{"id":6205,"date":"2016-11-13T22:25:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T21:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/my-greenstyle.com\/en\/?p=6205"},"modified":"2017-03-15T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T11:42:43","slug":"karinfraidenraij-knitwear-labelportrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-greenstyle.com\/en\/karinfraidenraij-knitwear-labelportrait\/","title":{"rendered":"KARINFRAIDENRAIJ Knitwear – Label portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"

Label<\/strong>: KARINFRAIDENRAIJ
\nDesigner<\/strong>: Karin Fraidenraij
\nYear of foundation<\/strong>: 2009
\nGr\u00fcndungsort:<\/strong> M\u00fcnchen<\/p>\n

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Karin Fraidenraij designs fantastic knitwear for her sustainable knitwear label<\/p><\/div>\n

The story of KARINFRAIDENRAIJ<\/h2>\n

In the breast of the Argentine, two hearts beat – one for Munich<\/strong> and one for her South American home<\/strong>. With the founding of her sustainable KARNFRAIDENRAIJ knitting label in Munich and her production<\/strong> in the South American Andes<\/strong>, she was able to fulfill two wishes. But now in turn: born in Buenos Aires<\/strong>, Karin Fraidenraij completed an education at the local dance theater. Some performances later followed a multi-year trip to the modelbusiness<\/strong> (among others for Escada, Ungaro, Badgley Mischka).<\/p>\n

From model to fashion business – KARINFRAIDENRAIJ<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/h4>\n

After the birth of her son, however, she decided to hang up the model career and study fashion<\/strong> at the AMD<\/strong> in Munich. Her enthusiasm for knitting fashion came through her diploma thesis<\/strong> – during the research she got to know the advantages of alpaca wool<\/strong> and loved and developed her own knitting collection<\/strong> in her living room. Since 2009, the designer has been working in her own studio at Wagnerstrasse in Munich.<\/p>\n

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Clean Chic knit \u2013 KARINFRAIDENRAIJ<\/p><\/div>\n

At KARINFRAIDENRAIJ, Zeitgeist meets tradition. <\/div><\/div><\/span><\/h4>\n

Karin Fraidenraij relies on camelid wool<\/strong>. This is a wonderfull “intelligent” natural product made of fine lama, alpaca and (all new) Cashlama wool,<\/strong> which cools wonderfully in summer and warms in winter. Another plus: Contrary to cashmere, the material does not pill, is very durable<\/strong> and hypoallergenic<\/strong>. Her collections are now partially machine-made<\/strong> – the final processing and the details are still done by hand<\/strong>. If you take one of the collection pieces in your hand, her attention to details<\/strong> immediately catches your eye: dreamlike South American patterns<\/strong>, Asian embellishments, ornaments<\/strong> and playful hems<\/strong> make every single piece a favorite piece<\/strong>. Cuddly soft ponchos are just as missing in the collection of the native Argentine as casually oversized cardigans and sweaters, soft knit dresses, floor-length marlene pants, knee long culottes and relaxed wests. The high-end knitting collections of the Munich designer are so timelessly beautiful that they never go out of style. This alone is quite sustainable.<\/p>\n

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Favorite Layering: Delicate berry tones are combined in many layers<\/p><\/div>\n

KARINFRAIDENRAIJ is now coming home – as a living collection <\/div><\/div><\/span><\/h4>\n

Speaking about the favorite piece, who cant get enough of the dreamy knitwear – since 2016 Karin Fraidenraij also has a small, very fine living collection with cozy pillows and blankets made of lama and alpaca wool.<\/p>\n

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Pillows and blankets made from alpaca and lama wool<\/p><\/div>\n

Sustainability at KARINFRAIDENRAIJ Knitwear<\/h2>\n

The complex production process of yarns and textiles from lama and alpaca wool requires a large number of specialists. By making a decision from the shearing to the finished product in South America, Karin Fraidenraij can secure jobs in South America<\/strong>. The entire collection is made in carefully selected production sites<\/strong> in the Andes, which strictly ensure that the local knitters can work under fair conditions and their local habits are respected. A fair working environment<\/strong> is created with the payment of allowance wages, regular working hours, insurance protection<\/strong> and retirement provisions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Social fairness and ecological awareness as the basis for business <\/div><\/div><\/span><\/h4>\n

Karin Fraidenraij also receives the fantastic wool in South America. It has opted for small-scale farmers in the Andes, which ensure that the animals are kept traditionally<\/strong> and species-appropriate<\/strong>. Good to know: In contrast to sheep and goats, lamas and alpacas do not destroy grasses or lichens, since they do not destroy the root system when eating.<\/p>\n

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Zeitgeist meets tradition – KARINFRAIDENRAIJ<\/p><\/div>\n

And this is how the yarn is produced: <\/strong>from the sheer to the finished yarn it is a long process. When the wool is hand sorted by color and quality, the raw wool is cleaned mechanically<\/strong> by coarse dirt. This is followed by an elaborate cleaning process. For this, Karin Fraidenraij uses biodegradable<\/strong> soap substances<\/strong>. Plus: The wastewater<\/strong> is recycled<\/strong> and returned to the circuit in a clean state, in order not to stress the scarce drinking water reserves in the Andes. Finally the cleaned wool is spun, wrapped and packaged.<\/p>\n

Favorite piece: <\/strong>sweater “Isaura” Stripes, around 189 Euro. Available here<\/a><\/p>\n

Price example: <\/strong>scarf about 75 euro, sweater about 189 euro, poncho about 489 euro<\/p>\n

For further information please contact KARINFRAIDENRAIJ<\/a><\/p>\n

The collection is available at Green Window<\/a>.<\/p>\n