Welcome to Everybody Loves Everybody

The Beginning

I’ve always loved stories that start in strange places. Not the perfect beginning — but the messy, uncertain kind. Mine began somewhere between a sewing machine and a suitcase.

I am twenty-something, stitching costumes on a ship that drifted across oceans. Each port had its rhythm: the clang of docks, the hum of languages I didn’t speak, the smell of spices rising from open-air kitchens. I didn’t have a plan — only a box of needles, too many notebooks, and this hunger to understand how people live, love, and make things beautiful in their own ways.

Somewhere between Mumbai and Barcelona, I started to notice a pattern that had nothing to do with fabric. The people who seemed most at peace — the ones glowing with quiet confidence — were the ones who had accepted their differences. They weren’t trying to fit in. They were trying to connect.

Why I Started Everybody Loves Everybody

Everybody Loves Everybody was born out of that realization — that the world doesn’t need more perfection. It needs more people willing to show up as they are, to celebrate the beauty in our differences, and to meet one another with curiosity instead of comparison.

This isn’t just a brand. It’s an ongoing experiment in love — love of culture, craft, community, and self. It’s a space where a recipe can sit beside a sewing tutorial, where a travel story can inspire a clothing design, where kindness is as stylish as silk.

I don’t have a giant team or glossy headquarters. It’s just me — learning, stitching, burning the soup, trying again, and inviting you to do the same.

The Heart of It All

What you’ll find here are stories — little glimpses of what happens when we choose connection over fear. You’ll read about handmade clothes that carry stories, comfort food that heals, travel moments that changed me, and reflections on what it means to create a life that doesn’t fit into anyone else’s pattern.

This blog is the heartbeat of Everybody Loves Everybody — where all the pieces of my work come together: fashion, travel, food, and the quiet bravery of making something from scratch.

An Invitation

If you’re here, maybe you’re someone who doesn’t take the straight path either. Maybe you’re building something slowly, bravely, imperfectly — in your own corner of the world.

Welcome! This is a table big enough for all of us. Pull up a chair, tell me what you’re working on, and share what “everybody loves everybody” means to you.

From my corner of the world,

Erika

💬 What part of your story doesn’t fit into a straight line? Tell me in the comments or submit your story for a future feature.