TRUCKER JACKET IN RED AND TAN HANDWOVEN COTTON

The Trucker Jacket features a button front with a slightly cropped fit, adjustable buttons at the waist, two side hand warmer pockets and two chest pockets. It is hand-woven on a pedal-loom by Familia Bautista Martinez in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca.  The Oaxaca fabrics come from Teotitlan del Valle, a small village outside Oaxaca established in 1465; it was one of the first villages founded by the Zapotec people in this area. The name Teotitlan comes from Nahuatl and means “land of the gods”, it’s Zapotec name is Xaguixe. This village is known for it’s hand-woven textiles, especially rugs, which are woven on pedal looms, from wool obtained from local sheep and dyed mainly with local, natural dyes. Graziano and Gutierrez was founded by Alejandro Gutierrez and Samuel Graziano while in design school at the University of Cincinnati. Today, the brand is run by Gutierrez in Portland, Oregon with a goal to preserve, honor and share the incredibly rich heritage of Mexico while also providing