Sustainability & Circular Fashion

Our styles are inspired by loud, tropical expressions we see in the wild.

We, on principle, never overproduce, utilizing recycled/leftover fabric whenever possible.

Every collection is special, curated in small batches, by the season.

Once it’s gone, it’s gone, & it’s a treasure if you have it.

With worldliness comes the responsibility of good stewardship to our natural world.

That’s why our philosophy is a rebellion against fast fashion.

The creative process of making clothing, especially with artisans whose livelihood

it is to bring these garments to life, is a circular journey, not a fast one.

It’s important that our customers know where their clothing comes from & how it’s made.

We are intimately involved with every part of the process, & watch our collections go full circle,

from across the world to our brick & mortar shop in Barnegat Light, NJ

… all while keeping waste out of our oceans & landfills.

We do our part in the fight against waste by cleaning up the unfortunate mess big business leaves behind.

Materials are sourced in Balinese markets, fabric stores & warehouses – utilizing recycled & leftover fabric whenever possible.

Most of our Indian fabrics are sourced through Vimla and Babou, a mother-son team collecting wasted saree fabrics.

Vimla has been collecting these materials since the early ’80s, & her home is its own bazaar,

composed of gorgeous vintage dead-stock materials & sarees.

Our process is a ‘treasure hunt’ of sorting through pre-existing fabric & vintage textiles to be repurposed into our designs.

Endless hours go into dreaming up these styles with our incredible tailors.

Designs are made into samples using up-cycled fabric which then undergo a collaboration with our head tailor,

Putu, & her team of 12 women & one male pattern-maker.

Our Rami Collection is a separate collab with a mother/daughter duo supplying ramie cotton, one of the strongest natural fibers.

In India, all of our cotton is hand-stamped using the block print technique, offering countless patterns to choose from.

Sometimes we’re fortunate enough to be involved in the phase of designing the block print & color schemes for a collection.

Sandwiched between textiles piled high on her scooter as she winds through major traffic in Bali

or dodges camels in India, Taylor hand-picks & transports fabrics herself.

We at the Bazaar encourage our community to travel lightly & sustainably whenever possible,

to pass down or repurpose their old garments, to shop vintage/second hand,

& to support brands who put in the work to create something new out of something left behind.