About Us
We're just a few chill homebodies living in the New Orleans area. We love the way life feels at home, where we can freely be our weirdest selves, and we hope to bring that feeling with us everywhere we go. It's simple, but it's our happy place.
Starting Recluse Rags has been an exciting exercise in creativity, and an opportunity to break out of the typical and attempt to carry our personalities out into the world just a bit more than we usually do.
We wanted to capture that at-home, doing-it-my-way-even-if-it's-a-little-weird feeling, and channel it when we're stuck outside of our comfort zone. Every time we see the Jaunty Man doing that silly walk or tell each other to Stay 'luse, we're reminded of what we enjoy the most, and it helps re-ground us in low-key positivity until we can get back to it. We hope it does the same for you.
Our Brand
Stay 'luse | Stay Jaunty
We're a casual lifestyle brand for homebodies, or honestly anyone who just needs little reminders of their happy place (whether that's home or somewhere else), focused on offering high-quality comfort for your casual days.
The Jaunty Man is our signature, and sums up so much of the energy we love and hope to convey to others. He represents the ideal of each and every one of us, the vibe of going about an otherwise ordinary - or even stress-inducing - day with a song in our head and a spring in our step.
Our Products
Designed and Printed in the USA
Every Online Purchase Made-to-Order
We work hard to create designs that we're very proud of, but we are still very much a small, indie clothing brand. For this reason, all of our products are currently made-to-order. We don't mind though, because this allows us to offer a wide variety of product options, without risking over-producing anything. The options are great for you, and the reduced waste is great for the planet! Who doesn't love a win-win scenario?
Of course, made-to-order manufacturing can sometimes take a few days longer to get your items delivered than many people have become accustomed to, but we hope you'll find the benefits to be worth the wait!
Our Future
Oh, you're still reading?
Listen, we didn't expect you to scroll this far. We're a pretty miniscule operation over here, and talking about ourselves is not our strong suit.
But, since you came all this way, just know that we're constantly striving to evolve our product line and enhance our designs (buzzwords, fun!). We have several ideas in our heads in terms of designs and fabrics that we think would look and feel incredible while simultaneously giving priority to ethical manufacturing that focuses on the well-being of both our planet and the people on it.
We appreciate your vote of confidence while we go through this, so if you can, snag a shirt/hat/hoodie or even just find us on social media and give us a follow.
And most importantly, Stay 'luse.