Dawn Schuster
Posted on September 30 2020
Learn the basics of styling black and white outfits for the ultimate bohemian luxe looks.
Black and white outfits are one of the chicest pairings. Coco Bombay celebrates these two colors with some incredible craftsmanship and stunningly embroidered fabrics.
Dawn Schuster
Posted on September 23 2020
The cuisine, festivals, neighborhoods filled with colors - all combine to make it one of the jewels of South Asia and the perfect place to wear your most fabulous vacation outfits.
Dawn Schuster
Posted on September 08 2020
The perfect women's vacation outfits that will keep you cool and comfortable whilst also being the epitome of chic even in the most busy and crazy situations. From a comfortable boho dress to the perfect comfortable high waisted pants, you can look fabulous the whole day in our styling recommendations.
Dawn Schuster
Posted on May 10 2018
It is thanks to Aruna that I found the amazing organisation that I am working with. I found out about her story by complete chance and amazing luck! Read about it here. Aruna is 27 and the mother of four children.… Continue reading Aruna’s Story
Dawn Schuster
Posted on April 26 2018
WARNING – THE FOLLOWING POST HANDLES VERY DISTRESSING SUBJECTS. We feel that is is very important to explain in detail the extent of the abuse the Coco Bombay girls have experienced.… Continue reading Dipika’s Story
Dawn Schuster
Posted on April 09 2018
WARNING – THE FOLLOWING POST HANDLES VERY DISTRESSING SUBJECTS. We feel that is is very important to explain in detail the extent of the abuse the Coco Bombay girls have experienced. … Continue reading Nalini’s Story
Dawn Schuster
Posted on March 28 2018
Women’s Day could not have been more relevant for me this year, spending it here with the Mumbai prostitutes and my three incredible Coco Bombay girls. They have been through unimaginable suffering and still have the strength to try and make new lives for themselves. … Continue reading Women’s Day
Dawn Schuster
Posted on March 05 2018
(Faces have been blanked out for the girl’s safety) As a thank you for their amazing hard work and a last goodbye, I took the girls for dinner and a movie at the R City Mall here in Mumbai. Entering the mall for me was overwhelming, as it is seriously one of the most extravagant… Continue reading Coco Bombay does Bollywood
Dawn Schuster
Posted on February 24 2018
Type ‘Sonapur, Mumbai’ in a search engine, and very little will appear about the area. It is a neighborhood that is so shameful and hidden that even Google barely knows about it’s existence. The women and children that call this place … Continue reading Stories around Sonapur Red Light Streets
Dawn Schuster
Posted on February 15 2018
What instantly struck me when I entered the Red Light area of Sonapur was the huge amount of tiny children running around. So gorgeous and innocent, it is heartbreaking that the girls are destined to follow in their mothers path, and the boys to become pimps themselves. Purnata is trying so hard to convince the women… Continue reading The Kids of the Brothels
Dawn Schuster
Posted on February 12 2018
After a week of being at the workshop with the girls and tailors planning the collection, there was finally time for me to go to Sonapur, the ‘shameful’ Red Light neighborhood. Beena, one of the girls working as a counsellor at the NGO came to meet me off the train and take me there. Continue reading Intro to the Mumbai Red Light District
Dawn Schuster
Posted on February 08 2018
The last couple of mornings have consisted of me attempting to teach the girls English grammar, which I have now realised I am totally clueless about. Them trying to teach me Hindi is even worse, as it goes in one ear and out the other; but we are having fun. I was also tasked with… Continue reading Kimonos on the Way :)
Dawn Schuster
Posted on February 05 2018
You know that you have truly arrived in India when you are shocked awake at 8am by the thrashing of Punjabi wedding drums. After a near heart attack, I went outside to be welcomed by this amazing procession of happiness and love. I then headed to the office to start the day. I was welcomed with such… Continue reading Nothing Like an Indian Wakeup
Dawn Schuster
Posted on February 03 2018
After a year of preparation, I was finally ready to start my dream of making Coco Bombay a truly Fair Trade company. I have had many extraordinary experiences around the world, and become close to many amazing people who have experienced great suffering, however on my journeys it was the way that I saw women being… Continue reading Finding the Coco Bombay Ladies
Dawn Schuster
Posted on February 03 2018
For many years I have had the dream of starting a Fair Trade company that will better the lives of women in need whilst also creating beautiful things. Anyone that knows me will tell you that I often run before I can walk, and I throw myself into most things in my life head first.… Continue reading From a Dream to a Reality!
