Belt No.33 Three panel midi kaftan in yellow and white stripe with burgundy design. Pippa Holt works with Mexican

Pippa Holt works with Mexican artisans to create handmade kaftans using traditional techniques

The colours of the threads are naturally dyed using pigments from vegetables and flowers

which explains why this resource has not been exhausted after so many centuries

which they call ‘fleco’ – giving this style a true artisanal but modern feel

with white sandals

Belt No.33 Three panel midi kaftan in yellow and white stripe with burgundy design. Pippa Holt works with MexicanFormer British Vogue Stylist Pippa Holt has collaborated with a community of weavers in Mexico to create a line of handwoven belts to wear with the kaftans. Originating in a town called Santo Toms Jalieza, known as the belt town, this group has been making belts for many years in techniques passed down from their ancestors. The colourful pieces are handwoven in cotton on a backstrap loom. Master weaver, Abigail, weaves the finest and most intricate of