about us

Our collections

Bequita Clothier creates collections for girls and boys, ages 6 months to 6 years. Bequita uses their own signature design details, such as their original hand-drawn fabric prints, handmade Chinese knot closures, Yuan and Qing Dynasty inspired trims and mandarin collars.

Each Bequita style is carefully designed with great attention to quality, fit, function and comfort. All Bequita fabrics made from 100% certified organic are colored using non-toxic and environmentally friendly dyes and prints are achieved by using water-based inks on unbleached (raw) organic cotton. The organic cotton used in Bequita fabrics is certified by the Institute for Marketecology (IMO).

Bequita works in person directly and along with their fabric suppliers, production facilities and staff to ensure ethical and sustainable production of all our products from start to finish.

Our story

Bequita Clothier, distinctive collections for children, originated in 2006 by illustrator and designer Rebecca Bardes (a.k.a. Bequita). Rebecca is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and the Fashion Institute of Technology and is the creative force behind all Bequita designs and fabric prints.

In 2004, Rebecca left NYC to volunteer in China and became captivated, so what was originally a six-week trip turned into years. Embracing a new life and pursuing new passions, she traveled about, eventually settling in the ancient city of Suzhou, known as the "Venice of the East” and just southwest of Shanghai. The following year she met her soon-to-be husband, Chinese contemporary artist, Hu Renyi.

Rebecca found with China modernizing and embracing all things Western most Chinese people were more then willing to turn their backs on their thousands-year-old culture. Then with the birth of her son, came the idea for Bequita, which evolved by utilizing the highly skilled Chinese tailors who were still using the traditional methods of their craft.

Rebecca says of Bequita, “I consider Bequita to be traditional culture redefined, as we set out to evoke the traditional by redefining it into modern fashions for children of the East and the West."