Posts Tagged ‘alpaca apparel’

MAYU’S FALL KNITWEAR PHOTO SHOOT

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

How much teasing can you handle? Along with our other teaser photos, here are production snapshots from Mayu‘s recent photo shoot, featuring glimpses of our new fall line! This first photo features Laddhavan Sutana, Mayu’s amazing designer (and occasional guest blogger!) dressing a mannequin with one of our new scarves. All of the photos in the shoot are by J Kaminski Photography, and the hair and makeup was done by BLovely Salon & Bridal Styling.

The process of creating a new fall line is a complex and intrepid one. Just imagine, they go through an intense design process, which is then put into practice in Peru, and featured in a high-end, styled fashion shoot in the USA!
More photos after the jump!

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KNITTING, ALPACA, & ARTISANS IN MAYU’S WORKSHOP

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

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An insider’s look at Mayu Artisans’ workshop in Peru. Watch the video to get a better idea of how our artisans operate. They have their own filing system, we promise! Don’t let the “messiness” get you down. Your products will come to you looking just like new, with attention to detail and love from the Andes. This is just part of the process! Kate, Mayu’s owner, is a novice with the camera so excuse that too…

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Chelsea
Mayu Intern

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MAYU CUENTOS: THE JOURNEY TO VISIT OUR ARTISANS

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Chiquian (Represented by the A!)

I finally arrived in Peru, the old stomping grounds of my Peace Corps days. Wow, it is so amazing to be back! The community where Mayu‘s artisans live involves 2 plane rides to arrive in Lima. I took one plane from Chicago to Atlanta, and then from Atlanta to Lima. Once in Lima, I took a cab to a bustling bus terminal, where I boarded the first bus (not the nicest bus around…) towards Huaraz, in the department of Ancash.

About 7 hours later, I got off the bus in a tiny town on the main road. The couple hundred Peruvians who live there make a livelihood on selling cheese (Chiquian’s cheese is region-famous!), corn on the cob and trout to those in transit to the outlying towns. Life in Conococcha is cold and slow. From there, I got into a collectivo (shared taxi) and headed another 35 kilometers on the most beautiful, windey road that I could imagine…35 Kilometers (that’s 21 miles to you Americans!) later I was in Chiquian, where I spent 2+ years working with the wonderful Peruvian artisans with whom I am now homestaying.

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Kate
Founder of Mayu Alpaca

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