Profession / role:

English Teacher, Digital Marketing Consultant

Company / organisation:

Apocheta Artisan Designs

Website (if you have one):

www.apochetadesigns.com

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Entrepreneur

I am looking to discover or buy

Fairtrade companies, Eco-friendly stores, clothing, eco fashion info, news about ethical fashion in the world.

About me / About business or organisation:

Apocheta is a clothing and accessories brand with a difference. We connect fair trade artisan producers from the Peruvian highlands with consumers seeking premium fashion and design with a conscience.

Career history / Company history:

Apocheta was founded in 2009. Our lines are created by leading designers working with the finest, hand-woven and other artisan textiles. Our designers craft the highest quality business and casual wear that comes with a unique story, every piece of cloth carries the history of the producers who created it and each one of our designs reflects the deep heritage of the country it they came from.Our textiles originate from highly skilled weavers in the Peruvian Andes.Our producers and designers follow fair trade standards throughout their entire supply chain. Our woven textiles are produced in worker-owned cooperatives that exist to provide income and empowerment to the mostly female weavers(not all weavers, we have a lot of hand crafted crochet, knit, and hand woven and some machine woven).