About us

Cornelia Kauhs designer and founder of breath of fire yoga wear

 

Are you tried not to find the right fit to your body?

We know what it feels like to try on clothes that don't completely fit and not be able to concentrate fully in your postures, mediations or daily activities because of discomfort. 

If you're like us, you've been striving to look good and feel super comfortable in your body with the right clothes. You've probably wondered if there are clothes designed well enough for you to fully embody your beauty and comfort.

We know that you want to practice and work in good quality clothes that work well together, that are stylish and that make you feel good inside and out! It is not true that such clothes do not exist! We consciously create clothing to support and elevate you in your life and practice. We believe that clothing should enhance your life, not weigh you down!

At Breath of Fire, as a family-owned and operated business, we get it. We've been there, and we think it's a simple thing to fix that can have a big impact. Over the past 13 years, we've helped handfuls of people like you overcome discomfort and experience a stylish look with absolute comfort.

Our Vision

Our vision is to propose clothes in materials, presenting an alternative to mass production and fast fashion. We strive to create consciously designed garments with a holistic approach. Today our goal is to offer you beautiful designs that enhance your body, let it breathe thanks to beautiful natural materials, allow you to move and be in absolute comfort while being well-dressed.
We wish to work towards generating more quality time for everyone, a healthy lifestyle, a deep connection to oneself and universe, a conscious consumption to feel well and aligned with your core values.

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Cornelia Kauhs founder and designer of breath of fire yoga wear

Our story

In 2004, Cornelia Kauhs came up with the idea of ​​creating a brand of yoga clothing designed entirely in a yogic spirit focused on its essential values. So, she decided to go to India where she made the first collection simply called “yogafashion”. Unconvinced of the ethics of Indian production, she started to learn about Portuguese know-how in cotton and to look for a factory that can produce from organic materials. As it turned out challenging  to meet high-quality productions at this moment, she made a partnership with a small family-run company specialized in children’s clothing in 2009. It took some time to find the ideal material, which is a resistant organic cotton, using non-chemical dyes with respect for the environment.

At the same time, Cornelia conceptualized a smart line of yoga clothing that could be easily combined using beautiful colors inspired by nature. The female body is at the center of the models and of our reflections. Each design is made with the different silhouettes in mind so that you can find the right fit and feel good in your yoga outfits.

This is how the brand Breath of Fire was founded and later on carried by Lia’s daughters too ( Maya & Pernelle), and since then the production is fully funded with the gains from the sale of clothing. We see the financial flows as energetic flows that it is important to keep pure, therefore our funds are all placed in a small bank of proximity, in clean funds and the brand has evolved only through these.

Breath of Fire does not follow the requirements of fashion to provide a certain amount of different patterns by season and year. Thus, one to two models a year is created, and this principle requires a great precision on the part of our production. Our very first collection is Ever green. As we have been producing the same model for more than 10 years, there may be some differences if you buy a garment with a time lag. We have come to appreciate these differences as they are the result of continuity and hard work on a small scale. We hope that you will do the same.

It’s been more then 10 years that Breath of Fire, has been producing sustainable clothing for different yoga practices. Certainly, awareness towards clothing production as well as our consuming habits change slowly, and most of us buy clothing without paying attention to the production chain and its overall impact. Today, the textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. Changing  fashion consuming habits is what underpins our project.

Our intention

We are committed to helping you feeling at your best in your body so you can stop experiencing unfitting clothing.

The process is simple - check out our collection and choose the looks that best suit your personality, body and skin tone, if you're not sure about your body type or color palette, read our blog posts about it and take the test to find out your color palette.

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Once you've chosen your outfit, you'll have taken the first step towards looking as good in your clothes as you will in your body.

We believe that everyone deserves to feel good about themselves and wear the perfect fit. We help you feel good about your body and free in your movements so that you can enjoy life and your relationship with others with ease and simplicity.

See our collection so we can get started!