Handmade LOEWE Clothes: A Luxe Hodgepodge (Kinda)
So, LOEWE, right? We all know the name. It’s like, *the* name when you’re talking about leather and craftsmanship and… well, generally things that cost more than my entire apartment’s worth of furniture, lol. But what’s *really* going on with their “handmade” clothes?
I mean, from what I’ve gathered (and okay, a lot of that gathering happened from skimming their online stuff), it seems like the whole “handmade” thing isn’t just, like, sewing a seam by hand (though maybe some of it is? Who knows!). It’s more about this bigger picture of artisan skill and, like, *intent*. Think weaving, crafting, y’know, the kinda stuff your grandma probably did, but, uh, with, like, *way* more expensive materials.
And honestly, they’re really pushing this “Weaves” thing – artisan-crafted objects, artist-embellished *Galician chestnut roasters*?! Okay, I had to Google that. Apparently, they’re taking traditional crafts and giving them the LOEWE treatment, which is to say: making them look super cool and probably charging a fortune.
Then there’s the leather aspect, which is OBVIOUSLY a HUGE part of their brand. The site mentions that LOEWE is defined by “the continuous reinvention of leather craftsmanship.” Reinvention… yeah, that sounds about right. They’re not just making basic leather jackets. They’re doing *stuff* with it. Stuff I probably couldn’t even *dream* of affording. Like, imagine if you could even *afford* to spill coffee on something from LOEWE. I’d probably just have a heart attack.
The Anagram on the tank tops? Okay, that’s classic, I guess. I mean, it’s a logo. It’s there. It’s… present. Not gonna lie, I’m a sucker for a good logo, even if it’s on something cropped (and potentially unflattering on my figure, lol).
But here’s where I get a little… confused. They have a whole thing about luxury basketry in natural fibers. Baskets! Are those clothes? Technically, you could wear a basket, I suppose? I mean, it’d be uncomfortable, and probably wouldn’t pass any decency laws, but you *could*. This is where it kinda feels like they’re stretching the definition of “clothes” a little bit to encompass anything remotely fashionable that comes out of their workshops. Maybe I’m just being cynical.
And don’t even get me started on the perfume thing. Perfume is clothes for your nose, right? Okay, that’s stretching it *even further* than the basket thing.
Ultimately, the “handmade” thing with LOEWE seems less about *every single stitch* being painstakingly sewn by hand and more about the overall vibe. It’s about celebrating traditional crafts, using high-quality materials, and creating things that are (hopefully) timeless and beautiful (and expensive!). Are they *actually* handmade in the purest sense of the word? Maybe. Maybe not. Does it really matter when the end result is something that makes you feel like a million bucks? Probably not. (Unless you *actually* spent a million bucks on it, then maybe you should re-evaluate some life choices.)
