Social Impact has never looked so good. Amor & Rosas is an ethical slow fashion brand. This means that we believe that authenticity and sustainability are the key to empower rural communities and lead to social change. 

Amor & Rosas brings together modern designs with touches of one-of-a-kind Mexican handmade embroidery. Our pieces showcase the ancestral and authentic art of Mexican culture paired with modernity and style. High quality is our top priority. 

We operate under a social impact model and a set of environmental sustainability practices, which are key components to our business model. 

Our Social Impact Principles 

• Transparent procedures, open flow of information from suppliers to consumers. 

• Labeling includes details id fabrics and artisans. 

• Complying with environmental standards and prefer sustainable alternatives when possible. 

• Paying 20% premium over the market rule to out handcrafts suppliers. 

• At least 20% of the production cost goes to the villages of collaborating artisans. 

The people behind our clothing

Our social mission is the reason why Amor & Rosas exists. Today we work with 84 artisans in 7 different villages in Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Guerrero. Each of them, an expert in different embroideries and fabric looming techniques.

We work closely with them using participatory design: where they add their expertise and we add our fashion design knowledge to create unique collaborative pieces.

Sustainability 

We are constantly innovating to reduce our ecological impact. We believe in sustainable sourcing and being kind to the earth. We use surplus fabric and work with ecological fabrics such as hemp and recycled cotton. Our high quality garments are designed to last for years, this reducing your environmental footprint. 

We have named our social and ecological practices, our conscious principles. We invite you to read the descriptions of our products on our labels and tags where you will find these principles and materials under which they were made.

As the artisans put their hands and hearts into each garment, we find it important for each piece to be signed by the creator. In our labels you will also find the artisan who created the embroidery, the area where they work, and the techniques they used.

Timeline

• May 2016: Laura and Debra incubate Amor & Rosas at the Yale Entrepenurial Institute.

• Sept 2016: Laura opens the first workshop in Julio Verne, Polanco and the network of artisans with which we continue to work is created.

• May 2017: The first collection is launched at Austin Fashion Week.

• Oct 2017: We are exponents for the first time in Caravana Americana.

• April 2018: Amor & Rosas participates in the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week CDMX as part of the Mexican Design Collective.

• Sept 2018: The first point of sale opens at Doce 18, San Miguel de Allende.

• April 2020: Our B certification is obtained, validating our social impact.

• Marzo 2021: We open our store in Valladolid #55B, Roma Norte.

• Dic 2022: We expanded the workshop to a space of 250 m2.

• May 2023: Opening of our second store in Amsterdam #252, Condesa, CDMX.