l e n e r d: April 2011

Well, it took me a while to choose the pictures i like the most
for this special coverage of the 10º CMB or
Bogotá Fashion Week.
but here it is!

1º The official flayer!

Here's the schedule of this 3 days:
April 13 th / 14 th / 15 th.
Laura and I were invited to attend all the shows
in order to make this coverage + our photographer J.A.M.

So here we go,
I decided to entitled each show
using what i think was the essence.

DAY 1

"Exquisite Winter Ants"

-by Adolfo Dominguez- Special Guest from Spain.

- This was a show that take my breath away, best choices of fabrics, colors and textures
DETAILS! oh! and inspired by his daughter's "ant" paintings from the brooches to
the prints we saw exquisite work with layering and style.

"Exotique Textures"

-by Pepa Pombo-

Full of textures, that's how i would describe this show.
From pleated fabrics to knit work. We saw romantic and delicate womens
full of femininity and power.

"Fearless Dandy"

-by Lina Cantillo.

Surprisingly, i almost died when i saw some of the pieces from this show.
Her work with patterns and colors has evolved very exquisitely.
We saw strong, independent and very modern mens, interested in showing us
they're not afraid of walk with shorts and completely groomed.

DAY 2

"Paper work"

-by Maria Cuan- Los Andes student // WINNER.

She showed us a collection inspired by accessories from the Chinese Opera.
She was the winner from her college in a contest that celebrates new upcoming designers.

"New Patchwork"

-by Johanna Acuña - Arturo Tejada Cano Fashion School student
[also my college :)] // WINNER.

She's also the winner from my college, they showed only last semesters work
but since this is my last year, maybe i'll be there next time!.
Her collection was inspired by the Kaleidoscope

"Asian Oversize"

-by Sandra Cabrales.

Oh Lord!This show was amazing, but at first i was very apprehensive
because we didn't saw anything new...but then she showed us her new work
full of destructive concepts, exploration with fabrics and seamstress clothes.
Its reminds me so much of Maison Martin Margiela's early work
and Yamamoto's idea of "Homeless chic"

"70's NEON"

-by Maria Luisa Ortíz.

Well, this show, far from show us exquisite thin models, This "Blossom Party" was a special show, because we saw walking down the runway Maria Luisa's celebrity friends and clients
whom didn't only worked out the runway, but also helped her with the concept of this collection
and as you can see this was FUN 70'S FREEDOM AND JOY.
loved it!

DAY 3

"Candy"

-by Daniela Durán - LaSalle college student // WINNER.

She's the winner of this fashion college and I have to admit
even though i'm not a big fan of that much color, it remind me of
Castelbajac and Manish Arora. Inspired by the Prisma.

"Knitted Princess"

-by Bettina Spitz.

First word that came to my mind at the show was: ADORABLE
and after hearing Bettina's interviews, it seems that was her idea behind this collection:
Real Princesses! and she accomplished that, full of textures and handmade work + digital prints
exquisite color palette and styling: we went to this magic land where any thing's possible!

"English Puritans"

-by Julieta Suárez.

This was the best way to end this fashion week! Not only the music and runway was stunning, but also the clothes! Oh lord, i died over this, Black / White , Sheer, Blue + long basic silhouettes that remind me immediately of this lost puritans dolls!
Not much to say, i'll let the pictures speaks for itself!

†

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// Well, as you can see those 3 days
were an amazing opportunity to feel, breath and live fashion.

I wanted to show you how's the fashion industry growing in my country
Hope you like this and feel the passion.

BTW since Laura and I became a little bit famous
thanks to our Project: OCCULT
lots of people photographed us because our "street style"

But we don't have the pictures yet, so i owe you a post about it
and with other pictures about this fashion week!
ahah!

Love,

Images Via (Jaime Mejía Photography)
and (Fashion Radicals News)

Phill