Our Mission
We women desire beauty as an innate part of our femininity. We long to see it, touch it, live amongst it and cultivate our own. We know instinctively that if something enhances the way we see ourselves, comforts us in our own skin, inspires us to meet our days with a little more passion and a lot more joy — that it’s a vital element of living well. This is nothing new - Cleopatra certainly knew it, The Empress Leizu knew it and created the fabric that is the quintessential in luxury. It’s what I want for myself and what I want to make and bring to you.
The Leizu collection transforms everyday moments into art, and pays homage to nature, femininity, and the ingenuity of women throughout history, beginning with our namesake, Empress Leizu.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
When my daughter Marlowe was born, a dear friend gifted her a silk baby blanket. Early motherhood is a time when both luxury and quality sleep can feel like distant memories, but it was then that I discovered the pure pleasure of sleeping on silk, by draping her blanket across my pillow each night. This simple indulgence inspired me to create silk pillowcases of exceptional quality—naturally dyed, distinctive, and beautiful.
Six years later, Marlowe and I worked together to create the first Leizu pillowcase using flowers from our garden. Together, we sprinkled roses, crepe myrtle, coreopsis, marigolds, and other vibrant colored petals to create a botanical collage on silk. If that gifted baby blanket was the conception, then this creative moment with my daughter marked the birth of the Leizu collection.
As an artist specializing in collage, botanical prints on silk feel like a natural extension of my fine art. To this day, my team and I dye everything in my kitchen, while my daughter grows up surrounded by silk, flowers, and the beautiful business she helped inspire.
Who is Leizu?
Our story honors a legend from 2700 BC, when Chinese Empress Leizu discovered silk while having tea beneath a mulberry tree. A cocoon fell into her cup, unraveling into one long, lustrous strand—revealing one of nature's most miraculous gifts. Empress Leizu went on to develop the first silk looms, forever changing the course of textile history.
THE PROCESS
