Turning Time Out Into a New Business Venture

The Irish Post | “Turning Time Out Into a New Business Venture”

Featured in The Irish Post by Fiona Audley.

After nine years in London’s hedge fund world, Arlette Lee took a six-month sabbatical that led straight to the Andes. Inspired by local Peruvian artisans, she launched her eponymous eco-fashion brand designing luxury, fair-trade baby alpaca capes and Ruana shawls.

“I went with no expectations at all, other than to leave that robotic lifestyle… But when I realized I could have an edge working entirely with baby alpaca, the drive just came back.”