Exhibitions You Shouldn’t Miss This Christmas Season

LONDON, U.K. AFRICAN FASHION

Taking into account the rich tools and skills such as loom weaving and buttonhole stitches, as well as tie-dying, patchwork techniques and finest alpaca wool and cotton, the chance of coming across good materials within the fair seem promising. However, sustainable and ethical aspects should also play an important role in the search for production partners or brands. “Today’s buyers are much more aware of their responsibility towards the planet and nature.” affirms Amora Carbajal Schumacher, Executive President of PromPerú, to Luxiders. And she adds, “ we are not a fast fashion industry, and this is and will be valued in the future. No sooner said than done, let’s spotlight the highlight of sustainable praxis at Perú Moda.

We start our walk and stop over at Bergman/Riviera company which owns more than 15 years of experience in the promotion, production and commercialization of organic cotton while holding specific certifications such as the United States & European Union Organic Standards and the industrial processes G.O.T.S and OE-100 certifications. This does not only ensure a cotton which do not pollute soil and water, it also avoid the use of pesticides which can affect the health of the farmers and consumers. 1994 the Peruvian Government decided to promote alternative crops to replace coca leaf plantations in the rainforest. Since then The Wild Cotton Project was born, a color grown cotton with excellent performance. Wild cotton is special, since it is the recovery of an ancestral fibre, which is naturally coloured in a brownish tone and which has meant an effort to be able to spin it. It does not carry any process of dying, nor addition of pigment in its elaboration. Bergman/Riviera could until now engage 71 farmers and their families to receive a better price and above average working conditions.