Peruvian Connection has long been committed to making exceptional original design clothing based on artisan textile traditions. In creating this blog, we hope to encourage a community of textile enthusiasts and to provide a forum for their shared discoveries, ideas and commentary. Artists, individualists, romantics and visionaries, we hope you’ll join in.
Forty-one Peruvian Connection employees participated in the 15th annual Komen Kansas City Race for the Cure on Sunday, Aug 10. Nearly 25,000 survivors, family and friends walked, trotted and ran for the cure and raised over 1.2 million dollars. Sweat, laughter, panting and an overall-good-feeling was had by all.
If you would like to donate to the cause then click here.
If you would like to find a race in a city near you then click here.
Sometimes dusting off relics from the past can be a satisfying way to appreciate the present. It allows you to see the journey from a new perspective. Back in the day (32 years ago to be specific), Annie and her mother Biddy began their small artisan-made alpaca sweater business from their own kitchen table. Inspired by Annie's anthropology research on women in the Andean marketplaces of Peru, they created a small catalog with Annie doing everything from designing, modeling, photography and writing the copy, while Biddy took care of the packaging and shipping of orders and managing the growing rolodex of potential customers.
The above image is an insert from their 1980 digest-size catalog. Penned entirely by Annie, the "Field Sketches" style of this page looks as if it could have been inspired by the journal of Hiram Bingham himself, a nod to Annie's own anthropology background.
To read more about how Peruvian Connection began, click here.
Peruvian Connection (L) DDF ad campaign (R)
Now that New York Fashion Week has ended I'm again reminded of the importance of a good model. We have been fortunate to feature a variety of accomplished models over the years but I thought I would introduce you to one of our shining stars who played an important role in our Resort 2008 line.
Born in the Netherlands, our 5' 11" ingenue won the 1998 Elite Model Look Contest. A fast and successful career began and she was courted by top designers throughout the world for print and runway. Above, DDF (a skincare line) found her porcelain skin and freckled nose as charming as we did and her statuesque form certainly lent additional grace to our new spring designs.
Model is wearing above:
Sisal Back Bow Hat
Wide Painted Bangle
