A collaboration Kris Van Assche and Misericordia

"Cartas" by Aurelyen for Kris Van Assche

"Poemas" Misericordia for Kris Van Assche

"Deseos" Kris Van Assche sewn by Misericordia

Second season of the creative and poetic collaboration between KRISVANASSCHE and the Peruvian brand Misericordia.
As from February, eleven T-shirt designs will be available in shops all displaying beautiful and striking prints from the designer Aurelyen.
More magic to come from messages of love such as ‘no leer antes de que me vaya’, ‘deseos no desaparecen’ and with “KRISVANASSCHE sewn by La Cabaña de Alta Costura Misericordia” stamped inside the T-shirts as always.
In 2008, Kris Van Assche and Aurelyen, who created Misericordia, bumped into each other by chance in Buenos Aires during their respective holiday. Both being fans of Latin America, they chatted, got on well and discussed a future collaboration.
Kris Van Assche kept his word and not only did he visit Misericordia’s workshops in the suburbs of Lima, Peru, but he also initiated a common project in order to highlight their manufacturing qualities and their creative and innovative style. Joining forces with a designer of international renown is a proof of recognition, and it is with that objective that Kris Van Assche committed himself in this collaboration with sincerity and passion.
First ready-to-wear Peruvian brand, MISERICORDIA is a genuine human adventure which combines and strives for an urban modernity with a view to being ethical.
The small scale and precise production of “La Cabaña de Alta Costura Misericordia’s” workshop (about 25.000 pieces per year distributed throughout the world) is carried out by about forty employees, all from unprivileged backgrounds. The company embodies alter-internationalism and wants to offer “fair” employment to contribute to the development of a poor region. During production, from start to finish, the workshop’s employees guarantee the exclusivity of unique and handcrafted designs made out of rare and luxurious fabrics such as the Peruvian Pima cotton, Alpaca wool or organic cotton.
With its utopian and egalitarian dream, Misericordia offers an alternative system where men’s work is respected and valued. Courageous and daring, this unusual workshop is an everyday gamble on the future made by its founder and designer, Aurelyen, who relentlessly travels the world to promote it.
This collaboration between KRISVANASSCHE and Misericordia is the fruit of an unexpected and fortunate encounter. One of freedom and the struggle to conserve it, one of hope and respect. To be followed…

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