We needed to balance a few things. Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way- the production cost. We all need clothes (unless you live in a nudist colony, ka rawe for you!) and most of us are pretty hard up for cash right now. Unfortunately the fact is, cheap clothes and fast fashion feed into human exploitation. We did not want to add to that with our kākahu, so we chose to work with a production partner who we could trust. That comes with a price tag and is where the bulk of each purchase will go.

We wanted our prices to be easy to understand, and as predictable as possible- no extra cost to you on a curved fit please! We also chose round numbers because those are easier to remember (even if it meant a bunch of math on our end- that’s our problem not yours e hoa <3).

We are doing this to fundraise a little- having our own speaker and mic so you can hear our lovely voices without us having to ask around for what’s available and work with unfamiliar equipment would be rad, for a start. This part has the most variation between clothing styles, because otherwise the pricing would start to get a bit confusing at your end. We typically get around $20-$25 from each purchase, except for products with the "Mana Irawhiti" design where our profit sits around $5.

Finally, we also wanted to support our whānau at Rainbow Youth, a fixed amount of $20 per purchase of products with the "Mana Irawhiti" design goes to that (because we’d like things to be a little predictable for us too <3). They are having to do a lot of mahi keeping our community alive and well in these times- work they have far more experience and infrastructure in place for than we do. Knowing that kaupapa is supported allows us to breathe a sigh of relief and focus on being ngā kiore you know and love. This part has the most variation between clothing styles, because otherwise the pricing would start to get a bit confusing at your end.