Our mission

To make life a little more extraordinary.

Amanda Perna laughing on a pile of colorful clothes and shoes in a gold metallic dress

We believe fashion is art you get to live in.

Our mission is to create extraordinary clothing that celebrates individuality, encourages authentic self-expression, and brings a little more beauty, imagination, and delight into everyday life.

Through original artwork, expressive design, thoughtful craftsmanship, and small-batch collections, we create pieces that are as distinctive as the women who wear them.

But the House has never been just about clothes.

We believe creativity brings people together. That women are stronger when they support one another. That beautiful things should be made with intention. And that success means very little if you aren't using it to make a difference.

We take our work seriously. Ourselves, considerably less.

Because life is too interesting to spend it waiting for a special occasion.

Wear the art.
Live in color.
Play dress up with us.

The House of Perna Manifesto

We grew up. Dressing up didn't have to.

Amanda Perna in a black and white print dress playing dress up with a little one in a pink tulle dress and feather coat

Somewhere along the way, someone decided we should save the good clothes.

For the wedding. The holiday. The invitation that might never arrive.

We have a few thoughts about that.

We believe in wearing the beautiful dress to buy flowers. In ordering dessert. In making an entrance at the most unremarkable places.

Amanda Perna sitting on the boutique floor in a red tulle skirt in front of racks of printed dresses

Amanda Perna styling a House of Perna flower print dress with a pink ombre scarf and beaded necklace

We believe in clothes that start conversations, colors that change moods, and the rather wonderful feeling of putting something on and recognizing yourself.

We believe personal style should become more interesting with age, not less.

We believe in mixing things that aren't supposed to go together. In a little more volume. An unexpected print. The extra embellishment that nobody technically needed.

We believe art belongs in everyday life. Especially on the body.

That a sketch can become a dress. A dress can become a memory. And a memory can become a story worth telling.

Amanda Perna draping a rainbow gingham gown on a dress form in the House of Perna atelier

Amanda Perna sketching at a table in the atelier wearing a colorful fur jacket

We believe in making fewer things, more thoughtfully. In skilled hands, original ideas, considered details, and the kind of clothing you keep because it still makes you smile years later.

We believe in celebrating the people who make things, the women who wear them, and the communities that make it all possible.

We believe in opening doors, sharing opportunities, and leaving the world a little brighter than we found it.

We believe in beautiful things with a purpose beyond being beautiful.

And we believe that sometimes the most sophisticated thing a woman can do is have a little fun.