The Sūtra scarves are gorgeous, no matter what their woven message. Knowing their story, however, will make choosing your match just a little bit easier.

It would be easy to assume that words like Love, Peace or Trust would rank at the top of the list of lines that were provided for the scarves by superstars from David Bowie to Scarlett Johansson. So it’s a treat to get some unpredictable thought provocation in the form of Dust (yes, Dust) and Funk (yes, Funk). From a stable of artists known for their bold choices, their strong voices and their truly unique senses of style, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that they’re keeping us on our lingual toes.

Citta founder and spearhead of the Sūtra scarf project, Michael Daube talks about the stars he knows — and the words they chose.

He says, “To me, all of these artists are people who are very grounded, very successful and have a very powerful and passionate way of putting words into the world.”

Thandie Newton: Surrender

“When it went to be translated by the Sanskrit scholar, it meant, ‘when you take on a new understanding that absorbs your entire being.’”

From Tonic.com