Graftstudio

Cult Gaia

A Shopify Plus build for one of fashion's most distinctive brands, made with the design agency ToyFight.

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Cult Gaia's pieces sit somewhere between fashion and art, and the store had to feel the same. ToyFight brought the design and creative direction. I built it on Shopify Plus so it worked across markets and on every device.

Cult Gaia is a fashion brand known for instantly recognisable pieces and a following to match.

Industry
Fashion & Luxury
Timeline
16 weeks

What it had to do

The store had to look elevated and still be easy to shop.

  • An ambitious design

    ToyFight's design was bespoke throughout, which takes deep platform knowledge to build properly on Shopify Plus.

  • A varied catalogue

    A large range of product types that could never feel cluttered.

  • Many markets

    Cross-border selling, flexible payments and personalisation, all without getting in the way.

What I built, in order

ToyFight and I worked side by side: them on the creative and front end, me on how it all runs inside Shopify Plus.

  1. The theme

    I turned ToyFight's design and front-end work into a full Shopify Plus theme, built on the platform's own architecture.

  2. Product pages

    Layouts that let the imagery lead, with type that matches the brand.

  3. The catalogue

    Collections and navigation that handle a wide range of product types and stay calm.

  4. Markets and payments

    Global-E for cross-border selling, Klarna for flexible payment and Nosto for personalisation, built in quietly.

Translating High Fashion into a High-Performance Storefront
Translating High Fashion into a High-Performance Storefront

What it measured

The store feels like Cult Gaia, which for a brand this visual is what matters most. The design never had to give way for technical reasons, and their team manages the store without coming back to a developer for each change.

Who looks after it now

Cult Gaia's own team manages and updates the store day to day.

Talk it through

Thirty minutes on your store, your stack and what's not working.