Our Story

In a time when the world was at war and materials were scarce, my great-grandmother Ana still found a way to make beautiful things. 

She was a housewife, but her hands never rested. She sewed, she crocheted, she embroidered, she spun yarn from sheep’s wool, and she repaired clothes so carefully that they outlived the hard years. Even when the shops were empty, my great-grandma searched for the best fibre she could find. Quality was never optional — it was how she cared for the people she loved.

Her daughter Dragica, but simply Baka — carried that same instinct forward. She finished school as a tailor, then left for Germany to work in a yarn factory. What began as a job soon became something more. Baka opened a small business of her own, sewing, knitting, and repairing for family, friends, colleagues, and people from the town. In the 1970s and 1980s she could recreate any style that was “in” — clean lines, soft drape, thoughtful details — because she understood both the yarn and the person who would wear it.

My mother Milanka chose a different path. She became a hair stylist, still working with her hands, still making people feel beautiful and comfortable in their own skin. In the evenings she knitted. From her I inherited the quiet insistence on detail, the precision, and the belief that something can be both chic and soft at the same time.

That is why I am here.

My professional life has been in Technology — a world of systems, controls, and exacting standards where I have been fortunate to do well. Yet the thread that runs through four generations of women in my family has never loosened.  Becoming a mother myself got me realize I need to do more. With Little Pima I am simply continuing what my ancestors began: choosing the finest material available (this time the softest Peruvian Pima cotton), finishing it with care, and creating pieces that feel as good as they look.

Every piece of clothing carries a little of their soul — the same respect for quality that survived wartime, the same ability to turn simple yarn into something special, the same desire that a child (or a mother) should feel both beautiful and completely at ease.

This is our history. And this is only the beginning.