Ethical Huipil Bags

Huipil bags made from vintage Guatemalan huipiles, the handwoven blouses worn by Mayan women: totes, bucket bags, crossbodies, clutches, belt bags, mini pouches and weekenders, most of them finished with leather. Each bag is cut from a different textile, so no two match. Every brand is vetted against fair trade standards before it's listed.

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Why buy a fair trade huipil bag?

A huipil is woven by hand on a backstrap loom, which takes a long time. Turning secondhand huipiles into bags gives that weaving a second life and pays the artisans who cut and sew them. Every brand here is vetted against fair trade standards before it's listed, including fair wages, safe working conditions, and no forced or child labour. If you don't need it, don't buy it. If you do, buy it fair.

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