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Meet Animaná, the sustainable Argentinian knitwear brand

Buenos Aires - Around ten years ago, Adriana Marina, a researcher with a PhD in economy, created knitwear brand Animaná with the help of NGO Hecho por nosotros, meaning ‘made by us’ in Spanish. The purpose of the brand was to create changes both in terms of sustainability and social development within the fashion industry. Animaná means ‘a place...

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Meet Maydi, the knitwear brand using local Argentinian fibres

Behind each brand is a mind. Behind handmade knitwear brand, Maydi, is Maria Abdala Zolezzi, an Argentinian designer with a vision to create fashion processes that respect both workers and the environment. Maydi uses fibres traditionally found in Argentina, such as merino and camelids wool to create ageless contemporary designs. Before founding...