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Making Clean, Slow Fashion Sun Protection Clothing And Gloves

This sounds interesting: A slow fashion indie brand. Making in small quantities or make to order - locally and by hand. The product? UPF50+ sun protection clothing and accessories. Could this po...

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...

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...

UV Neck Wrap + Three-Pleated Face Mask New Product Details

Dear Friends, I'm super excited to announce the launch of two new designs to our sun protective apparel brand, HELIADES. Both these designs are original, and especially in the case of our new Three...

About Why I Do What I Do (Another Bad Video)

or, Why I Started HELIADES Stylish Sun Protection Clothing And Believe Healthy Glowing Skin Is Essential.Here’s another bad video! Don't worry, it's short. This is a little about me, why I started ...

I Love California And Other Entrepreneur Musings

(The apocalyptic sky at 11:00 a.m. in San Francisco, California on September 9, 2020 - photo credit: Trina Chow) Maybe it is because today marks 19 years since September 11th, 2001. Or perhaps be...

Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity

We want to be perfectly clear with you about what we stand for and what we believe. You may be wondering, what does sun protection clothing and accessories have to do with any of this.

Letter From HELIADES CEO re: COVID-19

Today I tried wearing disposable gloves in high touch public areas like the grocery store. Because it has been weighing on me what we as a community can be doing to help stop the spread. I realized...

How I Channeled My Inner Badass Self

It was the late afternoon on Friday, the 13th of March. I don’t think I’ll ever forget this date. The wind was already blowing and the light was bothering my eyes. The weather was colder than antic...

Dear Parents 🦋

Regardless if you are a parent of a human or if yours has a tail, the essence of this letter holds true to all within our family and friend circles. It originated out of the U.K. and is attributed ...

Inspection Line Reflections

I spent most of last week at our factory inspecting every single one of our new UV sun protection hand gloves and arm sleeves. Here are a few reflections from our recent production of our new...