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Kyrgyzstan- Central Asia
7 December 2021
Published by killerdag at 28 July 2023
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  • Date28 July 2023

WOMAN
MOVE
MOUNTAINS

High up in the Peruvian Andes

lies a village 4800 meters 

above sea level:

Tolconi 

Arequipa region.

Here, 35 women called :

“Illariy :Threads4dreams”

crafted alpaca artwork alongside Stella

to be promoted by Stella Jean in her

FW23 capsule collection.

Peru is the leading 

producer and exporter 

of alpaca fiber worldwide. 

Here the alpaqueras 

raise alpaca the 

traditional way.  

They are the 

GUARDIANS of Biodiversity

and CUSTODIANS of 

LOCAL CULTURE. 

These women are the AUTHORITY on DESIGNS, 

which relate to a 

community’s history, 

and are the ones teaching

the next generation.

This collaboration 

bridges Stella’s knowledge 

of Italian design 

with the cultural legacy 

and heritage of the 

women of Tolconi.  

Through this partnership,

the women are creating new models 

that can reach

international markets, 

all while owning intellectual property.

Once the new generations 

realize that designs 

based on their local 

traditions can be 

appreciated in Milan, 

New York or Paris, 

they’ll start looking at 

their cultures, many at risk of extinction,

with new eyes, 

sparking an aesthetic counter-colonization.

The global alpaca market

does not value

the quality and varied colours of the alpaca fleece,

following trends that prefer white fibre only.

Due to the many intermediaries,

the prices the women receive

for their raw material are low.

So to diversify their source of income

while conserving alpaca diversity,

the women now produce

hand-knitted items

using multi-coloured alpaca fibre.

Their products are:

100% biodegradable

100% recyclable

without anyone discussing circular economy with them 

and without them knowing all 17 SDGs by heart.

Do we truly want to activate and implement social sustainability?

If so, we start by learning from the best.

 

Estela, 

Roxana, 

Florentina…

these women 

move mountains.

Sharing ancestral knowledge and traditional techniques

can drive women of the mountains’ economic empowerment.

This capsule will show

how we have transformed this international cooperation into a preferential cultural corridor.

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