More Than What You Wear

Riverstone was born from river days.

The kind where you're sun-soaked, exhausted in the best way, and already laughing about the stories you'll be telling later around camp.

For me, those days started in the whitewater community.

Guiding trips. River festivals. Campgrounds. Long days on the water with people who quickly become friends.

What I loved most wasn't just the adventure.

It was the people.

There's something about the river that brings together some of the most genuine, creative, weird, welcoming, and interesting people you'll ever meet. People who care more about experiences than appearances. People who build community wherever they go.

Riverstone grew out of that world.

It started as a creative outlet and a love of tie-dye. But somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn't just making colorful clothes.

I was making things for the life that happens around the river.

Because when you're paddling, rafting, or guiding, your gear has a job to do. It needs to work. Function comes first.

But once the boats are loaded and the day's adventure is over, your personality gets to come back out.

That's where Riverstone lives.

Riverstone is for river days and everything after.

It's for the woman who spends her weekend on the river and her Monday covered in dirt. The guide who changes out of her river gear and heads to the brewery. The paddler who wants something comfortable to throw on after a day on the water. The woman who is brand new to outdoor adventure and isn't sure where she fits yet.

I want Riverstone to be a place where women in the outdoors feel seen, heard, and like they belong.

Because finding outdoor clothing that actually feels good, fits well, functions the way you need it to, and still feels like you shouldn't be this difficult.

And I don't want Riverstone to be just about the clothes.

I want it to feel a little bit like an eddy.

A place where you can take a breath.

Gather for a while. Relax. Be yourself. And leave when you're ready.

The Take-Out Skirt was one of the first pieces that showed me what this could look like.

It was inspired by the women I worked alongside in the rafting community. After long days on the river, we wanted something easy to throw on, comfortable to wear, colorful, and—most importantly—something with pockets big enough to actually be useful.

It became so much more than a skirt.

I've heard from women who told me they felt more confident wearing it. More comfortable in their bodies. More like themselves.

Those are the moments that remind me why I'm doing this.

Today, Riverstone is growing beyond tie-dye.

The tie-dye is still here. The handmade process is still here. And it will always be part of the story.

But the mission has become bigger than the medium.

I'm building Riverstone into an outdoor apparel brand rooted in whitewater, community, creativity, and self-expression—with women at the center of it.

Some things will be handmade. Some will be made with partners who know how to create technical apparel that can keep up with life outside.

The products will change.

The ideas will change.

I'm sure I'll change my mind about things along the way.

But the reason I'm building Riverstone won't.

I want to make things that help you feel like yourself outside.

I want to celebrate the people and communities that make outdoor life so special.

And I want Riverstone to be a place you can come back to when you need a little more color, connection, and adventure in your life.

Thanks for being here.

I'll see you at the take-out.