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Jan 05, 2022

Craft Production - An Artisan's Perspective

Escama Studio is a U.S. Brazilian venture that has been making and selling accessories for almost two decades. From our perspective in the U.S., this venture has been a great success; our purses have been sold all over the world...

Oct 22, 2021

Upcycled Fashion And The Circular Economy

Aluminum scrap is the DNA of Escama Studio's purses and accessories; in Brazil it’s the raw material that we use for all of our products. But instead of recycling, we up-cycle the aluminum scrap in its original form to make...

Sep 14, 2021

Slow Fashion French Style

“We more or less all operate on a micro basis” - Beverly Smart The slow pace of life in the medieval French village of Lagrasse is a perfect setting for slow fashion. Meet Beverly Smart – a multi-talented designer with...

May 18, 2021

Mother's Day Song From Brazil

Mothers are celebrated in hundreds of songs around the world but is there an actual 'Mother's Day Song'? Good question, does anyone have the answer? Here is Escama Studio's choice for a Mother's Day song, written and performed by the...

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Mar 25, 2021

Paco Rabanne Retro Futurism Fashion

Paco Rabanne is one of the most notable 1960s fashion designer in terms of retro futurism fashion. Unlike contemporaries, Pierre Cardin and André Courrèges who designed futuristic fashion with new materials and modern technology, Paco Rabanne's chainmail dresses reference an...