Recently, a customer has pointed out and accused me about the fabric we use for the yoga clothing collection and the price of the garments. I want to take this opportunity to present here the reasons why I have chosen to work with this fabric and also to add that I continue to search for 100% sustainable alternatives.

Our goal is to create a business model that is restorative and regenerative, striving to incorporate as many circular materials as possible into our collections.

We have reached the end of 2020, a year of restrictions in which there has been a lot of frustration and in which we have had to adapt to the circumstances as the script has demanded. A year in which we have all experienced loss; be it freedom, work, loved ones, material losses... and that required us to be assertive and understand that although thinking about the well-being of others, there is a strong sense of self and that when there is too much attachment to our own perspective there is little space to see things as they really are.

At Maria Malo we choose to work with ecological TENCEL jeans, a sustainable fabric composed of mixed wood fibers, such as eucalyptus, that is, fast-growing plants and trees that regenerate quickly, they do not need to be harvested because they grow naturally and to those that use very low impact production techniques.

TENCEL production also wins points for its low water use compared to cotton production.

Today, my dear and admired virtual friend Koko, discovers with his work a reality that is far from being in balance and invites us to reflect not only in relation to our waste in the sea.

Yes, we are an ethical and sustainable fashion project and yes, we sell some leather pieces_ here's why

Talking about the Big Issues (environmentalism, activism, sustainability, ethics) can be uncomfortable. Opinions differ. Definitions differ. The moral bases differ. All of that is fine, more than fine, in fact, it is a necessity, and we want to begin a conscious, educational and collaborative discussion with you on these topics.

It’s challenging to begin a blog post that aims to share positivity and hopefulness with words like ‘pandemic’ and ‘coronavirus’. In the process of becoming household terms of 2020, these words have taken on such a weight, a heaviness -- and the fact that you can’t seem to open up social media or turn on the TV without being bombarded by them makes it even more overwhelming.

So let’s not linger there. This post isn’t about

While on the other side of the planet all my loved ones have been in confinement for long weeks, today in Bali the new year is celebrated on a day of silence, it is Nyepi. (This year by government decision it will be two days)

Tradition indicates that the Balinese must abstain from any activity for 24 hours and is summarized in 4 “amati”

Amati geni (refrain from lighting fires or lights)
Amati karya (refrain from work)
Amati lelanguan (refrain from leisure activities)
Amati lelungan (refrain from leaving home)

It is time to practice meditation and fasting, for spiritual purification through self-control and introspection.

We believe the world is experiencing a renaissance. A leap. A giant shift in consciousness. For way too long, feminine qualities (not to mention women themselves) have been cast off and hidden away in favour of the masculine.. The balance is shifting today, lovelies, and if there’s anything we’d like you to take from this little post is our invitation to tap into your wild side, your feminine side, your sacred centre. Give yourself permission to heal, nurture, tune in.