Fall 18
Excess Factory Cut-Offs $96
Front Cover Here
Alpaca from Bolivia $36
Locally Sourced Wool from Nepal $152 Excess Factory Cut-Offs $96
Here
Excess Factory Cut-Offs $96 Super Soft Alpaca from Bolivia $164
There from Honduras $56
Recycled T-Shirts
Locally Sourced Wool from Nepal $32
Handwoven Cotton from India $92 Recycled Traditional Fabrics from Guatemala $32
Handwoven Cotton from India $92
Pima Cotton from Bolivia $56
Super Soft Alpaca from Bolivia $144 Recycled Button Down Shirts from Haiti $36
Recycled T-Shirts $56
Excess Factory Cut-Offs $48
Recycled Button Down Shirts $164
Recycled Button Down Shirts
Sara sews some of our clothing in Honduras and is one of the sweetest people I have every known. She has made hundreds of our pieced leggings. I love asking her if she likes them—every time she lets out a belly laugh and says, “they are crazy—the crazy pants!” Then she says, “It is good though, I want to make more.” Sara learned how to sew from our partner organization in Honduras. “I heard Mi Esperanza was offering computer, cosmetology, and sewing classes to women of low income. I was really interested in the sewing course and decided to take it immediately. The next year after I graduated my husband died. When Mi Esperanza found out about my husband, they called me to offer me a current job that was available, which I happily accepted. I feel good to be part of their team. I started working from Monday-Thursday, but thank God we have had so many new projects that I work Monday-Friday now. “I have had many good experiences working with Liz Alig making garments out of recycled T-shirts. I got to meet E.A. and make her wedding dress, the groom’s suit, bridesmaids dresses and groomsmen suits. “It is good to know that the products I make are sold in the States, which means we are growing rapidly as an organization, and the effort I do is not in vain. That is the reason I try to do better every day. I have also had the opportunity to participate in Mi Esperanza’s micro-loan program. In Honduras there are not many jobs available for women and that is why I thank God for Mi Esperanza for giving me the opportunity to be part of this wonderful project. I like the fact that there is no discrimination because of my age, but pure affection and motivation towards me from the staff. Through these seven years I have felt the emotional, economic, and moral support. I feel at home every day I work at Mi Esperanza. “I have had so many benefits and gifts from Mi Esperanza. I have received a sewing machine that I use to work at home sometimes, fabrics, school supplies, and food. But the most important thing that they gave me was the sewing course to learn how to sew. I have skills now and I have a job that helps me provide for my family.” I have learned SO much from Sara! I have learned to be grateful for the smallest things—a good day’s work with good friends. When we were going through an impossible order and somehow everyone in the workshop was in tears, Sara hugged me and said, “Thank you, thank you for the work.” Sometimes I get tired of talking about how our clothing is made—it feels like a marketing tactic. I wish we lived in such a world where clothing was made more mindfully and this was just the norm. But stories like this are at the heart of what we do—yeah we love the clothes we make, but they go hand in hand with empowering women like Sara. I could tell you ten more stories like this one—stories of women who have had their lives changed because of organizations like Mi Esperanza who gave them free classes, women who are grateful for their work, and women who at the end of the day are not much different than us. Thank for supporting them! - Liz
Recycled Denim Jersey from Guatemala $56 Handwoven Cotton from India $88
Locally Sourced Wool from Nepal $32
Locally Sourced Wool from Nepal $142
Locally Sourced Wool from Portugal $196 Guatemala $88
Recycled Denim Jersey from
Locally Sourced Wool from Nepal $32 Super Soft Alpaca from Bolivia $36
Pima Cotton from Bolivia $76
Super Soft Alpaca from Bolivia $120
Excess Factory Cut-Offs from Cambodia $104
Recycled T-Shirts $88
Recycled Traditional Fabrics from Guatemala $104 Super Soft Alpaca from Bolivia $164
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