BALODANA ANNIVIERSAY SALE!
Just use our code ANNIVERSARY10 at checkout! Now through Friday.
You are one of the lucky ones! This is our very first anniversary sale, and you get to not only witness it, but participate in it as well! Here at Balodana, a Chicago-based company, we are all about supporting the makers and small businesses we work with, and we want to give them the chance to be known and loved by as many of you as possible.
To keep our clothes affordable, we don't play markup/markdown retail games but instead rely on commissions so that our makers can pay their people better wages and use better materials for you. We are even willing to give up our own profits to help them grow, which is why we decided to offer 10% off EVERYTHING on our website. Just use our code ANNIVERSARY10 at checkout!
Our anniversary sale is running from Monday to Friday, but our amazing subscribers — a.k.a. YOU! — get to enjoy a headstart from today, so you can have an extra weekend to shop! We have some truly stunning pieces from talented makers all over the world, and you won't find anything like them anywhere else. Roam around our website, and enjoy shopping, knowing your chosen pieces will be made just for you!
About Balodana:
At Balodana, we believe the solution to modern-day clothing woes is custom built and made-to-measure clothing. We are disrupting fast fashion tactics and ethos.
Skilled dressmakers are commonly found in countries all over the world where people have not forgotten the value of high quality custom garments.
There is a value placed on clothing that fits, and an expectation of investing in a relationship with a tailor or dressmaker.
We aim to amplify that feeling and make it convenient for online shoppers who want support, style, choices and fit.
We think you CAN have it all!
The idea for Balodana started when founder Dana Todd found herself frustrated with the retail shopping experience in America. Even at high-end stores, she noticed that garments didn’t fit her body or were made poorly. Boutiques were better, but often had shapeless garments that didn’t feel powerful or stylish. She found this to be a common complaint among her friends of all ages and body types, but it was particularly an issue for mature women and women who wore larger than a size 6.
Separately ,reports emerged about the significant environmental damage being wrought by the fast fashion industry, which creates mountains of overproduction waste and chemical impacts to water and land. Not to mention, the labor practices of the garment industry frequently injure or even kill workers.
Then, Dana found a designer in Romania who manufactured original designs on a made-to-measure basis at a price competitive to most US department store clothing. She was hooked! She decided to build a marketplace that connects women with custom clothiers from around the world, in a setting that combines the convenience of Internet shopping but with the high-touch customer service of a posh retail store. She found more great designers and tailors and invited them to help “bring back the dressmaker” for American women. The resulting Balodana company brings together old-fashioned customer service and dressmaking skills, but with the best new technology to help support you better.
As we grow our company ,we want to hear from you! Tell us what we can do better, and tell us what you love.
