Do It Anyway

Joaquina is an Argentinian mumma, and the maker behind the little garments known as Gahan Petit. She is mum to a girl called Sira.

She has always found it hard to connect with children’s fashion trends. All that mass made stuff, dressing little ones up like tiny adults.

So during her pregnancy she started making Sira some pieces of her own, before she had even arrived.

Natural fabrics, repurposed cloth

Think natural fabrics, repurposed cloths, creative handmade garments. And honestly, take a look... the pieces are just so elegant.

Once she started, people connected with her style. That is how Gahan Petit came to life.

Her favourite place to be

Her days hold a bit of maternal chaos. Routines, school, and trying to organise life so there is room for the studio, her favourite place to be.

A mate beside her (the classic Argentinian drink) and music in the background, and she loses herself in the creative process.

Hours can pass. A focused calm carved into her day, in a world that seems to move so quickly.

It makes space for reconnecting to herself outside of motherhood too. The creative, vibrant woman she is.

On the harder days

Like all mothers balancing a small business, it can be incredibly exhausting. On the harder days, she turns to the things that take her away from technology.

“When I feel too tired or overwhelmed, I turn to activities that take me away from technology and allow me to stop thinking for a while. At work, that might mean hand embroidery — something slow and tactile that brings me back to the present. In my personal life, it might be exercise: going for a run, getting outside, feeling the sun on my skin, and letting my body move”

Do it anyway

Her advice for anyone stuck where most people quit: do it anyway. Even when you are unsure, even when the imposter syndrome sits heavy, even when the self talk says you aren’t good enough. Do it anyway.

“We constantly underestimate ourselves, without realising that handmade work is a form of luxury, creativity, and passion. Not everyone can do it, and simply having the desire to create something with your own hands already holds value”

There is a community who appreciate this slower, magical world. One built around quality, detail, intention and art.

Something tangible

And this next bit sums up Joaquina beautifully.

“I remember making a dress for my cousin’s baby from a repurposed garment. I embroidered little sailboats onto it because her father, who had passed away from cancer, had a sailboat called “Freedom” that he loved dearly. He was passionate about sailing. My cousin’s daughter would never get the chance to meet her grandfather, and I wanted to create something that could connect her to him in some small, tangible way”

And that is what she is really creating. Emotion, connection, stories felt, with the knowing that the hands behind every garment were purposeful in each little detail.