Our values were never a response to a moment, they were passed down through practice, pride, and presence. Long before social justice became a headline, our culture was already living it. Our fabulosity, resilience, and elegance have always been woven into every thread we wear and every story we carry. This is not a trend, it’s tradition.
It is said that “Braiding started in Africa with the Himba people of Namibia,”. Where I come from the Quechua are a group of indigenous people and in Peru, one of the most significant aspects of the Quechua woman’s look and culture is her hair. Native women of all ages wear long braids which represents more than a hairstyle; for example two braids signify the marital status of Peruvian women.
When my dad worked creating custom clothes, he updated and remade pieces for his clients. The final product, each one, was unique. The day I fell in love with style...
There are plenty of reasons why you should be upcycling your clothes. For one, it decreases your carbon footprint. If every person in the world recycled their clothes just once, it would save a million tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere! Second, upcycling combats fast fashion.
