Smith Bowen creates organic lingerie as intimate sculpture with pieces that honor the body, awaken the spirit, and connect us back to the natural world. Crafted with regenerative fibers, botanical dyes, and compostable materials, our garments feel sensual and enduring while remaining gentle on the skin and respectful of the Earth. Each piece begins and ends with the intelligence of nature, designed to one day return to the soil and complete a natural cycle of renewal.
At the heart of the brand is Renée—artist, mother, designer—whose vision of beauty is inseparable from accountability. Drawing on her background in sculpture, painting, and design, she merges proportions with softness and strength, creating lingerie that embodies self-empowerment, resilience, and reverence for the natural world. Raised in a family of artists and inspired by Bowen Island’s wild landscapes, she feels a responsibility to work within the possibilities of renewable materials, designing pieces that are dreamy, intentional, and timeless.
Smith Bowen is built on transparency and community: producing locally, using regenerative and biodegradable materials, and offering conscious choices like carbon-offset shipping. From wildflower-seeded hangtags to once-a-year botanical perfumes, every detail is designed with sensuality, integrity, and a long view toward the future.
We believe our practices in life should be reflected in all aspects, even your lingerie. It’s a way of moving through life: playful, responsible, and rooted in truth.
We are better together. Each choice we make shapes a more beautiful, conscious world.
About Renée:
As an artist and designer, Renée bridges sculpture, painting, and clothing. Drawn to the female form throughout her practice, she has worked in bronze, plaster, and textiles, always exploring the balance between fragility and strength.
Raised in a lineage of makers—her mother a landscape painter and seamstress—Renée was inspired by her mother’s creative approach to life and the beauty of making things by hand. She named the brand for her maiden name, Smith, and for Bowen Island, the wild and beautiful place off the coast of British Columbia where her family still gathers.
Her design process begins with meditation and an openness to nature’s intelligence. Fabrics, fibers, and dyes, whether forged mushrooms, indigo leaves, or salvaged silks, mindfully guide the shapes and colors of each piece. For Renée, lingerie is intimate sculpture: the first layer you put on, the last you take off, and one of the most powerful ways to honor the body while treading lightly on the Earth.
