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⊹ Hands of Time marks twenty years of Carolina K through techniques passed across generations.
⊹ Carolina Kleinman traveled through remote villages in Kazakhstan while developing the collection.
⊹ Artist Äliyah Tleukhanova worked with Kleinman on symbolic motifs used throughout the season.
⊹ Natural dyes, embroidery, knitting, felt art and handloom weaving connect Kazakhstan with Peru’s Sacred Valley.
Carolina K Fall Winter 2026 looks back across twenty years without turning the anniversary into a greatest hits exercise. Hands of Time began with Carolina Kleinman traveling through remote villages in Kazakhstan, where she worked with local artist Äliyah Tleukhanova on symbolic motifs that appear throughout the season. The journey continues a long running thread for Carolina K, where textile traditions and the people behind them remain closely tied to the clothes.
From Kazakhstan, the story moves to Peru’s Sacred Valley. Kleinman worked alongside alpaquera cooperatives using natural dyes and traditional looms, bringing embroidery, felt art, knitting and handloom weaving into the Fall Winter 2026 vocabulary. The collection page includes dresses, kaftans, sweaters, skirts, jackets, tops, pants and scarves, giving those techniques plenty of different surfaces to occupy. The wider world of Carolina K clothing makes that range feel especially familiar.
The artist collaboration also reaches specific pieces including the Elizabeth Dress, Viento Turtleneck, Sam Pants, Raya Vest and Larissa Skirt. Across Hands of Time, those pieces sit inside a much bigger anniversary story about knowledge moving from one generation to the next. Twenty years in, Carolina K is still looking outward for its vocabulary, then bringing those references back through the hands of the communities involved.
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Created by Argentine designer Carolina Kleinman, Carolina K brings Latin American heritage to resortwear, dresses, swim, and homeware. Signature prints, hand embroidery, natural materials, and artisan techniques give the label its richly detailed identity.
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