Our Story

Hi, I’m MK - artist, storyteller, and the hands behind both waterbymk + apparelbymk.

I grew up surrounded by color - phulkari embroidery in my mother’s cupboards, chai-stained poetry, gold bangles clinking like laughter, grandmother’s stories retold like prayers. Life took me across oceans, but tradition traveled with me - tucked into journals, palettes, and memories.

waterbymk was my first love - watercolor portraits of women like us: bold, soft, layered, whole.
But art wanted more — it wanted movement. It wanted to live on streets, in classrooms, on shoulders at festivals and grocery stores.

So apparelbymk was born - a modern wardrobe for anyone who carries culture proudly, who believes identity can be playful, powerful, and beautifully imperfect.

Every piece is designed with the same soul: heritage reimagined for the modern world.

Wear it softly. Wear it boldly.
Wear your story.