HAND.SO.ON is a collection that honours the clothing traditions and know-how of two extremely different countries. India for the traditional sari and Morocco for the hand finishing.
In India, the sarees with a length of 5 meters in silk crepe are selected with great attention by the designer according to strict criteria of quality and printed.
This collection comprises about fifteen different shapes all thought in one size to satisfy all women sensitive to different tones.
The name HAND.SO.ON refers to the term "etcetera" which translates into English: "and so on" evokes the continuity of the ancestral history of these unique saris with their rebirth associated with the nobility of handmade craftsmanship.
It evokes this notion of recycling, of continuity of these stuffs laden with history in a Western Bohemian Couture
In the end, a brand nourished by several cultures, traditions, crossing eras, for a woman sensitive to a unique exclusive product full of history, that no other will wear because each model of the HAND.SO.ON collection is UNIQUE.
The designer: Guylaine Tilleau
Fashion editor, I always liked to source Ethnic fabrics during my travels.I was very excited to develop, at the beginning for myself :dresses, tops.
My friends loved these very personal creations and very quickly placed some orders.
Regarding this success, I decided to develop a concept: to design a small collection capsule with the principle of creating unique pieces from ethnic fabrics, while using Moroccan handicrafts for hand-made finishes,
Offering women a unique product from the trip, revisited in a bohemian spirit luxury hand made.
Manufacturing and know-how
The history of Indian Saris in vintage silk crepe
Each saree with a length of 5 meters is visually studied according to its motifs, in order to create the model that will optimize and showcase the beauty and richness of its prints. Only two models-and two different models-are achievable in each saree.
The first step is to place the sari on a cutting table, so once the designer has decided on the model, the patterns are applied to the fabric and cut one by one, according to the model chosen.
The pieces are then entrusted to the seamstresses in order to be assembled and bordered on the needle of a thread of Sabra, vegetable silk traditionally used for the ennobment of Moroccan djellabas
The history of Alpaca Ponchos and Ruanas
In the continuity of the initial collection which creates unique pieces from ancient Indian saris in silk crepe I fell under the spell of the South American poncho in pure alpaca wool.
This poncho / ruana was woven at 4000 m altitude by a community of women who live in the Andes Mountains in South America with their herd of alpacas.
Every year, before the summer (in November for us), these Aymara women shear and collect 3 kilos of wool per animal (a poncho weighs +/- 700 gr).
The wool is spun by hand and then woven on an ancient wooden loom with pedals to create this garment, which is a symbol of the ancestral South American clothing tradition.
The color is pure, it has not been dyed.
There are 22 natural shades of fleece in alpacas.
The poncho HAND.SO.ON is a rare, authentic piece, full of history, a piece designed in a noble material thanks to the know-how of these women who preserve the gestures of yesteryear.
A beauty, a garment, a stole that one never gets rid of.
