PURE ALPACA LUXURY B Y PA Z PA R I S
2017
RAW LUXURY
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EXCLUSIVE AUTHENTIC
IN A WORLD EVER LOOKING FOR MORE SOPHISTICATION AND ORIGINALITY WHILE INCREASINGLY QUESTIONING PRODUCT ORIGINS, WE ARE TAKING YOU TO A TIMELESS PLACE WHERE UNIQUE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND STYLE TURN A RARE FIBER INTO REFINED AND DURABLE GOODS WITH A SOUL. THEY ARE LIMITED IN SUPPLY AND BEAR THE SIGNATURE OF THE HUMAN HAND. EXCLUSIVE AND AUTHENTIC, THEY ARE RAW LUXURY.
PURE ALPACA LUXURY
ANCIENT SECRET OF THE ANDES
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EXCLUSIVE AUTHENTIC
ANDEANS HAVE BEEN WEARING KNITS MADE OF ALPACA FIBER FOR CENTURIES, BUT NOW, THE SILKY-SOFT SECRET IS SPREADING TO THE LUXURY FASHION WORLD, AND HIGH-END DESIGNERS ARE BEGINING TO FLOCK TO USE THE YARN OF THE FURRY SOUTH AMERICAN NATIVE.
PURE ALPACA LUXURY
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PURE ALPACA FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF THE ANDES COMES A PRECIOUS FIBER, ONCE USED TO DRESS KINGS AND REWARD SOLDIERS BETTER THAN GOLD.
ALPACA IS THE NATURAL FIBER WITH THE WIDEST RANGE OF NATURAL SHADES. THE FIRST SHEARING OF AN ALPACA HAPPENS 18 MONTHS AFTER BIRTH. ALPACAS ARE SHORN ONCE A YEAR AND CAN YIELD GOOD QUALITY FIBER FOR ABOUT 7 TO 9 YEARS.
ALPACA FLEECE
• EACH ALPACA YIELDS APPROX. 2.5 TO 3KGS OF FIBER PER SHEAR. • EACH ALPACA FLEECE YIELDS THE FOLLOWING MAIN QUALITIES: 10% BABY ALPACA (21.5/22.5MIC), 40% FS ALPACA (25.5/26.5MIC) AND 50% COARSE ALPACA (+30MIC). • THE BABY ALPACA QUALITY DOES NOT COME FROM THE BABY ANIMALS. IT COMES MAINLY FROM THE FIRST SHEARING AND THE FINEST PARTS OF THE ADULT ALPACA.
ALPACA YARN MANY DESIGNERS NOW VIEW ALPACA YARN AS MORE LUXURIOUS, SLIGHTLY SOFTER, LIGHTER AND MORE RESISTANT THAN CASHMERE. THANKS TO ITS LONGER FIBERS, IT ALSO PILLS LESS AND IS HYPOALLERGENIC, NOT TO MENTION RARER: THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 4M ALPACAS VS. AROUND 450M CASHMERE GOATS – WORLDWIDE.
PURE ALPACA LUXURY
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BLENDS
ASIDE FROM SILK BLENDS (80% FS ALPACA, 20% SILK), ALPACA BLENDS ARE EITHER USED TO LOWER THE COST OF THE YARN OR FOR MARKETING PURPOSES TO MAKE GARMENTS FEEL LIGHTER AND SOFTER AT THE POINT OF SALE. CHEAPER BLENDS USE SHORTER HAIR LENGTH, WHICH MAY CAUSE ITCHING OR RESULT IN A WEAKER YARN THAT WILL LIKELY SHED NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASE.
WE, AT PAZ PARIS, DO NOT WORK WITH BLENDS.
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ABOUT PAZ WE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE PURE ALPACA GARMENTS AND HOME TEXTILES WITH REFINED ELEGANCE.
