gear. Who knows what kind of awesomeness future collaborations might bring?

The name Wildslice comes from cookies, cookies of the woods to be exact. Nicole and her partner used to cut up fallen logs they found in the forest into age-telling ovals and use them to create organic sculptures and wall art. These wood cookies were the original slices of wild, and they led to her artistic inspiration as well as her name. The cookies led to sketching which naturally led to painting, and most recently she has acquired a kiln and dove headfirst into throwing pottery. 

Regardless of the art form, her work uses intricate organic lines to reimagine nature. She starts with the mountains as her muses and puts pen to paper, then she scans the artwork to a computer and digitizes it so she can turn it into stickers and apparel. This awesome merch spans from the funky Wild Mushroom design that showcases our favorite foragable friends, to the Poseidon the Octopus design that celebrates the most intelligent and mysterious creature in the ocean. Not to mention Campervans and Mermaids and Moons, did we mention Sasquatch? There's a little slice of nature for everyone. Nature was the entryway to Nicole’s artistic expression and whether she is paddling, boarding, hiking, camping, or just relaxing, nature is a consistent source of creative inspiration. 

Nicole has been shopping with Mexicali for many moons as well, and her favorite purchase is a reclining Buddha that in her words, “reminds me to just chill and live my life in a way that works best for me.” She is also a big fan of travel and has taken many adventures all throughout the US to find her favorite slices. These travels led to a sticker series that she released of artistic representations of all 50 states, our favorite is the State of Maine one, but we’re biased. 

Fernando is an avid surfer, tennis player, and dancer. In fact, when he first moved to Maine, he had a disco in his basement. Now he spends his time split between here and there, dancing between the land of lobster and the land of alpaca, working with friends and family to send beautiful handicrafts back to vacationland. He runs his export business with his son Fernando, and together they keep a steady supply of Peruvian jewelry and Alpaca sweaters to Mexicali and much of Maine along with the help of two friends, Alejandro & Cesar in Lima. Together, they create and curate some of the highest quality, and most comfortable Alpaca sweaters in the world. "Why do you need an alpaca sweater?", you may ask. If you know, you know, and you don't need one, you need at least two. Find one of Fernando's beautiful Peruvian alpaca sweaters here (¡aqui!).

We look forward to many more years of business with Fernando and Fernando, and to our families working together to bring a splash of South American style to the state of Maine and beyond. 

Riya (Rabi's daughter), Rabi, Pete, and Carly (Pete's daughter). As a family-run business ourselves, we love working with other families!

 We met Mexicali maker Rabi over 20 years ago in Nepal, through a mutual friend who knew we would get along famously. Our friend was right, as Rabi is an awesome person to work with and (like us) loves to have FUN! Outside of our long working relationship, we've enjoyed many day trips and adventures with Rabi, attending parties and being welcomed to community events, celebrating Buddha's birthday, and gathering at his house to try his mom's famous raksi moonshine! 

We look forward to many more years of working and adventures with Rabi, and continuing to share the fleece-lined wool awesomeness he and his artisan crew create with you! 

It has been a joy working with Elinor and her partner Maor as their business has expanded from that small storefront to their current large sunlit factory, which provides good paying jobs and a positive working environment to many local people! As well as loving the awesomeness of their designs, we really appreciate that Elinor and Maor are so passionate about the ethical production of their products!

Thinking back, Kim muses, “I remember when we discovered Nyoman, we were on a motorbike headed to a market outside of town and I spied some great hand painted chakra flags and wall hangings. I made Pete turn around!"

Carly, Nyoman, and Kim in 2018.

“Upon entering Nyoman’s shop we were greeted with a huge smile and welcomed as if we had been working with her for years. We started with a small order, which was no problem for her because she knew that her quality and attention to detail would keep us coming back with more and more orders. Nyoman’s beautiful smile and personality radiates happiness, kindness, and a feeling of being in the ‘now’.”

With so many talented artists in Bali and everywhere our team travels to, we have one simple rule when it comes to who we choose to work with. If they’re smiling and in good spirits, then we know it’s the right match. We instantly could tell that Nyoman and her family would be the makers we wanted to collaborate with when we met her about ten years ago in the market we almost zoomed right past.

And thank goodness we did turn around that day! With over 30 years of experience in batiking, Nyoman has helped us design one of a kind pieces and she even helps us pick out colors–which can be so difficult when they’re all SO gorgeous! She has a certain way of making you feel that you are the only one that matters, even though you know she has many other buyers she is creating for.

The hand painting of all her textiles is all done at her family compound in Ubud. Families in Bali usually live communally with extended family all living close by. You can see in the video that their home is beautiful and filled with joy. Their deity is established in the center of the courtyard and watches over all of them and offers protection and good fortune.

On a morning walk in Bali, after having finished our buying, Pete spied some brightly colored batik “party shirts”. We were nearly out of time and had already used up our whole budget, but he said, "We HAVE to find a way to fit this happy clothing in!" Determined to get these into the Mexicali mix and in his closet, we came back with just a couple of hours before our flight to talk about an order.

We were warmly greeted by Ayu with limited English, a lovely smile, and eagerness to work with us, and thus our working relationship began! It is a joy doing business with women in a male-dominated society.  Despite the language barrier, laughs and smiles are always are in abundance when we get together for reordering the Mexicali favorite patchwork overalls, men’s shirts, and kids' tops too!

Two companies, two generations! Fathers and daughters working together on both sides of the globe.

"On our first trip to Nepal – over 15 years ago – we met Rabi through a mutual friend. We checked out his showroom in Kathmandu and immediately loved his fleece-lined wool, his happy demeanor and jovial spirit, and we knew we were in the right place! Since that time we have really gotten to know his extended family, and have spent many nights having fun, eating meals, and being guided around his hometown and the center of his wool production in the ancient Newari city of Bhaktapur. Rabi is deeply rooted in his community, where he employs many knitters who are able to work at home or in "knitting circles" close to home.

When arriving in Nepal after the massive earthquake in 2015, we visited Rabi and saw first-hand the devastation his town of ancient temples, buildings, and stupas had endured. Many building were destroyed or damaged in this famous World Heritage city. His factory was also structurally damaged and he was working out of a temporary location.

When we arrived, we were greeted with warm smiles and a lively knitting circle of women who were grateful for the orders we were soon to place. Knowing about the hardships they had endured, we ordered much more than normal to do our part to help get these skilled craftswomen back to work. Seeing the resilience of people after such hardship makes one think about things in a whole different light. We felt lucky to be a part of such an inspiring community of artisans. Every time I put on my favorite fleece lined wool hat, I feel grateful to know first-hand the extraordinary people and the extraordinary place where this comes from."

--Mexicali co-owner Kim Erskine

SHOP FLEECE-LINED WOOL FROM RABI AND HIS TEAM

Meet Mexicali makers Bharat and Sadahana! We have been working with this mother/son team for over 10 years in the magical Holy City of Pushkar, India. We found their shop one day while exploring the city when the kids were young. The bright colors were so inviting, we were drawn right in. Little did we know that after walking in we would feel as though we were part of the family, and a long-time business relationship was just about to blossom!

Sadhana and Bharat have been providing navomomslikeme with beautiful magic skirts since our first trip to Pushkar. Welcoming and kind--not to mention Sadhana being an amazing cook--it is a joy to stop by for chai and couple of laughs whenever we are in town!