Kaftan No.169 Three panel ‘Supermini’ kaftan in white with pink and olive design Pippa Holt's artisanal coverups look

Pippa Holt's artisanal coverups look just as chic in the city as they do on vacation

organic cotton kaftans

99 makes a bold statement with its parakeet green hue and watermelon motifs

The technique of using a backstrap loom consists of securing an end of the loom to a tree or post and the other end to the waist of the weaver

Featuring soft green and pink stripes with sublime zig zag detailing on the shoulders and candy coloured motifs

Kaftan No.169 Three panel ‘Supermini’ kaftan in white with pink and olive design Pippa Holt's artisanal coverups lookA collaboration between weaver, Juana, and her daughters, No. 169 features white and blue striped base with bold red motifs. Pair with a contrast belt and shirt for the city, or chic white sandals for the beach side escape. To create the rich red dye for the yarn, weavers look to Cochineal, a parasitic insect that lives on nopal cactus. It is a very laborious process to cultivate and harvest cochineal for use in dyeing. While some weavers have a small