About

 

 

Under Prairie Moon is a small batch, handmade clothing label rooted in the wild landscape of Cornwall.

 

We create limited edition bohemian dresses and pieces for women, made from organic and natural fibre block printed cottons, cut and sewn slowly, with love and intention.

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This is a one-woman label. Mama-owned, Cornish and deeply committed to slow fashion.

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Growing up in a sleepy Cornish town, I was always the odd one out.

I'd happily parade through the neighbourhood in vintage Biba and Ossie Clark, treasures handed down from my mother.

So many hours were spent flipping through my father's collection of vinyl records, listening to 70's folk and hippy rock, paying as much attention to the photos on the sleeves as the music itself.

My mother would regale me with tales of London in the 70's as an arty student and sometime fashion model..... hanging around on Carnaby Street, the Kings Road, days living aboard a houseboat on the Thames.

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At 13, I would catch the bus that came once a week and travel to Truro. There I would rummage through the rails of Enjoy, the best and possibly only vintage clothing shop in the county in the 90's.

So many wonderful pieces found there.

I still lament the Gunne Sax dress..... such a prize, left behind in a Prague hostel, never to be seen again.

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A decade later, my changing body shape meant that vintage finds would rarely fit.

One spring in Marrakech, I began to lament the fact that nothing beautiful fits anymore. I started to wonder..... could I create my own dream clothes?

I sketched and sketched. A small collection took shape.

But returning to the UK, life took over and I forgot all about it.

Until..... pregnant with my daughter, whose name I had long since chosen as Prairie Moon, I found a box of red wine stained papers in the midst of nesting and decluttering. Still sticky with Mahjoun. The Marrakech designs.

Inspiration reignited.

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After months of searching, I found some incredible artisans in Rajasthan, a 4th generation block print house whose craft is woven into everything we make.

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Every piece at Under Prairie Moon is made from natural fibres. Organic cotton where possible, deadstock fabrics chosen carefully, always beautiful, always considered.

We package plastic free, we make in small batches, and we will never chase volume over quality.

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We are proudly size inclusive.

Our pieces are designed to be worn and loved by real bodies, in real life!

We believe in low tox living, in choosing natural over synthetic, organic over chemical, slow over fast.

That ethos runs through everything, from the fabrics we choose to the way we package your order.

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This is handmade bohemian clothing for women who want to feel something when they get dressed.

 

And so, Under Prairie Moon rises.

Becca x