ABOUT

Kelima K's fabric sculptures and wearable art pieces have been shown at the Metropolitan Museum, NY, the Center Pompidou, Paris, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where her 'Transformation Cloak' is on permanent collection

Kelima K's wearable creations have been featured in Vogue Italia, NY Times Magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings, Bride’s

Designer Kelima K (front), New York Fashion Week, Photo: Henry S. Dziekan III Sponsor: The Fashion Law Institute

I've been working from Japan for almost a month now and love it. These are some of the first cherry blossoms in Kyoto, from 2 days ago, March 19 2024

Kelima K and Artist Aiweiwei at The Venice Biennale, in Venice, Italy 2020

March 21, 2024 Last night in beautiful Kobe, Japan, an hour from Kyoto.

Kelima K wears an heirloom kimono at the atelier in Soho, New York.

VOGUE ITALIA, Kelima K kimono

ITALY View from the balcony, Aug/Sept 2023

BRIDE'S MAGAZINE -White Feather Kimono by Kelima K .

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston- ‘Transformation Cloak’, designed and created by Kelima K, now on permanent collection (designed for artist/friend, Lee Mingwei)

New York Times, Kelima K bolero

Feb 2024, currently working from Kuala Lumpur City Center.

From my balcony, Canggu, Bali. photo: Fall 2023

Stumbled upon these roses, while walking the streets of Paris, July 2025

Luxemburg Gardens, Paris June 2025

Summer 2025 in Paris, my neighborhood

Besides her work in fashion and art, Kelima has a lifelong practice of yoga, spirituality, and meditation. She has been a student of Sadhguru since 2011, and has attended several silent retreats at Yogananda's Self Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles and New York. In 2025, she spent a month meditating at an ancient temple in Thailand.