KAIKOUTIL CAFFÉ

Description

The Story

Kaiku or lekeitiarra is a traditional coat from the Basque Country. The arrantzaleak (fishermen) used to wear it when fishing in the Bay of Biscay. It was made with a very dense wool fabric, perfect for the heavy northern rain and wind in the sea.

In the ‘20s, a new street version appeared and the amonak (grannys) started to make them for their grandchildren and children. It became the most popular coat in the Basque Country. Nowadays, it is about to disappear.

Fabric & care

• Composition: 50 % linen 50 % cotton

Linen is the oldest vegetable fibre used by the human being to create fabrics and, for centuries, it was one of the foundations of the economy in the Basque Country. Many farms cultivated linen and all the garments and textile elements of the household were made with it.

Linen is one of the most sustainable fabrics, as it needs very little water and space. Its fibres have the virtue of absorbing the heat and the humidity, as well as of evaporating water very fast. That is why this fabric is so fresh.

Care: Steam iron your item of clothing to eliminate the wrinkles caused by use. Avoid excessive washing, unless necessary. Dry-clean your garment at the end of the season and storage it, preferably on a hanger, in a dry and ventilated space, with no direct sunlight, until the next year.

Traceability and Sustainability

This time, we have worked with the 100-year-old Moutet house in the French Basque Country. For 5 generations, they have woven the traditional linen blankets that were used to cover the oxen in the Basque farms. In the course of time, they have also modernized this unique fabric that we are now using in this collection.

This garment has been handcrafted with loads of love by tailors and seamstresses from Gipuzkoa (Basque Country).

We start sewing some of the models after the order has been made, so we prevent overproduction and wasting fabric. This is known as #SlowFashion.

Additional information

Payments, deliveries and changes

PAYMENT METHODS

– We use safe payment methods through Visa and Mastercard, as well as PayPal. If you are not convinced, you can also pay through a bank transference, after contacting us.

DELIVERY

– For orders over 100 €, delivery is free within the Iberian Peninsula.

– For orders over 250 €, delivery is free for all over the world.

– For orders below 100 €, delivery within the Iberian Peninsula is 5 €, 10 € in the case of the Canary and Balearic Islands. You can also collect your order for free at our workshop.

– For orders below 250 €, the delivery costs for FRANCE are 10 € / for EUROPE: 15 € / for the REST OF THE WORLD: 25 €

– The time of delivery might vary between 7 and 28 natural days, as we sometime work under request. If you need your order for a specific date, please contact us.

CHANGES

• If when receiving your item of clothing you wish to change the size, model or colour, you have up to 30 natural days to do it, provided that it is in perfect conditions and it hasn’t been worn. We don’t accept returns.

• The changes have to be done withthe original packaging and in the same conditions you received it, including wrappings, tags or any other elements. Everything must be properly and safely packed, as we do not take responsibility for any damages during the return delivery.

• If you have placed a made-to-measure orderand it has some kind of defect, you can always send it back to us, so we can repair it without any additional costs, but we do not accept changes in these cases.

-Keep in mind that most of our garments are limited editions; therefore, we cannot guarantee the availability of all sizes in every model.

– If you can’t find what you are looking for when making a change, you can always request a special order or we can also make you a voucher for the same amount, so you can exchange it indefinitely at our online shop or our showroom. Contact us .

• If you have any doubts or questions, you can contact us ,and we will make our best to solve it as soon as possible.