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The Meaning of Polleras (vs. Women’s Hiking Pants)
The more I learn about the handmade clothing worn by traditional people in the Andes, the more impressed I become. The outfit above isn’t a museum piece, although it displays like one in the “Perú Hecho a Mano” boutique at Saga Falabella, in Lima’s Jockey Plaza mall. It is a very elaborate version of the typical dress worn to this day by Quechua women of the Andes. You see people dressed like this all throughout the Peruvian sierra when you venture away from the relatively big city of Cusco. Each piece of clothing is made by hand, often from handspun wool, and features intricate embroidery, beading or tassels. That green…


