Come with us! We will take you around the world of fashion, literally! Totes from Mexico and Bali, handbags from Africa and France, shoes from Peru and Finland, dresses from Greece and India, sweaters from Italy and Japan. Let’s explore this glorious world together through the creative vehicle of fashion.


Africa



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Anouk Grewal is a label that celebrates cultural and ethnic diversity. Although most of her items are handmade by Indian artisans, she released to Ex Voto a collection of handmade totes from Africa.


Virginie de Vinster, created of the brand V de Vinster, did not go to design school. Neither did she work at the big fashion houses. Her university was Africa, where she worked for 15 years. She learned during her travels through the Sahel, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo and Ghana. Her skill is to create wonderful combinations of styles and materials and to weave together different cultures through the most simple and natural of objects: clothing.


India



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Omika comes from an Indian word meaning kindness.

Co-founder, Erin, has a degree in graphic design. She travels to India many times a year and is often present on the printing tables as her designs are being hand block printed. Stephanie, a classically trained illustrator and Omika’s co-founder, hand-paints each pattern, creating specialty pieces that are truly one-of-a-kind. Once designed, their team of artisans in India bring the pieces to life.


Seema Kahai, the eponymous designer behind the brand, is a global citizen, who is entrenched in design, and is true to her roots. Born and raised in India, she has spent her adult life in New York.Seema's passion for travel takes her to remote Indian villages in search of authentic fabrics, and the unique talent and craftsmanship of the local artisans. Through her partnerships with local NGOs and women's cooperatives, Seema Kahai is committed to empowering women and local artisans by providing them with a steady source of sustainable income.


Emerson Fry believes in the beauty of the individual.

India collection, part of Emerson Fry, works with a small group of artisans from India that specialize in heirloom hand print and dye techniques.


South America



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De Loreta is the story of a life in movement —a hybrid existence marked both by the cultures they were raised in and by the ones they have adopted. In De Loreta, those dualities collide to create a new, simultaneously intimate and universal story. An anthology of their region’s most magical elements, the brand celebrates the folklore, landscapes and history of Latin America through bold colors and vivid prints.


Las Sureñas, a name inspired by the origin of its creators: Argentina and Uruguay. An idea. To create together a clothing brand different from what was found in the market. A brand combining classic and timeless fabrics in pieces that are a must in any wardrobe with strong, original, and full-of-life prints. A brand that designs impeccably custom-made tailoring, including shirts and shorts, tunics, cashmere sweaters, and other pieces that make Las Sureñas a comprehensive and assorted brand.


Greece



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The designer from Devotion Twins (Athina Parnasa) was born and raised in Athens Greece in 1967. She started Devotion Twins in 2013 and named it after her twin sons. You can see the influence of Greek civilization and greek symbols depicted in the all natural fabrics, embroideries and hand made details of her pieces. Clean lines, minimal structures and geometric patterns are what you notice throughout the collection. Devotion has made a commitment to sustainability, being responsible, and honest.


France



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HERBERT Frère Sœur. Flavien and Camille Frere are brother and sister and born in Herbert. Camille worked in music, Flavien in a pharmaceutical laboratory while surveying the globe, tracing two parallel destinies that a family heritage has come to bring together. In their father's leather workshop, installed in Brittany more than 40 years ago, they invented leather goods that are eternal and concerned with their fair value: bags and belts that combine the refinement of shapes, the nobility of a "candle" leather and that contemporary twist that makes current Classics. They give it a name, Herbert, theirs, to which they associate what defines their bond.


Mexico



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Un Pueblo preserve the richness of traditional Mexican crafts based on the creation of opportunity and prosperity through worldwide commercial distribution. Be the main, provider of the highest quality Mexican handmade goods by committing to sustainable practices.


Peru



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Huma Blanco is handmade in Peru using ethical manufacturing. This woman-owned footwear brand makes elevated staples that bring simple luxury to any outfit. Designer Adriana Crocco works with Peruvian hides and textiles, using natural dyes, or leaving them in their pure form. The line fuses classic silhouettes with interesting construction and unexpected textures.

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