INTERNATIONAL | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL | XXXL |
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EUROPE | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
US | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
CHEST FIT (INCHES) | 28" | 30" | 32" | 34" | 36" | 38" | 40" |
CHEST FIT (CM) | 716 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 91.5 | 96.5 | 101.1 |
WAIST FIR (INCHES) | 21" | 23" | 25" | 27" | 29" | 31" | 33" |
WAIST FIR (CM) | 53.5 | 58.5 | 63.5 | 68.5 | 74 | 79 | 84 |
HIPS FIR (INCHES) | 33" | 34" | 36" | 38" | 40" | 42" | 44" |
HIPS FIR (CM) | 81.5 | 86.5 | 91.5 | 96.5 | 101 | 106.5 | 111.5 |
SKORT LENGTHS (SM) | 36.5 | 38 | 39.5 | 41 | 42.5 | 44 | 45.5 |
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JOINING FORCES WITH THE LEAKEY COLLECTION
The Leakey Collection has focused on zulugrass bracelets and jewelry in Kenya since 2002. Their iconic grass beads are dyed with low-impact dyes and strung on durable elastic. The sale of their products contributes to wonderful work in East Africa, including creating employment for thousands of women, promoting health and hygiene, bringing clean water into homes, and mentoring young girls through school.
Philip and Katy Leakey, founders of The Leakey Collection who live among the Maasai in East Africa, wanted to provide their neighbors with work opportunities. They came up with an imaginative idea to utilize the excellent beading abilities of the Maasai women by using a readily available, sustainable resource- GRASS- as the primary element.
THE STORY OF THE LEAKEY COLLECTION
In 2001, a terrible drought persisted for several years and brought devastation to the pasture lands. The livelihood of the Maasai disappeared as their cattle died. The men had to drive the few remaining cattle hundreds of miles away in search for better grazing...
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