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Designer Children's Clothing from Bolivia |
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Bolivia Alpaca
Alpaca, one of the least produced fibers in the world, for centuries has been a mainstay of the Indigenous peoples of South American Andean region. Today 50,000 Bolivians work in the Alpaca industry - 80% of them are female. Within the last 20 years these women have developed garment production "Cooperatives" with the sole industry being the production of 100% Bolivian Alpaca garments.
Many of these cooperatives have joined with Michael Warmack, Inc. Sucursal Bolivia to bring their exquisite handmade products to the attention of the global garment industry. Their products are the finest quality available and all are made with the care and attention that has been passed down for thousands of years.
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Fournier
Fournier Children’s Design is a small but highly proactive enterprise that has embraced the care for social development and conservation of the environment. Since 2003 Fournier has been involved in a most unique design of children’s clothing wholly manufactured in Bolivia, South America. The enterprise run by women employs mostly women who formerly did not have the possibility of contributing income to the household. Four years later, more than 60 proud indigenous women in Cochabamba, Bolivia now provide more than 75% of the household income.
Green is the way to go for Fournier designs which has combined social development and environmental awareness as one of the pillars to success. We would like to share with you some of the elements that make us proud to be who we are.
Fournier is characterized by maintaining the “hand-made” approach for 75% of all lines manufactured. Instead of machine knitting, Fournier relies on the crafty hands of indigenous Bolivian women who carefully hand knit all pieces.
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