The house Mestizo embroidery is worked across the body and set with Swarovski crystals
The front panel is defined by hand-executed calado — an openwork technique that removes and rebinds threads to create measured transparency within the weave
drawing light up from the dark ground
The motif is drawn rather than patterned
Scattered embroidery with hand-set pearls and crystals
Juancho Piña Vest Size:Large The house Mestizo embroidery isOpenwork, on its own terms. Pia worked in calado the drawn thread openwork that removes and rebinds the fiber by hand to set transparency into the cloth. Cut as a cuffless, sleeveless vest, the embroidery scattered across the body rather than massed in one panel, with a cinch at the back to draw the fit close. Offered in four tones: Bisque Silt, Alabaster Veil, Black Obsidian, and Ube. Design Notes Pia, in Bisque Silt, Alabaster Veil, Black Obsidian,