Handmade sustainable Alpaca fashion made in Peru
Maco Calderon has created a capsule collection of cloaks, scarves, revisited ponchos, dresses and cardigans in fiber of Baby Alpaca and organic cotton GOTS and Oeko-tex certified.
in Lima and of Quechua origin, he defines himself as a clothing artisan stylist. His grandparents are living in the highlands, raise alpacas and weave wool, it was there that his vocation was born.
The brand is using Baby Alpaca, an ecofriendly material which lasts over time and requires little water: it is a fibre coming from mature Alpaca shearing whose thickness is between 18 and 22 micrometers which is four times below the size of a hair. Soft and extremely light, it was once reserved for the emperors and the nobles. Naturally waterproof and hypoallergenic, it is four time more resistant than sheep wool and seven time warmer.
Pieces are fully hand woven and manufactured in very small quantities in Peru. Multifunctional with loose fit, garments will suit various body shapes and sizes. "In the Andes, clothes reflect and dress the spirit of the ones who wear them. It is the fashion that I wish to create" he says as a conclusion.
Photos © Maco Calderon
Monday 24 January 2022, 06:58
