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32 AUGUST 2017 / TRAVELANDLEISUREASIA.COM
FASHIONCross-Country
Style
Lagomarsino
hat US$425.IT WAS NEVER Sofia Sanchez de Betak’s
intent to start a travel-inspired fashion
business. On her jaunts across the globe,
the Argentina-born, New York City–based
creative consultant would buy handmade
jewelry and clothing, only to get home and
never wear them. She started having
pieces altered for everyday use, and the
idea for her clothing and accessories line,
Chufy, was born. The inspiration for her
new Argentina collection, however, came
from a little closer to home. “I grew up
wearing gaucho clothes in the country, so I
took them for granted,” de Betak says. But
when her riding garb drew compliments,
something clicked. Working with
craftsmen and designers in Argentina, de
Betak uses refined materials—buttery
leather instead of sturdy hides, linen in lieu
of gabardine—and more feminine cuts for
her eminently wearable, updated takes on
gaucho style. These easygoing looks
work as well on the streets of a big city as
they do in a rugged countryside.
chufy.world. — LILA BATTISCapybara
backpack
US$855.Sofia Sanchez de
Betak at New York
Fashion Week
2017.Aux charpentiers
gaucho pants
US$1,960.Anushka jacquard
cape US$1,495.
Anushka
capybara
espadrilles
US$855.