FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

A few important questions

As you begin discovering the studio, a few questions naturally arise.

As you begin discovering the studio, a few questions naturally arise.

What is Lorena Morales Studio?

What is Lorena Morales Studio?

Lorena Morales Studio is a contemporary design practice dedicated to honoring traditional handmade textiles through modern garments. Each piece serves as a vessel that carries handmade knowledge, culture, and history into the present.

Lorena Morales Studio is a contemporary design practice dedicated to honoring traditional handmade textiles through modern garments. Each piece serves as a vessel that carries handmade knowledge, culture, and history into the present.

Why does this work exist?

Why does this work exist?

Handmade textile traditions carry generations of knowledge, identity, and cultural memory. Yet many of these traditions are slowly disappearing. Lorena Morales Studio exists to help keep these traditions visible and valued by allowing them to continue their journey through contemporary garments.

Handmade textile traditions carry generations of knowledge, identity, and cultural memory. Yet many of these traditions are slowly disappearing. Lorena Morales Studio exists to help keep these traditions visible and valued by allowing them to continue their journey through contemporary garments.

Where do the textiles come from?

Where do the textiles come from?

The textiles come directly from artisan communities and family workshops. The studio’s first chapter begins in Oaxaca, México, with the Hernández family of Taller Cocijo in San Pablo Villa de Mitla.

The textiles come directly from artisan communities and family workshops. The studio’s first chapter begins in Oaxaca, México, with the Hernández family of Taller Cocijo in San Pablo Villa de Mitla.

Are the artisans credited and paid fairly?

Are the artisans credited and paid fairly?

Yes. Textiles are purchased directly from artisans with full payment for their work and materials. The artisans also receive full credit for their work, with their names, workshop, and community acknowledged on garment tags and within the storytelling shared by the studio.

Yes. Textiles are purchased directly from artisans with full payment for their work and materials. The artisans also receive full credit for their work, with their names, workshop, and community acknowledged on garment tags and within the storytelling shared by the studio.

Can I purchase garments now?

Can I purchase garments now?

Online purchasing is coming soon. For now, select pieces from Chapter 01: Oaxaca are available locally at SHAMc’s ARTery Boutique in Safety Harbor, Florida, USA.

Online purchasing is coming soon. For now, select pieces from Chapter 01: Oaxaca are available locally at SHAMc’s ARTery Boutique in Safety Harbor, Florida, USA.

Other things you may wonder

Other things you may wonder

Is this a fashion brand?

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Why structure the work in chapters?

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How are the garments created?

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Are the textiles vintage or newly made?

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Will each garment be unique?

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Are you open to collaborating with other artisans?

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Can Lorena Morales Studio partner with cultural institutions or retailers?

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Why do handmade textiles matter today?

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Why is storytelling such an important part of the studio?

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Discover the story behind the studio

Discover the story

behind the studio

Discover the story

behind the studio

Learn more about the vision, process, and the people

behind the work.

Learn more about the vision, process, and the people

behind the work.

ABOUT THE STUDIO

ABOUT THE STUDIO

ABOUT THE STUDIO

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Copyright © 2026 Lorena Morales Studio LLC

All Rights Reserved.