PURE ALPACA SINCE 2001 CREATED IN PARIS HANDCRAFTED IN LA PAZ OUR MANUFACTURING STUDIOS ARE LOCATED IN LA PAZ BOLIVIA. OUR MILL SOURCES PURE ALPACA YARN FROM THE FINEST HERDS RAISED IN THE BOLIVIAN HIGHLANDS. WE OPERATE FOUR WORKSHOPS SPECIALIZED IN KNITS, WOVEN PRODUCTS, VELVET WORK AND EMBROIDERY. OUR QUALITY CONTROL PROCESS IS ALSO PERFORMED LOCALLY ACCORDING TO THE HIGHEST EUROPEAN STANDARDS.
PURE ALPACA LUXURY
THE WAY WE ARE
INTEGRITY
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GOODWILL
OUR CRAFTSMEN ARE HEIRS OF A CENTURIES-OLD KNOW-HOW IN ALPACA WOOL-WORK. PRESERVING THIS LOCAL TRADITION MEANS PROVIDING A STABLE AND ATTRACTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT, BOTH IN HUMAN AND ECONOMIC TERMS. IT ALSO MEANS ONGOING INNOVATION TO STIMULATE CREATION AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS. WE DO NOT OUTSOURCE PRODUCTION TO THIRD PARTIES. OUR BOLIVIAN ACTIVITIES ARE INCORPORATED LOCALLY. AS SUCH, WE ARE PROUD TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMY. OUR MILL IS A COOPERATIVE OF ALPACA BREEDERS FROM THE BOLIVIAN HIGHLANDS.
PURE ALPACA LUXURY
THE WAY WE WORK
AUTHENTIC
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TRUTHFUL
THE HUMAN HAND IS KEY IN OUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THAT IS WHY WE STILL OPERATE TRADITIONAL WEAVING AND KNITTING MACHINES, AND THAT IS ALSO WHY WE ARE NOT A HIGHVOLUME BUSINESS. WE DO NOT BLEND ALPACA FIBER WITH OTHER FIBERS TO PRESERVE THE INTRINSEQUE QUALITIES OF THE WOOL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS. WE DO NOT MISLEAD CLIENTS BY USING THE TERM BABY ALPACA WHEN IT IS NOT. ALPACA WOOL COMES IN A WIDE VARIETY OF NATURAL SHADES BUT WE ALSO WORK WITH COLORS. THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED IN THE COLORING PROGRESS ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ETAD*.
PURE ALPACA LUXURY * ECOLOGICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF DYES AND ORGANIC PIGMENTS MANUFACTURERS, BASEL SWITZERLAND
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COLLECTIONS REFINED KNITWEAR, WOVEN TEXTILES AND BABY ALPACA VELVET GARMENTS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND THE HOME.
MEN
JACKETS TEDDYS SWEATERS CARDIGANS ACCESSORIES
WOMEN
JACKETS PONCHOS WRAP-OVER TOPS SWEATERS CARDIGANS ACCESSORIES
HOME
THROWS BED SCARVES QUILTS BEDCOVERS BLANKETS CUSHIONS
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CLIENTS OUR TRADE CLIENTS INCLUDE DEPARTMENT STORES, ESTABLISHED BRANDS, INDEPENDENT STORES, DESIGNERS AND HOTELS.
LUXURY RETAIL
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STORES
WE PROVIDE LUXURY DEPARTMENT STORES AND HIGH-END INDEPENDENT RETAILERS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE HOME AND FASHION ITEMS. PRIVATE LABEL & PAZ BRAND
PREMIUM & LUXURY
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BRANDS
WE WORK WITH HIGH PROFILE BRANDS TO ENRICH THEIR CORE PRODUCT RANGE BASED ON OUR CUSTOMIZABLE DESIGNS OR THEIR OWN CREATIONS. PRIVATE LABEL
FASHION & DECORATION
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DESIGNERS
WE PARTNER WITH FASHION DESIGNERS TO HELP THEM CREATE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS, FROM PROTOTYPE TO FINISHED PRODUCT. WE WORK WITH INTERIOR DESIGNERS TO HELP THEM PUT STYLISH FINAL TOUCHES TO THEIR PROJECTS.
LUXURY HOSPITALITY
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HOTELS
WE WORK WITH BOUTIQUE AND LUXURY HOTELS TO ENHANCE ROOM DESIGN AND PROVIDE SUPERIOR COMFORT IN BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES.
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