About

Rivka is Rebecca in Hebrew, and means yoking together.  I have recently been delving into my Jewish heritage, (my dad is Jewish, my mom is not) and learning the rituals and stories that have always intrigued me. 

It is from this questioning and learning about my past that I have gone deeper into what came before us in all aspects of my life.  Once the pandemic happened and supply was halted, I started to turn my passion for clothing of the past into my love for designing, to create clothing from clothing. Menswear to everywhere.  Converting an already final product into a more versatile, fun, classy and ultimately a new original piece.

All clothing on the site is one of a kind.  I have spent years refining my designs, skills and ideas.  Once I am dead, these will no longer exist. I have developed and perfected the correct crop length and hem width.  In the chore coats and shirt dresses, I have seamlessly altered the pieces to look like they are originals, through patterning, color matching, and professional sewing.

You may think you can do it, you cannot.  Not like me.  This is what purchasing from an artist means. My design capabilities, skills, and keen eye for the raw starting material, is what makes me unique.  When you purchase from me, you are supporting a person, a human and a life worth living. You are also consciously consuming, adding beauty and originality to your wardrobe, all while reducing landfill waste.

My aim is to do our best to try and live in a circular economy.  It is quite easy to click buy and let cheap goods prevail.  It is more thoughtful and impactful to take a minute to find something wonderful and original, and wait for it.  To have it arrive with a story.  An original design.  To feel its impact and beauty and wear it with honor. 

* All scraps from the crops are cut up and used as the stuffing for my bolsters over at Yoke, my yoga studio in Trinidad, CO. 

*I feel like it needs to be stated that I do not believe any land is ours and we are ALL the chosen people. I do not condone violence inflicted on anyone else or weapons used on innocent civilians.  

 

-Rebecca