PERUVIAN COTTON

I remember one of my trips to the north of our beloved country.

I was surprised to see a large vegetation with white dots - I asked my father what is that, it is so beautiful ... ? ... He said: "Cotton", and your clothes you use are mostly made ​​of cotton. And it left me impressed.

Our Peruvian cotton has many qualities, including Pima cotton, which  is the same that is grown and extracted in a desert of northern Peru in an area of about 40 km Its microclimate favors the cultivation of one of the best cotton in the world both by the length of the fiber as the degree of maturity. Its fibers, 2% to 3% inches, are similar to those of wool. It is used mainly for knitted fabrics, hosiery, and for mixed wool and cotton.

Peruvian Cotton not only is planted in the north of our country but also south, in Cañete. Where every 4 to 6 weeks, are conducted "workaround" manually. Harvesters , are migrant workers who move from the southern highlands of Peru to the coastal valleys, in this case the Cañete Valley. The collection of motes maturation depends on achieving a high quality product, hardly matched by mechanical harvesting. The purity that has our cotton is free of impurities which sometimes is caused by particles of the plant.

The hand-picked cotton is cleaner than it is harvested by machine. It has a soft texture and warm, with an elasticity and resistance to crushing enough flax greater than and less than wool. The finish makes possible an improvement.

It is used not only in clothing but also underwear, (helps to prevent allergies in the delicate skin of our intimate area).

We are proud to see our Peruvian Cotton that is used in confections of high fashion. And in the last event of  "Fashion Week NY", specifically the renowned Spanish designer brand "Custo Barcelona", introduced a clothing line in 3D, and it is precisely from Peru where he performs his clothing.

Custo, gives us nice words, from Reuters:

"This is what the designer told Efe that showed a collection of 72 pieces marked by colors like red, green, yellow or blue combined with earth tones, and dedicated workers of the factories of Honduras and Perú that have been woven garments. EFE "