Qhipas

Latest Qhipas prototype low top sneaker. Stiffer skate shoe with less fabric and more leather in its construction.⁣
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Vegetable-dyed fabrics and leather (no chromium alum, syntans formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde or other 🤮 chemicals / pollution). 🌿🌳⁣
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Soles are half recycled and half sustainably farmed real natural rubber. ⁣
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Not messing around with this one... 🤓

Quechua artisans from Peru. ⁣
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From a textiles perspective, the ponchos these men are wearing are beyond impressive. ⁣
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The communities they are from raised the sheep and alpaca, sheared and cleaned the wool by hand, spun it into yarn using drop spindles, dyed the yarn naturally using locally sourced plants and minerals, and wove the intricate patterns into the fabric using back-strap looms. ⁣
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Much the same as their ancestors did 1,000 years ago. ⁣
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The colors, patterns and symbols are all ancient, deeply meaningful and tell stories of their communities’ history, surroundings and spirituality. @ Peru

Qhipas production guru Armando visiting Peru 🇵🇪

Colors that change with the seasons 🌱🌼☀️ @ Peru

Quechua artisans in Peru...