loose dresses

Pia Zavala of Peru designs a cozy long-sleeve relaxed fit cardigan sweater knit with sumptuously soft alpaca blended with acrylic and wool for durability. The sweater has a brick stitch pattern in saddle brown and black, with an open front shawl collar. The hem and cuffs are edged in a rib stitch in black.

In the open markets of towns throughout the Peruvian Altiplano, one can find stalls full of fresh flowers. Some of the blooms have been used for hundreds of years to create natural dyes, like the yellow kiko flower, part of the daisy family. Our reversible alpaca-blend cardigan is decorated on the front, back, and sleeves with trailing blooms and vines, featuring hand-embroidered embellishments in earthy tones of red clay, topaz, slate, and amber.

Patricia Lopez creates this cozy warm taupe sweater from soft 100% alpaca and decorates it in a knitted diamond pattern. Vertical cables that flow down the sides and the upper arms add a flattering shape.

The Andean artisan worked for years as an industrial engineer before throwing in the towel to follow her passion for traditional Peruvian textiles and fashion. She runs a workshop in the capital city of Lima where she creates apparel and accessories that mix traditional and contemporary techniques and designs.