Awamaki Lab F/W 2012

F/W 2012

MACHU PICCHU, PERU

CHUSI PONCHO

CACAO JACKETAWAYKUNA SKIRT

CHAKRAS, CUSCO

PATACANCHA ANORAKWIQAW DRESSQ’IPI SATCHEL

CHAKRA SWEATERPURIY PANT

MUYA VEST QUSA TEE

SIRAY TUNICPURIY PANT

WIQAW DRESS Q’IPI SATCHEL

CHAKRA SWEATERSIRAY TUNICMILWA SKIRT

LLAMASPATACANCHA, PERU

PATACANCHA ANORAKWIQAW DRESS

TUSUY DRESS

SALINERASMARAS, PERU

KUNKA HOODYANA CARDIGANTUSUY DRESS

CHUSI- BLANKETCHAKRA- FARM PURIY- HIKINGMUYA- ORCHARDQUSA- HUSBANDAWAYKUNA- TEXTILESQQ’IPI- BACKPACK

SIRAY- SEWWIQAW- WAISTMILLWA- WOOLTUSUY- DANCE KUNKA- NECKYANA- BOYFRIEND

QUECHUA DICTIONARY:

CREDITS:

PHOTOGRAPHY: KATE REEDER

MODEL: ALANNA MURPHY

HAIR/MAKEUP: KATHY SOW

PRESS AND SALES INQUIRIES:

ANNIE MILLICAN, DIRECTOR

ANNIE@AWAMAKI.ORG

WWW.AWAMAKI.ORG/AWAMAKILAB

AWAMAKI LAB’S F/W 2012 COLLECTION WAS CREATED BY

ANDRIA CRESCIONI AND COURTNEY CEDARHOLM IN

COLLABORATION WITH AWAMAKI’S WOMENS’ COOPERATIVE

PROGRAM IN OLLANTAYTAMBO, PERU. THEY FOUND INSPIRATION

IN VINTAGE EXPEDITION WEAR AFTER DISCOVERING IMAGES OF

HIRAM BINGHAM EXPLORING MACHU PICCHU IN THE EARLY

1900’S.

AAWAMAKI LAB IS A PERUVIAN NGO THAT BRINGS YOUNG

DESIGNERS TO RURAL PERU TO WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH

MEMBERS OF AWAMAKI’S ARTISAN COOPERATIVES.

DESIGNERS CREATE GARMENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO BRIDGE

THE GAP TO AN INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER MARKET,

ENABLING WOMEN WEAVERS, SEAMSTRESSES, AND KNITTERS

IN THE SACRED VALLEY TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE INCOME

FOFOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.