My name is Kara Lake. I was raised in a handmade home. My dolls, childhood dresses, and the meals we ate were prepared from scratch with love by my mother, Bonnie. These values have stayed with me, and are the pillars of Handmade Revival.
My rebel parents fled corporate America and city life to set up small cottage industry businesses in Vermont in 1974. My dad sketched pen and ink drawings on the side, and my mother designed, sewed, and sold handmade cloth dolls for over fifty years under the name Bonnie's Bundes Dolls. My mother taught me to sew as a young girl, and I continued all throughout my teen and adult life.
As I grew in my sewing skills, I tried making a pair of overalls for the first time in 2020. I fell in love with the process, and was making a pair for every day of the week. At the urging of friends and family, I developed my own design to make and sell. I named my overalls design in honor of my mother, Bonnie.
Bonnie Overalls were created to provide a design for women who need a sturdy, unrestrictive pair of overalls that are designed around the feminine silhouette.
I’m so thrilled to introduce Bonnie Overalls. Made just for women, by women.
Come join the rebellion!