Dotz, inspiration Andes

Playful, disruptive, ecological. The new DOTZ winter season focuses on folk-derived designs with a high ethical fashion and eco-responsibility content

It is a collection inspired by the customs and traditions of the peoples of the Andes that is presented at Micam by DOTZ. The brand founded by Argentinean entrepreneur Rodrigo Doxandabarat pursues the idea of ethical and eco-responsible fashion for a project that focuses on cooperation, collaboration, sustainability and controlled management of the economic cycle.
Folklore is the narrative foundation of the entire line for next autumn-winter, which revolves around a single product: a loafer in the unprecedented fabric/eco-fur combo, lined inside with contrasting velvet. The must-have DOTZ design – sustainable, multicoloured, with interchangeable, genderless tassels – is joined by a gaucho mini boot with contrasting patterns which, through different fabric combinations, expresses the iconic joie de vivre of South America.
DOTZ footwear is made from recycled, eco-friendly cotton produced by small farmers in the Paraíba region and upcycled fabrics mostly from deadstock found in southern Brazil and made from PET bottles. The materials used for the uppers are also recycled or agro-ecological, as is the packaging, a box developed in collaboration with the University of Rio Grande do Sul by completely converting domestic waste. Completing the folk-inspired collection is a poncho with a strongly contemporary design, available in four colour options and made from cotton recycled from PET bottles. If the shoes are partially made by women’s groups as part of a redevelopment programme in the favelas, then the poncho is entirely so. All styles, both carried over and new entries, remain faithful to the DNA of the brand through the use of bright colours or B&W prints and folk patterns framed by a black graphic.

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