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Indie Brand Tips For Starting A Sustainable Fashion Label

 Are you thinking about starting a fashion business? That was me, four years ago in 2018. This is the WHY and HOW I started my small sun protection clothing and accessories fashion label. And WHY...

Bay Area Made Exhibit: Small Batch & Made to Order, June 2021

The exhibit Bay Area Made: Small Batch & Made to Order at Arion Press’ beautiful gallery in The Presidio, San Francisco, will showcase high quality, innovative and locally made products repres...

January Design Update

(1:37 video) Hi friends,  It's sharone - just dropping in to say hi. I am working on a few new patterns this week for sun protective neck scarves and playing around with a few different designs ...

Hopeful New Year Wishes For Our Sun Smart Community

Hi there! I wanted to reach out to wish you a hopeful new year, congratulate us all on getting through 2020, and personally thank you for your support of HELIADES this year. I'm incredibly gratefu...

I'm Sharone and this is #MeetTheMakerWeek

Recently we participated in Meet the Maker Week, a week long celebration of small businesses and makers. Most of us have small businesses focused on quality, hand made goods produced in small batch...

Do you have what it takes to start-up a fashion business?

If you have no fashion industry experience should you still start your own clothing line? In addition to having a good business sense to figure out how to sell your line, you’ve got to design prod...

Sun protect your skin to keep your glow game strong

Sun protecting your skin is an essential component of keeping your glow game strong. While sun protective clothing is the #1 dermatologist recommendation to protect your skin from UV rays, it i...

2020 Holiday Gift Guide

Featuring BIPOC Businesses The inclusive term BIPOC stands for black, Indigenous and people of color. The term traces back several years and has risen steadily in popularity since Spring 2020. T...

Skin Health + Stress: 24 Ways To Manage Stress & Anxiety

I recently read that 70% of Americans are feeling stress or anxiety about the upcoming election and the uncertainty that may follow. You can count me among that 70%. Fighting off a migraine? Check...

A Message From Our Founder

The best, most luxurious UPF 50+ sun protective apparel designed style and comfort first, sustainably made with environmentally friendly sun protective fabric. This short video is about our foun...

Breast Cancer & Melanoma Awareness

This not-just-for-girls topic is something we've got to talk about. Usually we like to live in the space of happy respect for the sun where we can enjoy its warmth and feel-goodness in desired...

How To Defend Your Glow When You Don't Sleep Well

Let's face it. Sleepless nights happen to all of us. And we still need to get through the day! Here's how I boost my mood and get energized when that happens. Defend your glow means more than weari...