We are working a new website. It will take a little while; but we are hoping once it is up and running that we will be able to refresh the images more easily. We would like to be able to show current stock in clothing, scarves, jewelry, antiques and other items. Soon.

Meanwhile we are designing and sewing the spring collection. We have some incredibly beautiful fabrics to use since my trips to Japan in June result in a preponderance of linens and summer-weight silks among the kimono available then. My trip to Arimatsu (a town full of tie-dyers) last June — while not as fruitful as I had hoped — did turn up some stitched and folded cotton in 4 lovely pastel colors. The crisp shirts we have made are like nothing else.

Vintage black and whie sheer silk ikats are being stitched together to make gossamer blouses and some wild vests. Today, Kate is also stitching myriad strips of ecru linen small patterned ikats into fabric for a fabulous jacket. This kind of beautiful handwork is what makes us unique.