SPRING/SUMMER LOVE
- Laura Mobley
- 20 Nov, 2011
About a month ago I had the pleasure of posing for Mata’s Spring/Summer 2012 catalog shoot. It was on location in New Buffalo, MI which... Read More ››
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About a month ago I had the pleasure of posing for Mata’s Spring/Summer 2012 catalog shoot. It was on location in New Buffalo, MI which... Read More ››
Mata Traders’ fair trade clothing is made in India and Nepal by women’s cooperatives. Last summer I got the chance to visit three of them. I had... Read More ››
Maureen and Kristin are in India at the moment working with the co-ops on next Spring’s collection and even getting started on Fall 2012. This... Read More ››
Mata means mother in Hindi, and we are always inspired by the strength and dedication of the mothers we meet in India. Read More ››
Everywhere we went, we noticed women wearing colorful, embroidered outfits that had a long skirt and a hooded waist-length cape. Rather than a fashion craze,... Read More ››
We want to thank Hannah Warren, founder and Executive Director of Jhoole, for being such a fabulous host! We spent two lovely days designing in the... Read More ››
For me – up at 7 AM to watch the sun rise like a ball of fury over the lake. For the first time in years... Read More ››
I arrived on Wednesday morning at our co-op in Rajasthan to find our Spring 2011 collection well on its way toward completion, since Maureen was... Read More ››
My second day here at the cooperative in Mumbai were were eating lunch with some of the ladies and the topic of shorts came up.... Read More ››
This week, Taylor has been creating our Fall/Winter 2011 catalog. As you can imagine, it is quite an endeavor: photographing the samples, writing descriptions, designing... Read More ››
Michelle and Maureen have lunch with a few ladies from our cooperative in Mumbai. Read More ››
I’ve had 3 full days now back in India (last time I was here it was 2004) and the main thing to report is that... Read More ››
I just ended a week in Kathmandu working with our new fair trade partners on Spring 2011 designs. I got so inspired by the colorful... Read More ››
I met Harshali two years ago when she was a shy 17 year old with limited English speaking skills. At that time she was working... Read More ››
Michelle, Maureen, and I first went to India in December 2003 and spent 4 months backpacking the country as part of a longer round-the-world adventure. ... Read More ››
“Surita Auntiiiieeee!” This is a common call at our women’s cooperative in Mumbai and is usually shouted out in a high-pitched Hindi lilt. What is... Read More ››
Looks like there are signs of improvement in Bihar, one of India’s most impoverished states and the location of many of our bead producer groups.... Read More ››
Welcome to Mata Traders' blog! We'll use this space so you can learn more about Mata Traders and the women's cooperatives and artisans that make... Read More ››