a love letter – from one sister to another
IT'S TIME TO LET GO
This year, 2024, is our 10 year anniversary. Cornelia Sun has grown along with us as we've grown – as human beings. It has been years filled with beauty, laughter, inspiring meetings and collabs, lots of learning, lots of un-learning and tons of FUN! Cornelia Sun shaped us – and vise versa.
Since we love this collective from the bottom of our hearts it's so important to us to handle this platform with gentleness and grace. In order to stay true to ourselves we've therefore decided to press the paus bottom for while in order to truly listening in. Scary? YES! Needed? YES – because we both feel there is something else that wants to take place. This time though, it's not a new collection. To be honest we do not really know yet what this whispering from within really is about or where it will lead us. But what we do know is that change is the only constant and this platform is ready for a new chapter.
This is not the end of the community we created together, only a transformation. We are forever grateful for all the support and for everything you've done to help us empower women through sustainable fashion in order to change the world with style. We became change makers through our wardrobes and together we literally showed the world that what we share is way more powerful than what divides us. We're now sending you this letter filled with gratitude for everything that have shaped us. Together we made her story matter and there are still stories to be told. This is not a good bye – just a 'see you later'.
Let's trust the magic of new beginnings.
❤
With pure love and gratitude,
From one sister to another
Lisa and Julia –– co-founders, sisters and best friends
...and if you would take a walk down the memory lane, please continue
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The year was 2014 and it all began back in our living room in our home town Gefle, a typical small town located in Sweden. We were re-designing our mum's old scarves and other vintage clothes and created outfits that we wanted for ourselves. Non of us had any educational skills or practical experience from designing clothes, but somehow that did not stop us from trying. Two sisters, with one vision. To be honest, we were never into the latest trends or interested in fashion - we just wanted to create a platform for creativity where we could combine our longing to make difference... to make space for all the beauty that already exists!
Today, almost 10 years later, we are so very proud that the elements of our collective still are a reflection of the values we hold. Two sisters with one mission – to change the world with style – became the guiding light in everything that followed ever since the idea was born. Before explaining why we've decided to close down we want to take you on a little walk down the memory lane since there is soooo much love shared on this platform that we feel so honored to keep in our hearts. It all actually came to life for real in region where our beautiful fabrics once originated, in India. I worked for a non-profit organization that aimed to empower women and shortly after this my sister and I took the opportunity to visit a family we had started to know in Kathmandu, Nepal. They became our business partner and we were happy to be introduced to our up-coming sewing partners which has been the core of our production ever since. We could now go from creating every single piece on our own til having these amazing skilled professional helping us transform our visions into actual design collections of beautiful up-cycled one-of-a-kind pieces.
We have these sewing partners and Fia, Niklas, Leia and your beautiful family to thank for everything – you will always have this special place in our hearts ❤
Talented Swedish singer Molly Sandén at Way out west festival 2018 where we hosted a huge party together with Soda Lime. Everyone who came got the chance to dress up for change in our one-of-a-kind robes – so colorful and fun!
To us, saris are prints that matter and to restore them is a way to always remember; what we share is more powerful than what divides us. We're so grateful for everything we learned through these textiles and through the people who first worn these beautiful prints as saris. Learn more via our blog post HERE
And all you amazing photographers who helped us frame our vision through out these years... can we ever thank you enough? And all you beautiful souls who dressed up in front of the camera – together you framed our vision and made it become visible. I don't know if we have words who can describe our gratitude for these beautiful memories that will remind us of the core over and over again. We are forever grateful for everything you captured and for everything you've done for us and this collective.
Thank you, thank you, thank you – we love you all ❤