Pima Cotton
Escaping the winter in the Northern Hemisphere we’ve headed down to Peru to work on getting the finest pima cotton for our Spring/Summer collection. Down here we get the side benefit of enjoying the surf of the Pacific Ocean and savouring the wonderful food this country has to offer, while getting inspired by this luxurious fiber that is also one of Peru’s main agricultural product.
Pima cotton, called ‘gamuza’ by the Peruvians (meaning suede in Spanish) because of its silky soft feel and brilliant luster, is cultivated in the northern coastal valleys and is harvested by hand. This produces the purest, softest, and whitest fiber that is not tarnished by impurities that result when the plant is industrially cultivated. This means your girls will love wearing their PerryWinkles dresses and won’t be in a rush to take them off. But the main reason we like pima cotton for our dresses is that it can be easily hand-washed and it is durable so you will be able to pass down the dresses through your family’s many generations.
Greetings from the Peruvian Coast and look forward to our new collection coming up soon!
