About Tienda-holics...

I created Tienda-holics on eBay in late 1991 and tiendaholics.com a year later. I had just returned to the world of sidewalks (read: civilization) after a decade in Northern California's gorgeous Sierra Nevada. I decided to update my wardrobe (no more red dust stains to worry about!) and began by auctioning the best pieces in my personal collection, mostly Citron and Tienda Ho. At that time, there was only the occasional listing for TIenda Ho on eBay, very few people knew of them at all. It took listing three times for anyone to finally notice... and the rest is history!

What I understood immediately from the hunger evoked by the dozen or so pieces I listed back then that there was—and still is—a great need for fabulous, unique clothing, especially for zaftig women, across the country and around the world.

I did my homework, researched availability, and realized how obscure TH was outside of California, their home base. I picked up Dairi's Moroccan collection along the way because so many others jumped on the TH bandwagon behind me. Of course, some followed to Dairi as well. In a way I can't mind—I thrive in adverse environments and am constantly looking for ways to improve my collections for you, from clear, crisp photography and extensive descriptions to "added value" benefits such as packaging and the great prices here on Tiendaholics.com.

I am thrilled to have created a Tienda-holics "culture" on eBay that's grown in leaps and bounds, much more vigorously than I could ever have imagined. I never expected to become a Susti Goddess, or a retailer of any kind. I've had to re-invent myself in order to pursue my new goal: to share the "susti love" across the country and around the world!

I'm an artist and designer and all my life I have expressed myself by what I wear. I haven't worn jeans since I spent 17 months in the Middle East and North Africa, including Morocco, when I was 18. I have about 30 pairs of Moroccan pants and they're the only style I own.

I specialize in Dairi and Tienda Ho garments because they are so wildly exquisite to wear, like individual art pieces, and because their styles are truly designed with every woman in mind. The quality of these Moroccan collections is extraordinary... if they weren't, I wouldn't be here, I couldn't do this! Perhaps the best feature is not the susti (blasphemy?), and not the fabulous styles but their timeless, SIZELESS quality... durable and long-wearing, everything I offer should journey with you on your adventures in weight change: gain 20 pounds, lose 20; keep you beautiful and comfortable before, during and after pregnancy; and be as head-turning in a decade from now as they were a decade ago. Who could ask for more?

I love when you all share yourselves and your stories with me, and nothing could delight me more than just how many of you—in so many far-flung places—are now beautiful threads woven into my life. Who imagined us all interacting online like this? Stunning. And the common bond we seem to have—we women attracted by the beauty and comfort and uniqueness of these garments—is a fundamental desire to express ourselves in everything we do.

I adore my Tiendaholics... each and every one a gorgeous, spirited goddess, creative in her bones and fearless in her choices. As it should be.



About Dairi...

The deliriously soft susti* cloth produced by a small cultural textile house in the ancient Moroccan city of Fez came to the attention of Danish designer Laise Adzer some 35-40 years ago now. Adzer worked with them exclusively for her designs until her death in 1998. Still owned and operated by the same family, Dairi continues to represent both the fine garments and the original design catalog of Ms. Adzer, continuing the tradition of quality associated with both of these names.

Dairi's catalog currently includes hundreds of styles, the lion's share of which are the original patterns of the now-fabled Laise Adzer. I am both excited and proud to offer as many of these unique global designs as I am able, to all the free-thinking, wild-spirited, self-expressing women around the world who visit tiendaholics on eBay and my exclusive store at tiendaholics.com.



About Tienda Ho...

Tienda Ho creates contemporary, fun and funky ethnic/tribal clothing made in India, Indonesia (Bali), and Morocco, truly designed to fit small to plus size goddess figures.

The India Line: Garments in TH's India line are usually multi-fabric, "nothing matches" pieces, decorated with what I refer to as their "signature embroidery," embellished with shishas (or shisas)—tiny real glass mirrors, spiritual protectors. This is their most wild, exotic line, and most pieces are one of kind—rarely are the same fabrics used in the same way on the same style twice!

The Bali Line: This line is marked "Indonesia" (because, well, Bali is in Indonesia!) and has similar exotic shapes and styles as those created for the India and Moroccan lines, but most often in solid colors or all-over prints, jacquards, or batiks. The Bali line does not have embroidery or shisha mirrors; instead, it offers these fabulous unusual styles in a more classic way.

The Moroccan Line: Tienda Ho's high-end Moroccan line is in sumptuous susti, which I have coined the "cashmere of cottons" for its exquisite texture. Many styles echo some of the same designs as the India and Bali lines, as well as traditional ethnic and tribal styles from North Africa and around the world, and like Dairi, many feature beautiful same-color trapunto topstitching. If you're looking for natural, breathable fabric in unique styles, this is the line you want!

In each of my listings I let you know which line a garment is from so you can shop with confidence that if something is listed as "Moroccan", it is not what many are calling "Moroccan" style, but truly made in Morocco!



(*Sometimes spelled susde, susdi, sousdi, or sousde, because it is transliterated from Arabic.)