February 26, 2021
My Mohinders: George McCalman
George McCalman is an artist, a calm and vibrant presence, woven into overlapping creative fields in our San Francisco hometown. We are also lucky to call him a neighbor! His magically situated studio sits atop a raw, delightfully strange three-story building overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We met there to share...
January 21, 2021
My Mohinders: Luis Cobelo
This fall we caught up with Luis Cobelo: photographer, artist and believer in magic. Luis recently relocated from Mexico City to San Francisco’s Outer Sunset, and graciously invited us into the living room he shares with his partner—our dear friend Rachelle Derouin—to catch up and peruse his latest work, an...
July 11, 2020
My Mohinders: Remi Alade-Chester
image credit: Woods Wheatcroft for KAVU We met Remi through a friend (Kay) a brand (Aether), on set at a photo shoot. Kay and Remi connected as avid Mohinders-wearers, and Kay introduced us to Remi: a very stylish renaissance man who travels the world—and is known to jump on a plane...
May 27, 2020
My Mohinders: Chef Melissa King
Chef Melissa King is a culinary legend in the Bay Area, but certainly not just here. You’ll recognize her as a finalist from Season 12 of Bravo’s Top Chef and right now, she’s competing on the current Top Chef season of All-Stars: Los Angeles. Over the past few years I’d...
March 03, 2020
My Mohinders: Anne Graham
Last summer we joined a stop on Patagonia's Worn Wear Tour, and shared about our newly-launched Shoe Re-Soling Program. We are big fans of Worn Wear, so we were thrilled to connect with Anne Graham: expert Worn Wear repair technician, who zig-zags the country in the Worn Wear Trailer. Anne has fixed (and made) clothing...
February 11, 2020
My Mohinders: Alex Huynh
We found Alex Huynh, or @kungfualex, the way so many of us (aging) millennials find our favorite connections—scrolling the old Instagram feed. Michael stumbled upon Alex’s profile and was captivated, for obvious reasons. Alex is an actor, stuntman, world traveler, and athlete with an impressive Hollywood résumé we can’t sufficiently recap...
March 07, 2019
My Mohinders: Mychael Henry
We met Mychael Henry through our friends at Huckberry; he's a cook, traveler, photographer, and leather patina enthusiast. We never tire of following his travelogues. Last year he spent two months in Europe, traveling through Portugal and France —he brought two pairs of Mohinders (a Woven City Slipper and the Shoe)...
October 01, 2017
My Mohinders: Christina Saboe
image by Brian Wetzel Photography Christina Saboe is an aspirational traveler. When she set off for a solo five-week excursion to Australia, Bali, and Japan, these were her two rules: one small bag, and couch surfing only. image by Christina Saboe For many, living for a month out of a small backpack would...