When Our Crochet Queens Created Lingerie for KaDeWe
Some projects stay with you forever.
A few years ago, we received an extraordinary commission from KaDeWe, Berlin’s iconic luxury department store. We were invited to create an exclusive collection of handcrafted lingerie and accessories for its lingerie department.
For our Crochet Queens, this was a very special assignment. Every piece was created through countless hours of meticulous craftsmanship – stitch by stitch, bead by bead. What emerged was far more than lingerie. These were wearable works of art.
Yet the greatest attention was not directed at the designs themselves, but at the women who made them.
Many journalists were surprised to learn that Muslim women – some of them wearing headscarves – were creating such sensual and confident pieces. Questions kept coming: Is that allowed? What do their families think? How does that fit together?
Our women answered these questions with remarkable calm and confidence.
One of them put it perfectly during an interview:
"Just because I wear a headscarf and choose not to show my hair to men outside my family doesn't mean I can't appreciate beautiful or even sensual lingerie."
A simple statement that encouraged many people to rethink their assumptions.
Because this has always been at the heart of Rita in Palma: refusing to reduce people to appearances, origins, or stereotypes. Every woman contains multitudes. Every woman has her own story, her own dreams, and her own expression of femininity.
For us, the collaboration with KaDeWe was not only a creative success but also a powerful example of how craftsmanship can build bridges between worlds.
We were especially proud to see our collection presented alongside two of the world's most renowned lingerie brands: La Perla and Agent Provocateur. For our small women's manufactory in Berlin, this was a truly special moment.
Even more meaningful was seeing how naturally our Crochet Queens claimed their place there.
Among luxury labels and international fashion houses stood their creations – crafted by women whose talents had often remained unseen for many years, and whose extraordinary skills were finally receiving the recognition they deserved.
To this day, this project reminds us how powerful fashion can be. It does not simply adorn the body; it tells stories, changes perspectives, and creates connections.
And sometimes, along the way, it quietly dismantles a few prejudices.
