My very own collection

It all started in November 2012. I travelled to Mexico City, because I was invited to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. After paying attention to the designer's proposals for Spring 2013, I wasn't sure that there was a lot to offer. So I thought to myself, "What if I made my own clothing line?", that thought sticked to my head for days, and after coming back to Ensenada, from that trip, I talked to my mom about it, and she was very excited about that idea. My parents own Fabric Stores in Mexico, so that opened a lot of doors for me, and my mom knows a lot of people that have garment making factories. 

I started drawing some sketches, and picking at some fabrics. I had to go to LA to buy some more, because I wanted it to be really unique. I picked each fabric for each piece, and I developed a dreamed not yet created collection. After talking to some people about my ideas, I hired a company that has a really good reputation making clothes. They translated my drawings into actual garments.

When I first saw the samples, I was incredibly excited. I couldn't believe that I was about to start my own clothing line, and I could finally feel it in my hands. So this is the final result of my first collection. Eduardo Romo Fall 2013. Now sold at Fava Boutique, and Online at FavaBoutique.com

Pink Magnolia: Baby Light My Fire

It was 10:00 pm at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week tent at Santa Fe, Mexico City, and the lights were on. The splash of hot pink and sparkles were taking the runway. Baby Light my Fire, Pink Magnolia's spring 2013 collection was all about bright fabrics, Swarovsky crystals and being crazy while still keeping that chic factor. 

The next morning I was at their showroom, located at the very heart of Mexico City, the Independence Angel. Paulina, their lovely PR let me in and introduced me to their past collections such as Madeline Rocks and Conccita. She let me took some pictures while Pamela Wong was on her way to meet us. Pamela is the CEO of the company and Paola's sister, the creative director at Pink Magnolia. Both of them run the business with a lot of determination and enthusiasm.

Interviewing Pamela, she told us that "Baby Light My fire is inspired by the female firefly flashing her lights to attract attention, and it's her way of flirting" . You can easily see that in the whole collection. They collaborated with Disney and Swarovsky to make this collection so dreamy, yet wearable. The piece that wowed my was the messenger mag with pink leds on the strap. That's something innovative and truly cool.

Pink Magnolia is a Mexican label to be watched. We need these kind of fashion houses in our country, in order for the fashion industry to grow. And the Wong sisters are doing an incredible job. I'll leave you with some of the showroom pictures from my visit. Enjoy!

Previous pictures are from the Baby Light My Fire collection (Spring 2013)

Lorena Saravia: Spring 2013

Black, white, and earthy colors were the main choices by Lorena Saravia to put a new statement on Mexican Fashion. In her words "this collection was inspired by women's bipolarity. Some of the pieces are made by two opposite yarns, like silk and leather. To me that's how women are nowadays, opposite but still strong".

She worked for Macario Jiménez before starting her own line. Lorena thinks that it is very complicated for her, because Mexicans are not into buying local products. She thanks Mercedes Benz for starting this initiative and putting Mexico on the fashion map.

I got to ask her a question, and I asked her how would she describe the ideal Lorena Saravia costumer (I'm a Marketer, and these kind of things are important to me). Her answer was "A woman that dresses in Lorena Saravia is a woman who knows exactly what she wants. I try to reflect my personality into the clothes. When I wear some of my designs, I feel confident, and that's what we try to give women who chose to wear Lorena Saravia, confidence".

Her collection was one of the few I liked at MBFW Mexico. She plays with silhouettes and fabrics. Every piece looks well tailored and I could totally picture it in the streets of Stockholm were they're in love with simplicity and high fashion. I love that she chose that hairdo and that dark lipgloss, it looks very gothic.

Looks at MBFW

These are some of the looks that captured my attention at the 1st and 2nd day at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Mexico.

She's Montserrat. Co-designer at Lydia Lavín, and also her daughter. She's wearing necklaces and jacket both from Lydia Lavín. The jacket is one of my favorite pieces from their line.

Love that Comme des Garçons top <3 p="p">

 Kristina Bazan from KAYTURE was one of Pink Magnolia's special guests.

Keep it popping @ Mexico City

I am at Mexico City! I was invited by Mercedes Benz to MB Fashion Week Mexico. At first I thought, "Well I don't know any Mexican Designer, It would be a great opportunity to get to know them and support my Country". To be honest, I've been amazed by how developed the Fashion Industry is here. I had no idea that there were so many Mexican cool designers. I'm gonna be doing some posts later about their work.

This was the second day of MBFW. The first day I wore something pretty boring. So this day I decided to go a bit out of the box. I'm wearing:

Shirt: Topman
Jeans: Uniqlo
Cap: H&M
Bag: Cambridge Satchel
Sneakers: Vans by KENZO

Paulo Succar

I love my country. Mexico is one of the most beautiful places in the world. A beautiful country had to have amazing talent, and Paulo Succar proves that. The young designer from Guadalajara is proving that Mexicans do have a shot in Fashion. His designs are a combination of fun prints, lots of bright colors, and detailed tailoring. Here is his facebook page, so you can get to know him better. Watch out, he could be the next Mexican Marc Jacobs.

I personally want every piece of this collection.