Same same but different, she started it all ~ back to basics with our original Niana sleeves.
See you on 1/17 🦋
Updated fit and updated design • available in 2 sizes • in off-white and black • buttery soft satin • reimagined take on the traditional filipiniana/butterfly silhouette
a little behind the scenes from fittings for this weekend’s show at @startupartfair ❤️🔥
we’ll be on the runway + posted at the exhibition all weekend
come through, come support, come see niana in person ♡
enter KARA10 for a discount on your tickets - link in bio.
april 17–19
@hoteldelsol
Rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area, we create garments that reflect both where we are and where we come from 🌱
In-frame: Barong Francisco and Niana sleeves. Check our website to explore more!
Spot our friend Matt Ocampo at Coachella, Weekend 2, with our Barong Francisco in black 🖤
Barong Francisco shirts are available to purchase through DM or our website.
Our fabrication and design origins drive back a couple generations, where matriarchs stood tall and creativity was synonymous with entrepreneurship. Celebrating International Women’s History Month by honoring our own ancestor and matriarch, Natividad Mendoza Bautista, dawning her own design and creation on her wedding day - September 7th, 1958.
Natividad was an ate (older sister) to many, a designer of fashion, entrepreneur of many trades, auditor of the state, teacher english, wife to Carding, mother to 5, love of Elvis - an icon to say the least.
A colonial tool. A class marker. A flag. An anchor home. The Barong has taken on different meanings over many generations and continues to evolve in design and use. Swipe to read a glimpse into its history.
Our (online) shop is open for business! Last week, we rung in this new chapter of Niana with our community surrounded around a table of good food and even better people.
As we look ahead into 2026, we are excited to get back in person at markets and pop-ups! Comment “silogs” below to join our email list and we’ll see you soon at upcoming events.
