Brocade Lined Mens Jackets (Side Fastening)

This side-fastening brocade-edged jacket is the signature garment of the ’Khampa Hanzi’, the dashing and fearless menfolk of Kham, the easternmost of Tibet’s traditional three provinces. This garment has extra long sleeves to create an exaggerated silhouette on horseback and to do away with the need for hand gloves in cold weather. This jacket was made by a tailor named Rinchen from Dhartsedo (Kangding), the prefectural capital of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region in western Sichuan province, China.

Drango Handspun/Woven Woolen Jacket (Natural)

This jacket was made by a disabled tailor named ___ from the the Tibetan town of Drango in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region in the west of Sichuan province, China. The main woolen fabric was spun, woven and washed by a retired herdswoman using the wool collected from her own sheep. It was woven on a simple wooden loom. The edging – a coarse woolen fabric called ‘chuk’ – is imported from central Tibet and features auspicious symbols and patterns.

Drango woolen jacket with cut-out detailing

This jacket was made by a nomadic tailor/artisan named Tseren Wengjia from the Tibetan town of Drango in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region in the western of Sichuan province, China. The main fabric is a wool felt imported from central Tibet and the swirling felt cut-out designs are a technique Tseren learned from his father.

Brocade Lama Jacket

This is a typical Tibetan monks’ jacket in a strong burgundy brocade with magenta lining. This jacket was made by a rural tailor named Pema in a village in Garze county.

Yi Silver Button Jacket

Yi/Danba Embroidered Velvet Jackets

This jacket is made from soft, flat velvet and embroidered with fine wool yarn in a pattern characteristic of Danba, an age-old Gyarong Tibetan valley community on the banks of the Dardo River in the Garze Autonomous Tibetan Prefecture of western Sichuan, China. The jacket was made by a female Tibetan tailor named Lhamo and embroidered by a paraplegic woman named Li from a neighbouring village.

Danba Fur Trim Velvet Jacket

This jacket is made from soft, rich velvet and edged with brocade and faux fur trim. It is made by a tailor from Danba, an age-old Gyarong Tibetan valley community on the banks of the Dardo River in the Garze Autonomous Tibetan Prefecture of western Sichuan, China.