Chiara and Giuliana Macchiavello founded Escvdo in Lima in 2013, and Chiara has spent close to two decades working directly with artisan communities in Peru, which is why the crochet here reads as construction rather than embellishment. The Murga open-back crocheted striped cotton midi dress builds its whole shape from that technique, so the pattern and the structure are the same decision. The Siula crocheted cotton maxi dress stretches the same idea across a full-length silhouette, letting the stripe repeat down the body instead of stopping at the waist.

Fringe shows up on a few of the shorter dresses nearby, like the Nevado fringed striped crocheted cotton mini dress, adding movement without changing the underlying technique. Wear one of these with almost nothing else, since the dress is already doing more work than a plain shape would.

The tops apply the same textile ideas at a smaller scale, which makes them easier to wear into an ordinary week. The Arcangel embroidered cotton-poplin shirt uses embroidery instead of crochet, giving it more structure and making it the most office-friendly piece in the group. The Lucero crocheted cotton blouse keeps the open, textured knit of the dresses but stops at the waist, so it pairs more easily with denim or a plain skirt, and the Mural crocheted cotton blouse offers a quieter version of the same idea. I would buy a top before a dress if you are testing whether this handwork suits how you actually get dressed.

The skirts are the smallest canvas in the edit, so the pattern work has to hold up at close range. The Alba crocheted cotton mini skirt repeats the open weave technique from the dresses in a shorter, more casual shape. The Checked asymmetric Alpaca mini skirt trades crochet for a woven check and an asymmetric hem, a different texture from the rest of the edit, and the Lucero striped crocheted cotton midi skirt sits between the two in length and pattern. Any of these work best with a plain top, since the skirt is already carrying the detail.

Escvdo earns its handwork claim because the crochet and embroidery are structural, built by artisan families across Peru, not decorative additions bolted onto an ordinary shape. That is clearest in the dresses, where the technique builds the silhouette, and still visible in the smaller tops and skirts, where the same textile references show up at a more wearable scale. Chiara Macchiavello's connection to Andean weavers goes back further than the label itself, and that history gives the pieces real substance, though a shopper does not need to know it to feel the difference in how these move and catch light. Buy the piece whose construction you would still admire up close, not the one that photographs best from across a room. I would start with a top or a skirt if unsure how much pattern you actually want to wear, and save a full dress for when you are certain.