Holi Boli founder talks to Mei Anne Foo about the politics of keeping her maiden name when getting married and how a name is important in women's empowerment. Mei Anne Foo writes for Ensemble Magazine.
Manawainuitanga. Going Against the Grain.
Beautiful fabrics and colourful garments are easy to find in Bhalupali, a rural village in northern India. It’s a long way from Hawke’s Bay, where Ana Wilkinson-Gee grew up, but this is where she has found her purpose, founding the fashion label, Holi Boli, which supports women into training and employment, while offering its customers around the world effortless – and ethical – style.
WRITER: CARLY THOMASPHOTOGRAPHERS: JARED BUCKLEY & HAMISH JOHNSON
Feeding 21 families in India is keeping Ana up at night
By Good Magazine - May 21, 2021 From a garage in rural Waikato, Kiwi seamstress Ana Wilkinson-Gee keeps sewing dresses to sell, in order to keep funding the village women...
Holi Boli founder talks to Mei Anne Foo about the politics of keeping her maiden name when getting married and how a name is important in women's empowerment. Mei Anne Foo writes for Ensemble Magazine.
Manawainuitanga. Going Against the Grain.
Beautiful fabrics and colourful garments are easy to find in Bhalupali, a rural village in northern India. It’s a long way from Hawke’s Bay, where Ana Wilkinson-Gee grew up, but this is where she has found her purpose, founding the fashion label, Holi Boli, which supports women into training and employment, while offering its customers around the world effortless – and ethical – style.
WRITER: CARLY THOMASPHOTOGRAPHERS: JARED BUCKLEY & HAMISH JOHNSON
Feeding 21 families in India is keeping Ana up at night
By Good Magazine - May 21, 2021 From a garage in rural Waikato, Kiwi seamstress Ana Wilkinson-Gee keeps sewing dresses to sell, in order to keep funding the village women...
