FashionClick Designer Interview

American woman practical clothes with a hint of sophistication. I do not want to follow the trends too strictly; I always want to give my work a personal touch. 

I am a sort of mix between adaptation and the structure my architectural background has given me. You can see it in my clean lines, in their cut, in the proportions, but with the ornamental touch lent it by the fantasy of adding nice embroidery. I am not a ready-to-wear designer; I design for special occasions.

In what way is your architectural past reflected in your spring/summer collection?

Architecture is always present,

in this collection, in others before, and in those that will follow. It is in the way I approach the design process. But I am not a minimalist in the strict sense of the word, because I support any intention - for example an ornament - with an architectural idea 

"I like clean lines,
not simplicity"

where the structure and 
the proportion is very important. I do not like dresses with a lot of elements together. I like clean lines, not simplicity.

There has been an increasing interest in all things Latin and we are now accepted as a creative option, be it in the world of fashion, cinema or music. Maybe the reason behind it all is that we represent a fresher option, a less dogmatic one, but also the fact that there is a large Latin community here, which makes for a large consumer base. 

When I am asked if I consider myself to be a Latin American designer, I flatly answer no; I am of Latin American origin and I work in my country, and what I strive for is to make my company, based in my home country, an internationally competitive one. In these years, I have tried to fight - with work and professionalism - all those stereotypes cast on Hispanics about our lack of punctuality, informality and lack of discipline. I do not want to feel that my work makes sense simply because we are now in fashion. It has been making sense from one collection to the next. But, of course, the phenomenon does help some. I only hope that it is not something that comes and goes, because I am working from day-to-day on constructing a lasting career.

I think so, although I have never personally felt hindered in any way