jueves, 29 de agosto de 2013

LIMA, BIG AND COSMOPOLITAN CITY

I am currently in Lima Peru visiting the city for a month and every time I come here, the city surprise me with new things, more big buildings, restaurants and also culture.

Lima´s Cathedral 

August is the coolest month of the year because it is winter time now but no matter the weather is not so nice as in other months you can find a lot of things  to do and to share with your love ones.

People like to go at the weekends to the shopping centers, now there are a lot of them in almost every district and also you can find nice boutiques. It is not doubt that Lima is growing and fashion is also growing. More international designers are coming to this  big city to open new shops and Peruvians love the new tendencies.

Larcomar Shopping Center 
Raffa´s exclusive Boutique
Also if people are looking  for more cultural and artistic things to do, it is possible to find  museums  where tourist can discover more about the Peruvian culture, very well known worldwide
Lima Sunset
Costa Verde Beach 
There are also some events and exhibitions of art like photography events where you can find inspiration and wonderful pieces of art.

Lima Art Museum 


I also have to mention food. Nowadays the culinary art is very in fashion In Peru and specially in Lima people can find lots of restaurants with different types of food, fusion food, Peruvian food and a lot of varieties that makes Peruvian food one of the bests of the world. People can see art on it too because of the presentation that some chefs prepare and it is impressive and delicious to eat all these dishes for sure a nice experience to enjoy

Peruvian Food 
Peruvian Food 

















Raffa´s designs are inspired as I mentioned in befores´s post in the Peruvian culture and it is no doubt that all you can find not also in Lima but in other provinces from Peru inspired everyone to discover more and more this nice and wonderful country and of course the capital of the city , Lima.



lunes, 12 de agosto de 2013

RAFFA HANDMADE PRODUCTS

Raffa collections are inspired in the Peruvian cultures, mixing fashion with Andean history but also creating different garments and giving them an added value which is the  handmade process.


Artisans produce this fabulous sweaters using the hand knitting process with specialized machines.

Depending of some designs some patterns can be more complicated than other ones and also they can have more colors. The simple knitting production is called jacquard pattern and the other one which is more complicated is called intarsia process mixing  more colors and the knitting technique is more complicated. After this process is coming the finishing process and all garments are handmade finished including the hand crochet work. 

INTARSIA DESIGNS 


In the end customers will have this wonderful garments, promoting with them the handmade labor that is is recognized worldwide because of the work involved.

JACQUARD DESIGNS 

miércoles, 7 de agosto de 2013

SCARVES, A MUST IN WINTER TIME

Scarves are very popular specially in winter time.

Most people use this nice complement to combine their clothes and keep warm in cooler weather.
A scarf is also known as a muffler or neck wrap and designers include this garment in their collections and in different colors, shapes and designs.


Raffa designers also create nice scarves as a combination of some designs of their collections, depending on the theme of inspiration. Raffa artisans produce different scarf patterns using the finest material as is the alpaca yarn to give them an added value.
They propose natural colors in classic patterns or colorful garments with Andean designs  and Peruvian motives.


Depending of the country people can also combine this nice and comfortable garments with hats and gloves.

Winter is coming very soon and that is why Raffa wants to suggest this garment as a must in winter time.