 Stella Jean is a fashion designer with a difference. For years, she has been collaborating with groups of women, artisans from all over the world. Her collections bridge knowledge of Italian design with a cultural legacy and heritage of mountain women. For this mountain partnership project, Stella traveled to Tolcone, a village 4,800 meters above sea level in the Peruvian Andes. For millennia, alpacas have lived in the Puna ecosystem of the high Andes. At this altitude, agriculture is not possible. Animal grazing is the only economic activity for survival. In the Andes, women move mountains. Historically, alpaca husbandry and breeding has been practiced exclusively by women, called alpaceras. Today, they still raise alpacas the traditional way, preserving the herd's natural color variations of black, gray, brown and white. Women are also responsible for weaving fine textiles and for teaching the next generation. They are considered the ultimate authority on the designs, which relate to a community's history. In 2022, Stella Jean met with a local women's association, Iyari Threats for Dreams, to produce some items that will be launched on the global fashion market in 2023, as well as others that will be sold by the women online. The global alpaca market does not value the quality and varied colors of the alpaca fleas, following trends that prefer white fiber only. Due to the many intermediaries, the prices the women receive for the raw material are low. So to diversify their source of income, while conserving alpaca diversity, the women now produce hand-knitted items using multicolored alpaca fiber. When the women realize that designs based on their local traditions can be appreciated across the world, they start looking at their culture with new eyes. Through this partnership, the Tolconi community is creating new models that are more attractive to international markets. Sharing ancestral knowledge and traditional techniques can drive mountain women's economic empowerment.