About us
The brand was conceived upon a desire to create sustainable, experience-proven, quality and functional alpaca home products. This evolved into creating luxury women alpaca knitwear brand, sustainability being the focus. Christina’s perspective on simplistic shapes with uncompromising quality and Susana’s knowledge and broad understanding in trading, bring forth a multidimensional play in the global stage. The brand is deeply rooted and inspired by nature through their travels at different stages in life. Latierra collections are recognized for their minimalist and understated silhouettes, offering the finest in sustainable luxury made with consciously and ethically-sourced organic material, alpaca.
Our Alpaca
Alpacas are one of the most beautiful South American camelids. The Alpaca has been valued for its fibre since pre-Incan times due to the properties and quality of its hair. The Alpacas have been domesticated ever since the time of pre-Incan cultures. There are estimated to be approximately 3.5 to 4 million Alpaca in South America, 95% of which can be found in the regions of Southern Peru.
Properties of the Alpaca
Alpaca is soft, silky and durable with unique thermal properties due to microscopic air bubbles found inside the hair. These bubbles make the fiber “breathe” through on hot days and in much the same way, to retain body heat in cold climates.
Alpaca is unqiue and has superior thermal properties. It is warmer and stronger than wool. It is naturally hypoallergenic.
Ethically Sourced Material
The indigenous peoples of the Andean mountains harvest the fiber during the shearing season, using traditional methods without harm to the Alpaca. Once the fibre has been gathered, it is hand-sorted by experienced women. Sorting cannot be mechanized; the variable characteristics of the fibre can be assessed only by experienced hands and eyes.
Eco-friendly
We worry about our relationship with nature and with ourselves. We would like the world to know that Alpaca is a totally natural option and that not everything has to be made from artificial materials. The absence of the lanolin in Alpaca, requires absolutely no chemical intervention in the sourcing process.
Sustainability
Our business is guided by an integral culture of sustainability. Our alpaca is manufactured minimizing environmental impacts and occupational hazards. Our priority is the well being of our community that is involved in the value chain. We work with manufactures that are independently certified against our ethical code and with recognized industry standards.
Fair Trade Peru and Good Practices Certified, Recycled Blended Claim Standards, ISO 14064, OEKOTEX Standard 100, BioTrade Peru.
