Kowtow Loves #05

Nadia Reid is a musician, originally from Port Chalmers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Nadia has been a friend of ours for a long time. Her reflective lyrics and dreamy soundscapes often soar through the Kowtow stores. Now living in Manchester, with a new album due to be released early next year, she’s returning to our shores to tour across New Zealand and Australia. We spoke to Nadia in anticipation of her first show back home.

Kowtow Loves #04

Beci Orpin is a Melbourne-based designer, illustrator, maker and a long time friend of Kowtow. Her exciting use of colour, shape and the eternal optimism shown in her art delights us. Beci’s book ‘Book of Girls’ sits proudly on the bookshelf at the Kowtow workroom. 

Kowtow Loves #03

Elfy Scott is a Sydney based journalist, best known for her work on politics, social issues and mental health advocacy. A true example of using your platform for good, Elfy reflects what it is to be a journalist in the modern media landscape.

Kowtow Loves #02

Loneliness is a shared experience that often goes overlooked. After experiencing this herself, Sophie McIntyre founded Club Sup - a supper club for people to make authentic and lasting connections across Melbourne and Sydney. The idea of shared connection through food, music, literature and art is something we often discuss at the Kowtow Workroom and Sophie’s approach to fostering community and connections is one we admire. We spoke to Sophie about the inception of Club Sup, her experience at these events and the most worn piece in her wardrobe.

Two Raw Sisters in Kowtow

When Margo and Rosa, also known as Two Raw Sisters asked us to dress them for their new book, it was a no brainer. Two Raw Sisters is a plant-forward company that puts good ingredients first, sharing effortless recipes that nourish. Having followed their journey, we knew the love they had for the clothes we make, and knew collaborating would be special.

Regenerative Farming with our Fairtrade Farmers

We believe organic, natural fibres are the answer to fashion’s climate crisis. How? Using regenerative agriculture practices to produce the natural fibres that make up our clothes.

Kowtow & Fairtrade: An Eighteen Year Partnership

When Gosia founded Kowtow in 2006, she knew she wanted to make clothing made from organic cotton that was Fairtrade certified. After learning about the Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO) she was certain this was the path Kowtow should take to entirely understand the cotton supply chain and look after the growers who are traditionally the least looked after and taken advantage of in any commodity.

Lucianne Tonti on Regenerative Agriculture and Natural Fibres

Lucianne Tonti is a sustainable fashion journalist who we were happily introduced to last year via her book, Sundressed. We spoke to Lucianne to break down what regenerative agriculture really means, the benefit of wearing natural fibres and her approach to getting dressed.

Kowtow Loves #01

Cafe Freda’s is a neighbourhood eatery in Sydney that believes in culture, community, music, good time fun and kindness. Founded by Dave Abram with wife, Creative Director and artist Carla Uriarte, it’s a hub filled with colour and intrigue. Carla’s art is full of bold colours, a delight to the Kowtow team. We spoke with Carla and Dave about their work, their community and their relationship to getting dressed.

Kowtow & Nature Baby

Introducing Lara with baby Sascha and Ella with baby Marion. Learn from these two 4th trimester Mums about their experiences of this beautiful time.

Kowtow & Our Relationship With Clothes

Fashion Revolution Week asks us to consider what we wear, who makes our clothes and why transparency and accountability are paramount in the fashion industry. This year we wanted to spotlight a member of the Kowtow community who we think is revolutionary in the way they document and see fashion.

Founder Story with Gosia Piątek

Gosia Piątek founded Kowtow in 2006 with a vision where a necessary product, such as clothing, originated from and how it could return back into the earth, without causing harm to people or the environment. Here she tells us the journey before she started her mission and what her vision for the future of Kowtow is.

Plastic Free Clothing

At Kowtow we’ve been working for 17 years to completely eliminate all plastic derived materials in our clothing. A long and winding journey that has challenged industry conventions and led to finding natural alternatives so that now, we can claim completely plastic-free Fairtrade organic cotton clothing.

Why It Matters To Use A Mono-Fibre

The journey to using a mono-fibre was the result of years of experimentation and learning, to find the best circular potential. This piece explains why Fairtrade organic cotton forms the foundation of every garment in every collection we create.

Kowtow Impact Report

With the global fashion industry having a significant impact on both people and the natural world, we believe transparency is key to the solution. Our first Impact Report shares with you a deeper look at how we work and our circular clothing solution.

Creating a culture of care

We proudly partner with Koha Apparel, a registered charity that seeks to uplift our most marginalised, providing clean, quality clothing to those in need at no cost. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau, we spoke with founder Charli Cox about this work and how the organisation is addressing textile waste through their community clothing exchange.