April 24, 2018 marks the fifth anniversary of one of the largest industrial disasters in human history. The collapse of the Rana Plaza complex in Bangladesh, where factory workers were crammed into structurally unsafe buildings to manufacture garments for some of the world’s biggest fashion brands, claimed 1138 lives and injured more than 2500 factory…
"For the love of the ocean" giveaway coming soon!
Because we care about people, women’s empowerment, the preservation of the planet, the sustainability of our environment and of livelihoods, and making a meaningful impact, we feel it’s important to give back. Kalai is still in the infant stages of development, we are learning as we go, but we want to start as we mean…
So we’re experiencing something of and Indian summer here in Sydney, and I for one, am pretty happy about it! Mind you, autumn in Sydney is beautiful; not too cold, not too hot and the surroundings abound with the auburn tones of the season. The beach still beckons, and the ocean is never warmer than…
Aja: it’s another name for Hindu god Shiva, destroyer of evil. Also, of a prince of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu mythology. Aja is an Orisha, the spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers. She is a patron of the forest and all the animals within it. So with all this…
So a week or so ago we hit the road with high hopes of chatting to plenty of people and businesses that are on the same sustainable, ethical path as us at the Byron Bay Surf Festival. But the rain gods had other plans! Try as it did, our little gazebo simply couldn’t protect our…
Kalai is on the move! We’re road trippin’ from Sydney all the way to sunny Byron Bay for the surfing and sustainability focused Byron Bay Surf Festival. We’re really excited about meeting and learning from like-minded eco-warriors and their businesses, seeing some awesome surfing and rockin’ performances. There are few better ways to cleanse the…
Anyone who has even cast a cursory eye towards New York Fashion Week will have received the message loud and clear that fringe is in. It’s having another moment for spring/summer 2018. In fact it’s been having a moment on catwalks for the past few years, but fringing is hottest right now. “There’s something festive…
Kalai is a brand driven by the need for social and environmental change. One of our foundation stones was laid in Cuba in 2011 when we became startlingly aware of the global need to save our oceans from widespread pollution. You can read that blog – Our Story – Part One – here and watch…