The noble lineage of Peruvian Cotton

Cotton cultivation in Peruvian soil can be traced back as much as 6000 years. Records support the notion that aboriginal societies displayed complex weaving techniques that would later surprise colonists, mastered and passed on for millennia—to say the craft cotton has been prevalent in Peruvian culture would be an understatement.

Peruvian cotton is very valuable. The specific climate and soil conditions make Peruvian cotton seeds yield the longest stems in the world, which coupled with perfect balance between resistance and fineness make for some of the best regarded materials in the textile industry.

Tocuyo Cotton

Tocuyo is a fabric made of 100% cotton that is extracted directly from the plant. Its production is simple: after removing the cotton from the plants, it is soaked for 3 days; it is fortified and made into threads, which then are weaved to produce the fabric.

Tocuyo is a very durable fabric with a lower carbon footprint compared to other textiles.

Garments produced out of Tocuyo Cotton have been dyed to a distinctive blue colour.

Tangüis Cotton

In the late nineteenth century, a plague forced many farmers to abandon the cultivation of cotton, but Fermin Tangüis developed a new variety of cottonseed of thick long staple, easy to spin and dye, and with such hydrophilicity that led to a fabric of outstanding quality.

The uniform long staple Tangϋis cotton outstands for its whiteness, strength, and softness. This one-of-a-kind cotton is highly absorbent and can retain 24 to 27 times its own weight.

Clothes made from Tangüis cotton are breathable as it rapidly absorbs and releases perspiration.

Garments produced out of Tangüis Cotton have been dyed to a distinctive cream colour.