Traditional influences and avant garde style There is an important day for the Chileans; it arrived on September 18, el Dieciocho, a day of great popular festivals during which independence from Spain is celebrated. On this occasion, if you are traveling in Chile, you will see people wearing traditional costumes, while dance the cueca and gather to drink and eat, …
Read More »DESIGNED TO YOUR MEASURE – Yirko Sivirich: Waiter and packager in supermarkets, but his dream was fashion design
Story in the world of fashion, based on hard work The climate of Peru is varied, due to the difference in altitude between the countries and its large extent. Do not forget hat, k-way and sunscreen, as well as light gym shoes. Any advice for your travel memories? Red dishes made with Quinua ceramics, or torito de pucara (a bull-shaped …
Read More »A YOUNG DESIGNER, CREATIVE AND TALENTED – Celina Mersan: Evok femininity, into diversity
When is halfway, between elegant and romantic Mercado Cuatro, Asunción’s largest and busiest open-air bazaar, it is estled in a peaceful area. The tangled network of stalls offers travelers everything. Head to the stalls peddling handmade crafts, admiring hammocks and traditional clothes. If you are looking for an authentic piece of Paraguay, start at Folklore https://www.facebook.com/pages/Folklore-Artesania/266343267419161, where you will find …
Read More »YOUNG AND PERSONAL VISION IN FASHION CREATIONS – Erika Wiese: Perpetuate and preserve Bolivian native culture, through design
Make fashion, using family heritage and the different cultures The men of this city avoid traditional clothes; adopting clothing that is more western. In La Paz, Calle Sagarnaga and its surrounding streets host the largest tourist market in the city. Objects such as caps, sweaters, leg warmers, scarves and gloves are used to keep the cold away, while brightly colored …
Read More »TEMPTING DRESSES – Silvia Tcherassi: Design to serve woman, from 18 to 50 years old
Revolutionizing the Latin American fashion scene in a definitive way In 1990, she created her company Altamoda. Her collections include prêt-à -porter, wedding dresses, accessories and footwear. Born in Barranquilla on a day in August 1965, Silvia Tcherassi https://www.silviatcherassi.com/ is a Colombian designer and entrepreneur. In 2003, she was invited to participate in Milan fashion week. The following year, she was …
Read More »TRANSFORMABLE FASHION – Ximena Valero: When clothes can be worn in multiple ways
Excellence, in evening dresses Traditional Mexican clothing combines native and European elements https://cielitolindomex.com/collections/embroidered-dresses. The fibers of choice across the country are cotton, bark and agave, as well as wool and silk, but the deep cultural roots in Mexico uncover unique traditional outfits found nowhere else. In ancient times Aztec women were taught to weave by hand (primarily used cotton or …
Read More »DO NOT WAIT UNTIL MONDAY – Orlando Dugi: Focus energy on building the new one
After designed his first three garments, he knew this is what he wanted to do Jessica Metcalf opened a fashion boutique in Gardena (North Dakota). Kelly Holmes founded the first Native American fashion magazine. Indigenous designers https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/native-fashion/ incorporate motifs and customary materials into their wearable artworks. Urban Outfitters created a collection featuring underwear and other items, with art based on …
Read More »BEAUTY IS IN THE GARMENT – Marie-Ève Lecavalier: Deliciously, from the cuts to the finishings
The clothes should always speak for themselves Fashion’s shopping that scream the Montreal style? Tozzi https://www.boutiquetozzi.com/ is a 2010 opened women & menswear boutique. Located on Crescent, bordered by magnificent architecture, their shop is very minimalist. In hopes represented the identity of Montrealers, designer Sabrina Barilà started La Montréalaise Atelier https://www.lamontrealaiseatelier.com/, showing well cut items and practical. It has collaborated …
Read More »WITH EXPERIENCE AND SENSITIVITY – Raffaella Artuso, from research to the finished product
Fashion, with delicate attention to detail Creative is the artist, the designer, the stylist who chases after new models, new forms, and new objects. Walking through the streets of the creative Castelfranco Veneto, perhaps you too will be tempted to enter a tailor-made women’s clothing store strictly made in Italy, like the one in Piazza Giorgione 4/A. Entering Devore-Fashion https://www.devore-fashion.com/, …
Read More »AT THE HEART OF IRISH FASHION – Helen Steele: To give all work a panache feel and finish.
A clever technique for fusing colourful prints with luxury material. It is in the north of County Monaghan. On the main Dublin, Emyvale it is north of Monaghan, https://web.archive.org/web/20040409135636/http://www.monaghantourism.com/monaghan.asp. Founded in 1974, Monaghan County Museum is recognised as one of the leading provincial museums in Ireland. Its notable residents include fashion designer Helen Steele. Influenced by colour theory and the …
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