Boruca Sky | Her Caftan
Boruca Sky | Her Caftan
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Gorgeous navy blue caftan handmade from a softest cotton blend fabric and a 100% cotton threaded embroidery handwoven by the indigenous women of Costa Rica.
This is a special piece to us. It is a part of the collection "Queen Arenal" - a collection of ponchos, robes and dresses we hand-stitched by the volcano Arenal in Costa Rica in a limited edition.
We only created a few pieces, and all of them are one of the kind.
We visited indigenous Boruca village in South Costa Rica and met with the local families where women are still hand-weave the textiles themselves on the traditional loom. They hand-dye each thread with the medicinal plants collected around the village. This tradition is very old and the process is very slow, and right now this tradition is dying because only a few women are left who know how to do it.
With this collection we want to support the local women and their tradition and we hope to create more pieces like this.
Each piece has been stitched at the gorgeous and peaceful place by the volcano Arenal (we were feeling the energy strongly!)
We are bringing the pieces from Arenal to the US and are happy to share them with you.
They are all one size fits all. Sides on this caftan are closed - so you can wear this dress with nothing underneath!
We hope it will serve you as a beautiful intentional attire for your gatherings, personal practice, ceremony journeys, music, dance or simple comfort of life.
Material: Cotton blend (about 80% cotton, 20% lycra bought in San Jose, CR) + 100% cotton naturally dyed handwoven embroidery from Boruca Village.
Size: One size
Overall Length: 48 in.
Overall Width: 54 in.
Care:
Handwash or dry clean ONLY please. (We want these garments to last long and bring you joy in years to come).
Ethical Production
Ethical Production
glorka is a handmade ethical production. We work with 3 seamstresses and 2 tailors from New York, Los Angeles and Puerto Rico. We are very proud to work with this small but very passionate for handcrafting team of beautiful beings.
All the pieces that are handcrafted in other countries are a part of our Women Empowerment and Teaching projects around the world.
Most of our creations are either one of the kind or a Limited Edition. We only use same fabric for up to 10-12 pieces and then move on to the next fabric. The only ongoing designs we have are our basics: pants and tops from high-quality cotton in solid white, gray and black colors.
To reduce textile waste we strive to upcycle (use discarded or vintage fabrics that would end up in a landfill otherwise), and eco-friendly natural fabrics and blends. We are trying to use recycled polyester and upcycled fabrics to reduce waste and be more gentle to our Mother Earth.
You can always inquire about each of the fabrics we use for our designs here.
Visiting us in Person
Visiting us in Person
We have a few showrooms and storefront locations where you can walk in and try on the pieces in person. You can buy new pieces, bring the pieces you received online for an exchange, or just meet us in person and say Hello! :)
We are happy to meet you and show you our creations so if you are ever around these magical places:
༄ Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (main showroom with the biggest inventory and from where we ship most of our pieces)
༄ San Juan, Puerto Rico (our second showroom where we have more of the tropical, lightweight, resort pieces)
༄ Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California (small selection of unique pieces in a private showroom, DM to visit)
༄ Fallbrook, California (2 hours South from LA, a small boutique at Makhosi Temple of Spiritual Traditions)
༄ Playa Venao, Panama (a little glorka boutique on an open deck at Micaela’s Restaurant, Hotel Resort Venao)
Make an appointment to the closest location to you by sending us a message here.
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