Friday Find: Augden

 

It doesn't feel quite like Spring here yet (ugh), so it's no wonder that these sumptuous sweaters by Augden are calling my name.


I could use one right now and most definitely throughout the spring/summer on those chilling nights or when the air conditioning is a bit too high.

 

Augden launched the Fall of 2010 and is a collection of exquisite knits made of the finest alpaca, llama and pima cotton. With just one touch you will fall in love--but the real romance begins when you put one on. Each piece is handmade in the hills of Bolivia by artisans who employ the techniques of their craft that have been passed down through the generations.
 
The sweaters are designed by Franceska Earls a native of New York with strong family and personal ties to South America (she is a great-niece to a former President of Bolivia). Earls goals are to preserve the handknitting craft in the Andes mountains, which is too quickly being replaced by machines---and to promote sustainable clothing production.


Definitely inspiring and worthy causes.



You can purchase the beautiful sweaters--which retail between $225-$395--on Augden's site and for the first time they will be available at Calypso online and at the Madison Ave, Tribeca and Soho stores in NYC.

 

For more information click here.