How we started

It all began with four friends—sisters Mischel and Isabelle; Jenica and Jenica, coincidentally—their stories told on silk canvases, where creative director and local artist Isabelle Ocier’s playfulness comes to the fore. 

The idea to make silk scarves was brought up during a Skype call. Having been best friends since they were 5 years old, Mischel and Jenica (Siy) kept the friendship growing even after Jenica moved 6,000 miles away for college. Mischel was really into modern calligraphy at the time and was giving Jenica tips virtually over Skype when she happened to mention that it would be cool if she could put her art onto her own scarves – being a scarf collector herself. Jenica, who was already thinking of venturing into something new, grabbed onto the idea and started looking for suppliers. Mischel looped her sister Isabelle into it as well because Isabelle has been creating art ever since she could hold a crayon and family friend Jenica (Kaw) who has experience in starting a business.

For several months, the four communicated regularly over Skype to develop what would eventually be JIM Weaver’s flagship collection. Since then, the team has released over 50 designs spanning different product lines including scarves, pocket squares, reusable masks and tableware.