Vive Bonito

Live Beautiful.

Beautiful things with stories worth carrying.

Distinctive pieces, unexpected textiles and small-batch finds for a life lived with beauty and intention.

Handmade braided textile cuff with pink heart button

One-of-a-kind · $45 each

Little remnants.
Beautiful new stories.

Meet Lili’s colorful textile cuffs, made from repurposed fabric scraps. Each one is uniquely yours.

Discover the cuffs

The collection

Made to be noticed.
Made to be yours.

Some things are meant to blend in. These aren’t.

One-of-a-kind and small-batch bags, wearable art and little things made with personality.

01

Bags

One-of-one and small-batch textile handbags.

02

Wearable Art

Miniature textiles, amulets and unexpected art.

03

Charms + little things

Playful pieces with a life of their own.

Explore the collection
Blue and green Vive Bonito textile handbag with coordinated accessoriesIvory and gold lace miniature textile wearable

The signature material story

What if beautiful materials got another story?

Some of our favorite pieces begin with extraordinary textiles that might otherwise have been forgotten — designer samples, discontinued fabrics and rescued materials too beautiful to leave behind.

We transform them into something entirely new.

Rescued luxury. Crafted with soul.
Made to live bonito.
Discover the story
Woman carrying a large reddish woven Vive Bonito textile bagFrida-inspired Vive Bonito wearable object on denim

The makers + the materials

A lifelong relationship with beautiful possibility.

Vive Bonito grows from textiles, Mexican culture, resourcefulness, collecting, making and reinvention.

It is the belief that an extraordinary material does not have to disappear when its first story ends—and that personality is always more interesting than sameness.

Discover the story

More than what we carry

A beautiful life is something we create.

01

Live Beautiful.

Find joy in the everyday.

02

Build Beautiful.

Create something meaningful.

03

Leave Beautiful.

Create something that outlives you.

Vive Bonito began with beautiful things, but it was always about something bigger: choosing creativity, joy, intention and meaning in the life we build.

Our story

Made to meet the world

Real pieces.
Made by real people.

From our worktable to pop-ups and independent retail, Vive Bonito is made to be discovered up close.

A close study of layered Vive Bonito textiles and patterns

For boutiques + specialty retailers

Bring Vive Bonito
to your shop.

Looking for pieces your customers won’t see everywhere else?

Vive Bonito offers select one-of-a-kind and small-batch collections for independent boutiques, gift shops and specialty retailers.

Stay close

A little more bonito
in your inbox.

New pieces. Beautiful stories. First looks. Places worth discovering. Ideas for living beautifully.