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Known throughout the photographic, contemporary art world and
certain fashion circles, photographic agent Tiggy Maconochie, whose
representations have and continue to include Helmut Newton, Alice
Springs, Corinne Day, Horst P Horst, Michael Roberts, Jeanloup Sieff & Mike
Figgis has diversified to create a luxury knitwear label GARZÓN.
Eponymous with the small chic ghost town in Uruguay, South America,
where she lives when not in Soho, London, the label reflects the
romanticism of the country.
Inspired by a dual life of the city and the ‘campo’ while trying to remain
distinctly stylish and practical in two continents of differing seasons, the
basis of the collection is hand made luxury knitwear using the finest natural
wools available from South America. Teaming with two young fashion
designers from Montevideo, Tiggy works with
Marcela Abal Acosta and Maria Ines Payssé, both with strong backgrounds
in knitwear having worked with labels such as Marc by Marc Jacobs,
Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood & DKNY.
The debut collection will be the first fashion label to be both Montevideo
and London based. The pieces draw on elegance and drama, include
capes with horn pincers, coats, sweaters, cardigans, tasselled gilets &
dresses. These will be punctuated with accessories, including a special
limited edition scarf (picos) modified from the Dissertation/Thesis de
Graduacion of the designers that has been exhibited internationally and
included in some design books. All buttons and fastenings used are made
of natural horn or soft leather.
Renowned for high quality wool production and knitting traditions, Uruguay
is the natural home for the launch of a new knitwear label to appeal to a
global market while celebrating the integrity of working with wool. As a
natural eco fabric to wear, GARZÓN wool acts like a second skin and
lasts with care, warm when cold, cool when warm, hardly needing to
be washed or dry cleaned as it naturally self cleans. The majority of the
knitters GARZÓN works with are part of various co-operatives which
are non profit and support culture and tradition developing sustainable
economic growth within the community. These are committed to 100%
Fair Trade as members of World Fair Trade Organization.
“Working with wool and designing luxury knitwear is about slow fashion
for fast world”
The development of the label will introduce ultimate luxury wools such as
Guanaco, Llama and Vicuñia; rugs & skins alongside accessories including
belts using artisan talabarteria (saddlers) and vintage silver formerly used
to decorate bridles, saddles and gaucho wear.
“Uruguay was once a place that I had never been, but had always known
… The label GARZÓN represents this, as once you own a piece, it will
feel like it has always been in your life.”
Criolla jacket
Picos
Cropped sweater
Coronilla
VA FOTO MANTA
Capa
Aran
Vestido
Mulita
Bordado cardigan
Chaleco
Luna cowl
cowl
Luna
Bordado hat
Aran blanket
Bolero
Perdiz
Valdosa coat
Criolla jacket
Cropped sweater
1.2kg 100% luxury
merino
500gms 100% luxury
merino
Coronilla
Aran
Capa
Vestido
750gms 100% luxury
merino
850gms 100% silky
merino
1.5kg 70% luxury merino,
30% baby alpaca
270gms 100% baby
alpaca
Mulita
Bordado cardigan
650gms 100% luxury
merino
500gms 100% luxury
merino, embroidery silky
merino
Bolero
Valdosa coat
800gms 100% luxury
merino
500gms 100% luxury merino,
plus top from mecha merino,
untwisted
500gms 100% baby alpaca,
with silver button
Chaleco
Perdiz
650gms 100%
luxury merino, rulos
silky merino
1.5kg 100% luxury
merino
Picos
Bordado hat
Luna cowl
Aran blanket
850gms 100% silky
merino
200gms 100% luxury merino,
embroidery silky merino
400gms 100% luxury
merino
300gms 100% luxury
merino
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