Lotus & Luna is a company committed to helping women escape the cycle of poverty.
Their handcrafted boho accessories provide fair employment to women in Thailand.
SF: How and when was Lotus and Luna started? I love that you live in Leucadia, CA right by my home.
Courtney: Our founder Janelle traveled through Asia after college and fell in love with Thailand and the people who live there. She knew she wanted to create her own brand of accessories but wanted to do it in a way that supported the women who live in villages outside of Chiang Mai. She started visiting Thailand more and more, and eventually made connections and started designing our bracelets with the women who live there. She started our brand in January and it has taken off since then!
SF: I read each Lotus and Luna accessory is handmade. Can you tell us more about that? And how does Lotus and Luna empower women?
Courtney: Each time we visit Thailand we meet up with our head artisan, Rung, and start designing bracelets. Once we decide on our final designs, Rung assigns them to women in her village and the others near by. This is especially great for older women in Thailand, because once they are too old to do manual labor, it becomes really difficult to find a job. So we empower the women by giving them an opportunity to work from home and earn a fair wage.
Below a photo of our artisans & click here to read the Lotus & Luna Mission
SF: Where can people shop Lotus and Luna?
Courtney: The easiest place to shop our entire brand is on our website, www.LotusAndLuna.com.
We also sell at O’Neill, Tilly’s, and soon we will be at Urban Outfitters too! Plus hundreds of boutiques around the country.
SF: What’s your favorite piece? It’s so hard to decide – I think mine might be Summer Solstice choker because I always want summer days to be long.
Courtney: You’re right, it is sooo hard to decide! I think my favorite right now is the Navajo Spirit Triple wrap- it has turquoise, which provides protection and wisdom, plus a quartz center for high energy
levels.
All of our bracelets are made with real stone, and you can read about their benefits on our website!
Thank you so much Courtney for sharing about Lotus & Luna. I hope everyone checks Lotus & Luna out & sees how “girls” working together really can keep it stylish on & off the board.
And thanks to everyone who read this post use the code SKATINGFASHIONISTA20 when you make a purchase through http://www.lotusandluna.com/ and save 20%.
till next time keep it stylish on & off the board & yes this is the perfect jewelry to wear at a festival – like KAABOO
Above I’m wearing my favorite Lotus & Luna choker.