ABOUT SILA

SILA was born from movement, a place where I have always found my strength.

Dance has always brought me back to myself: to my femininity, my sensuality, and that deep inner power that lives within every woman.

For years, the idea lived somewhere in my mind.
For months it took shape through small, consistent actions, quietly, but with clear intention.

The jumpsuit is, in many ways, a natural extension of me.

For more than 16 years, I spent almost every day in jumpsuits and leotards, on aerial silk, through challenges, growth, motherhood, and life itself. As an aerial silk acrobat, my body has gone through thousands of hours of training, acrobatics, and movement where clothing simply has to work perfectly: while hanging upside down, performing flips, sliding on silk, or moving through intense friction between fabric and skin.

When you spend that much time in a garment, you get to know it down to the smallest detail.

Every seam.
Every line.
Every feeling it creates.

And that is exactly what led me to the idea of SILA.

I was searching for a jumpsuit that was functional (at the time, also suitable for breastfeeding), secure, and strong — yet elegant, feminine, and special. I couldn’t find it.

So I decided to create the one I had been looking for.
For the woman who doesn’t hide.
For the woman who moves through life with power in every step.

The SILA jumpsuit took more than a year and a half to develop, with the idea that it would support every version of you, from a business meeting to a workout, from a walk with your children to an evening out.

Through sketches, more than seven prototypes and samples, changes of manufacturers, and countless small adjustments. I don’t have formal design training, but I learned how to translate my vision to pattern makers and manufacturers through sketches, descriptions, and precise explanations of every detail I believed mattered.

Every strap, every cut, every element of this jumpsuit exists for a reason.

The hidden inner top provides support and includes removable padding. The upper part is made from double-layered fabric for additional security and stability. Sixteen precisely placed straps on the back keep everything in place, even when the body moves through the most demanding motions.

The fabric has been tested through real movement, friction, and acrobatics.

But SILA was never just about a single jumpsuit.

SILA is an idea.

An idea that a woman should always feel free, strong, and sensual in her body.
That movement can be powerful and elegant at the same time.
That clothing should follow life, not limit it or be reserved for only certain occasions.

SILA is not just a brand.
SILA is a movement.

Welcome to SILA.

—
Founder
Josipa Kvaternik