Pippa Holt

Pippa Holt is a designer, handmade luxury kaftan label for women, founded in Dublin in 2016 by Pippa Holt. Holt grew up on the beaches of Australia and was inspired by her grandmother's tropical style at her seaside holiday home on the Great Barrier Reef. A former editor at British Vogue with a degree in fashion design and a love of travel, she built the label around one-of-a-kind, hand-woven kaftans. The range centres on numbered, unique kaftans, such as Kaftan No.429 and Kaftan No.925, in supermini, mini, midi and maxi lengths, alongside woven belts, children's kaftans, hats and table linens. The kaftans are made in Mexico. Each kaftan is hand-woven in Oaxaca on a backstrap loom, an ancient technique, using naturally dyed cotton thread, including native coyuchi brown cotton and indigo. One piece takes about a month to make, and no two are the same. Head weaver Felipa, who has more than 50 years' experience, works with her daughter Angelica, and around 200 artisans now work with the brand. Pippa Holt is part of Net-a-Porter's Net Sustain platform and Farfetch's Positively Conscious selection, and it holds trunk shows in cities such as Dubai.