About DESSA TERRA
desert fashion. found, fixed, & re-formed.
Slow funky fashion for lovers of the earth & of a soft, beautiful aesthetic
Mission
In a world of fast fashion,
we are slowing it down, bringing intention and love to back to what we wear.
There is enough clothing on the planet to dress the next six generations. Every second, a garbage truck of textiles is exiled to a landfill. Fast fashion exploits labor and pollutes our earth. We need more circular industries, where old looks are made new, with quality threads that last, less packaging,.
At Dessa Terra we mend and ammend clothing to create pieces that can be worn and re-worn. We aim to capture the timeless and alluring spirit of the desert, in the body form of high quality textiles, to create clothing that can be worn by anyone anywhere.
aesthetics & ethics
OUR PRODUCTS
Turn heads at festivals, tea time, road tripping, or lounging on a sunny rock like a good looking lizard
We have lovingly curated a collection of soft, worn fabrics, vibrant colors, underrated neutrals, funky patterns, and alluring textiles, with a mix of brand name staples, vintage pieces, hand sewn or knitted treasures, and high quality modern pieces.
To some of our clothing or accessories we’ve added grandmas embroidery that we’ve sourced from forgotten bins, or hand stitched scraps of cloth to make an otherwise plain piece more interesting.
We love using color and patterns thoughtfully, on pallets of previously romped-in pieces, to create clothing that hangs naturally on your body and accentuates your own thoughtfulness, creativity, and spirit.
We fix and re-form the pieces that are calling to us, all by hand, bringing new life to old things and creating wearable art (the One of a Kind collection). Other pieces are found and left alone to be sold in their original form (the As They Were collection).
hand stitched adds magic
On pallets of sage & goldenrod,
Our stitches wander like fox prints in the sand,
crack climbs, wispy trails of smoke, and the
meandering lines of a layered horizon,
Gathering the essence of secret watering holes, weathered juniper, sunshine, and hot rocks
And the glittery eyes of friends romping, dancing & telling stories
under a wide & wild sky