Online shop imports wearable heirlooms for kids
Wild Wawa, an Encinitas-based online children’s shop, is importing handmade, wearable heirlooms all the way from Peru.
“The artisanal craft makes it so much more special to have something handmade,” said Wild Wawa’s co-founder Micaella Basham. “It’s not something that can be easily copied or mass produced. It’s special that you can feel the love in each stitch.”
Translating to “wild baby” in Quechua, the native language spoken in the Peruvian Andes, the line of children’s wear traces back to 2016, when Basham and her mom, Marina Gunther, launched the brand, inspired by Basham’s baby girl, Valentina.
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