About Us:
Living in a world where consumerism is already as at all time high - the fashion industry being a huge contributor as well as polluter, designer and founder Shirley Falcone, wanted to make an honest step in the direction of finding an alternative and more sustainable approach to making beautiful garments whilst helping protect this beautiful world we live in.
Each collection is handmade using resourced fabrics, giving them new life and turning them into unique and timeless designs.
What could be more beautiful?
slow, Handmade, and Assembled with Love.
slow
Slow fashion is about quality over quantity. Garments that are purposeful & intentional. This means things may take longer, but it definitely makes every piece more worth it!
Handmade
Limited edition, one off designs, each piece is uniquely handmade to last you for seasons to come,
Assembled with Love
Our practice is a holistic one.Empowering women from the ground up whilst contributing to a more sustainable and conscious future.
Why N U I A N D I ?
A good question!
A story that started with a boat. A boat for her growing family.
A boat to sail them around the globe. A boat to carry and nurture their passions; their love for adventure and freedom.
A journey of the heart in harmony with Nature.
Nui being the name their boat, their home. And all that stems from there.
It’s pronounced (NOO-WEE)(AND)•I.
What does N U I A N D I represent?
Freedom.The wild Feminine. Natural beauty. Simplicity. Joie de vivre.
Why each piece is handmade
In an effort to produce garments in a conscious, ethical and sustainable way, each piece is handmade especially for you.
How should I wash my dress?
In cold water and hang to dry.
About the founder
Born and raised in Antigua, the land of sun, sea and sand, founder and designer Shirley Falcone has always known she was intended to approach life as one big adventure.
Sailor, photographer, creative, mother, you could say that she has worn and wears many hats still to this day. Dressmaking however, as far back as she remembers, has been her souls calling.
As always, life has a miraculous way of tying everything together in the most unexpected of ways.
Nuiandi, though born from a dream of freedom, was born out of lockdown, in a hotel room with nothing but her kids a good friend, a sewing machine and bedsheets! Yes thats how it started!
Rooted in an empowered and resourceful approach to create beauty Shirleys designs evoke a wild feminine spirit whilst remaining simple and conscientious.
She and her growing family currently live onboard their boat Nui, having crossed the ocean in 2019.