About Kaohinani
Kaohinani is a Hawaiian word meaning “Gatherer Of Beautiful Things”
We love to source unique, hand crafted items from around the world whilst supporting small artisan businesses. All of our items are Ethically made and materials are consciously chosen with care for the Environment. From Plant Based Rayon to Recycled Sari Silks, we want to be kind to your body AND the planet.
Who makes our clothes? Find out here
About Me
Hi, I’m Louise and I run Kaohinani from our base in Brighton, UK.
For the past few years I’ve been searching out the best ways to bring you ethical, planet-friendly clothing at a fair price. I started my journey on Depop, picking up the most colourful clothes from charity shops and car boots, spending hours trawling through the rails to find a hidden gem. Nowadays my stock comes from artisan suppliers all over the world!
The clothes we stock are carefully sourced from vetted suppliers whose workers are paid a fair wage for their craft. These clothes are crafted from quality materials, there’s no fast fashion here! Where possible, we like to use recycled materials for our products, lessening our impact on the planet and it’s resources.
Alongside supplying you with beautiful, well made, colourful clothes we are commited to helping to fight climate change, poverty, gender inequality, racial inequality and injustice through choosing suppliers that adhere to The Principles Of Fair Trade whenever we can.
Each year, we invest a percentage of our profits into Fair Trade producers around the world through Shared Interest, an incredible organisation that supplies artisan producers with financial support and business advice. This enables farmers and craftspeople to start up a business, and trade their way out of poverty.
Kaohinani has been plastic free since 2017. Your order will be sent in 100% home compostable packaging, and you can be assured that any extras we include will be compostable or recyclable too. 🌎