Matter Prints The Oversized Blazer: An Inside Look

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The Resort Jumpsuit: An Inside Look

5 years on and we’ve made a jumpsuit for almost every need and occasion. The Classic Jumpsuit made skeptics a believer with its bathroom-friendly design. The All Day Jumpsuit takes you from day to night (hence the name) and is easily the most airplane-friendly style we’ve got. In fact, our #mattertribe community loved it so […]

The Square Top: An Inside Look

Designed by our Product Creative, the Square Top began as a solo personal project. She wore it to work the next day and everyone on the team (and we literally mean everyone) wanted one of our own. We loved the angled sleeve, open slit neckline, boxy fit, and stitched details. Most of all – we […]

The Split-Back Mandar Shirt: An Inside Look

5 years in and you’ve been our sounding board since day 1. Through continual feedback (by way of IG messages, email replies, and face time), we’ve made edits here and there based on what you shared. When we asked what styles you wanted to see more of, you told us tops. Specifically, more tops with […]

The Mandar Shirt: An Inside Look

Something that must be noted is that the term “Mandarin collar” is already a uniquely Western notion – the word “Mandarin”, derived from the Portuguese term Mandarim, is a Western term used to describe the 官 bureaucrat scholar from the government of Imperial China. More specifically, this Western notion of the “Mandarin collar” is most […]

The Zero Waste Coat: An Inside Look

Introducing: The Zero Waste Coat, made from 30kg of our offcuts and roll-ends and overdyed with natural dyes like kashish, indigo, and common madder. During our trip to India in February 2018, we stopped by a boutique in Jaipur and came across a coat made entirely from offcuts. As chance would have it, Bhaavya, the owner […]

The Cultural Appropriation of the Kimono in Fashion

3 days before the launch of our newest style: The Slit-Back Maxi, we came across an article written by Emi Ito on the cultural appropriation of the traditional Kimono garment. It was educational, vulnerable, and a part of an important conversation. Beyond that, it was an invitation for brands to respond mindfully. Going over Emi […]

Why We Won’t Be Having A Black Friday Sale

An open letter to our community on Black Friday: Part of being in a purpose-driven business is looking beyond profit and product. Alongside conversations around revenue, customer metrics, growth percentages and the like, there is also a parallel continual conversation around why we exist in the first place, what impact we want to achieve, and […]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

An open letter to our community with an update on the #MATTERxMIAKODA range: MATTER began with an instinct to bring the beauty of fabric stories to life in a way that was accessible, relatable, and desirable. Stepping into a universe of heritage printing and weaving looms, we quickly fell in love with traditional textiles. The […]