Handwoven Classic Patterned Red Cotton Belt from Peru 'Chaska' Item ID: 2671698140
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"Captivating and enchanting stars go around this cotton belt inspired by the ancient Inca textiles. Named Chaska-the Quechua word for 'star'-Paul Lopez's newest creation boasts a palette of red, yellow and green hues marvelously arranged in glorious geometric details that allow a stylish look."
- 0.43 lb
- S: 28.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W,S: 22.8 inches L,S: 2.4 inches L,S: 28.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W,S: 22.8 inches L,S: 2.4 inches L,S: 28.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W,S: 22.8 inches L,S: 2.4 inches L,M: 32.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W,M: 27 inches L,M: 2.4 inches L,M: 32.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W,M: 27 inches L,M: 2.4 inches L,M: 32.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W,M: 27 inches L,M: 2.4 inches L,L: 36 inches L x 2.4 inches W,L: 30.5 inches L,L: 2.4 inches L,L: 36 inches L x 2.4 inches W,L: 30.5 inches L,L: 2.4 inches L,L: 36 inches L x 2.4 inches W,L: 30.5 inches L,L: 2.4 inches L
- 0.14 lbs
- S: 28.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- S: 22.8 inches L
- S: 2.4 inches L
- S: 28.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- S: 22.8 inches L
- S: 2.4 inches L
- S: 28.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- S: 22.8 inches L
- S: 2.4 inches L
- M: 32.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- M: 27 inches L
- M: 2.4 inches L
- M: 32.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- M: 27 inches L
- M: 2.4 inches L
- M: 32.5 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- M: 27 inches L
- M: 2.4 inches L
- L: 36 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- L: 30.5 inches L
- L: 2.4 inches L
- L: 36 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- L: 30.5 inches L
- L: 2.4 inches L
- L: 36 inches L x 2.4 inches W
- L: 30.5 inches L
- L: 2.4 inches L
- 100% cotton
- Features a tie closure
- Hand-crafted item -- color
- size and/or motif may vary slightly
- Lay flat to dry
- Machine wash on gentle cycle
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I eventually went off to Lima to study. Growing up as I did, I found myself naturally inclined toward the textile arts, and so I decided to major in fashion design. Thanks to my family, I was able to travel to London after graduation, where I specialized in fashion design at the Marangoni Institute, a highly-regarded fashion design school in Milan and London.
I returned to Peru and worked at creating a new line of clothing. My goals are the same as my parents, to create art with fine wool and to provide jobs for the people of my town, for whom I feel a deep respect and appreciation. My parents' objectives were not only about money. When I was growing up, Peru was going through a crisis in economics and national security. Terrorism was the greatest threat to economic growth.
My greatest satisfaction as a professional person was to work as the head of production for the Proyecto Cluster Artesanal de Puno, a project sponsored by the Peruvian government and the Lima Association of Exporters. Its goal was to link small workshops or groups of artisans with exporters who could market their work. It was there that I became aware of the reality of the artisans. We were able to organize business sessions and fashion shows to demonstrate the potential of alpaca garments. I no longer work with this project but I was able to generate support for many workshops while there, and this gives me great personal satisfaction.
Today I work as a textile designer in alpaca wool, developing new fashion collections. And I work together with my parents in the crafting of alpaca wool clothing.
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Paul Lopez
I eventually went off to Lima to study. Growing up as I did, I found myself naturally inclined toward the textile arts, and so I decided to major in fashion design. Thanks to my family, I was able to travel to London after graduation, where I specialized in fashion design at the Marangoni Institute, a highly-regarded fashion design school in Milan and London.
I returned to Peru and worked at creating a new line of clothing. My goals are the same as my parents, to create art with fine wool and to provide jobs for the people of my town, for whom I feel a deep respect and appreciation. My parents' objectives were not only about money. When I was growing up, Peru was going through a crisis in economics and national security. Terrorism was the greatest threat to economic growth.
My greatest satisfaction as a professional person was to work as the head of production for the Proyecto Cluster Artesanal de Puno, a project sponsored by the Peruvian government and the Lima Association of Exporters. Its goal was to link small workshops or groups of artisans with exporters who could market their work. It was there that I became aware of the reality of the artisans. We were able to organize business sessions and fashion shows to demonstrate the potential of alpaca garments. I no longer work with this project but I was able to generate support for many workshops while there, and this gives me great personal satisfaction.
Today I work as a textile designer in alpaca wool, developing new fashion collections. And I work together with my parents in the crafting of alpaca wool clothing.
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