When you’re giving a gift, you’re creating a memory. The feeling of opening something so special and curated for the giver is one way we feel at home and in community with those around us. And the meaning of the gift is part of the memory we make. When you give a gift with that sort of intention, it’s easy to understand how it becomes a moment people remember, part of their daily rituals, and something to give them a sense of home.
This season, we’re inviting you to move beyond the obvious gifts and into the meaningful memory-making moments. To give a little luxury that’s layered with heritage, symbolism, and beauty. At the heart of that intention stand two of our fan favorite and distinctive collections: the Jia Collection and our Exclusive Handpainted Silk Collection. Each offers something entirely different, yet both are rooted in artistry, self care as ritual, and the belief that we’re making everyday heirlooms each time we slip into our floral silk robe.
Photo by Ashley Streff
The Jia Collection: Finding Sanctuary in a Design
The Jia Collection has always been about sanctuary, sisterhood, and family. It’s these connective relationships that give us a true sense of home and rest that can feel therapeutic for our soul. And the first way we expressed that concept of “family as sanctuary” was through mural art in our San Francisco kimono store. The Jia Collection’s signature design is inspired by our in-store mural. It’s an immersive piece created as a visual expression of intentional belonging and warmth. We wanted our store on Grant Avenue in Chinatown—the second home of our co-founders (sisters Renee and Tiffany Tam) during childhood—to feel like walking into a shared wellness hub where stories connect, generations meet, and you finally feel like you can take a deep breath.
That spirit lives on in every piece of the Jia Collection.This is the collection you gift when you want someone to feel held and connected.
Photo by Ashley Streff
Why They’ll Want to Wear their Washable Silk Jia Kimono Robe
The Jia Collection is the perfect blend of heritage and modern minimalism. It makes your gift recipient’s personal moments even more meaningful: morning coffee before the house wakes up, late-night conversations at the kitchen table, easy weekends with no plans and no agendas. A flowing silhouette that can double as a maxi kimono dress makes this collection incredibly versatile. The floral silk robes are easy to throw on, easy to live in, and elegant without trying. The softness of the 100% Grade 6A Raw Mulberry Silk invites touch, while the design grounds the wearer in a sense of ease. Worn open or wrapped, layered or alone, this is the piece someone reaches for when they want to feel both comfortable and composed.
Why the Jia Makes an Exceptional Gift
You gift the Jia Collection to:
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A sister who has always been your safe place
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A new mother building her own sense of home
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A friend going through a transition who needs reminders of stability
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A chosen-family member who values meaningful objects more than “stuff”
Because of its intentional design, the Jia Collection also makes a thoughtful heirloom-style piece. It moves through all the seasons of life, carrying the wearer’s story with it. In a world of disposable everything, it stands apart and feels like an incredibly meaningful gift to receive.
Photo by Nick Onken
The Handpainted Silk Collection: Art, Heritage, and Transformation
Where the Jia Collection feels like sanctuary, the Handpainted Silk Collection feels like heritage. Each piece in this exclusive collection is handcrafted using generations-old techniques by skilled artisans. Nothing here is rushed or fast. Every brushstroke is deliberate and takes time to saturate the silk just right. Every floral design carries the depth of history and the craft you can only find from human hands. This collection symbolizes heritage, prosperity, beauty, and rebirth—a powerful combination that makes these garments more than clothing, but rather, wearable works of art.
Photo by Ashley Streff
Why They’ll Want to Wear this Floral Silk Robe
When your gift recipient feels silk against their skin, it’s like being wrapped in a cloud, and it feels undeniably special. The Handpainted Silk Collection is for making everyday moments much more meaningful: slow mornings, intimate gatherings, creative rituals, or simply the act of being present in their own body. A kimono robe silk piece from this collection has a beautifully liquid drape that flows and dances around their every curve. A silk robe like this elevates the everyday into something ceremonial.
Many of the designs draw inspiration from botanicals, including cherry blossoms, long revered across cultures. The meaning of cherry blossoms—impermanence, beauty, and renewal—adds emotional depth to every handpainted floral design. Wearing something like the Handpainted Silk Cherry Blossom Kimono Robe becomes a reminder that life change is constant, but it can also be beautiful.
Why It Makes an Unparalleled Gift
This is what you give when you want the gift to speak for you:
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To mark a milestone birthday
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To celebrate a personal rebirth or new chapter
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To honor a creative leader, a matriarch, or a visionary
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To give something no one else in the room will have
Because each piece is handcrafted, no two are exactly alike. That exclusivity makes the Handpainted Silk Collection deeply personal. A floral silk robe from this collection doesn’t follow a trend. It’s designed with inspiration from heritage, discernment from generations of craftsmanship, and with a great appreciation for artistry. It’s also a meaningful gift across generations. These are the pieces that get passed down with stories attached. The ones someone remembers seeing hanging in a closet as a child. The ones that carry energy and memory.
Choosing Between the Two (or Giving Both)
If the Jia Collection is about grounding and belonging, the Handpainted Silk Collection is about elevation and transformation. One offers comfort through connection; the other offers beauty through craftsmanship. You might choose the Jia Collection for someone who craves softness and ease, who values family and emotional warmth. You might choose the Handpainted Silk Collection for someone drawn to art, symbolism, and heritage, who has a taste for luxury. And sometimes, the most beautiful choice is the third choice — give both! One for daily rituals, one for elevated moments.
The meaning of cherry blossoms reminds us that beauty doesn’t last forever, but the way we make people feel does indeed last. Whether it’s through a maxi kimono dress that becomes a weekend staple, or a treasured kimono robe silk piece reserved for meditative moments, these are gifts that live far beyond the season. A floral silk robe, chosen with intention, becomes more than something to wear. It becomes part of the story they’re telling each time they wear it.
Those are the gifts no one else will give them, but they’ll never forget receiving.
