One of my favorite ways of researching fashion is documenting and reflecting on my own dress practices. In doing so, I undergo a process of introspection where I question not just the actual clothes I choose to wear—both on the day to day and on special occasions—but also the reasons that lie behind
seguir leyendo / read moreMy sister has always been a character, especially when it comes to dress. When she was a little kid, she would hang around our home wearing a bikini, claiming that the perfectly cool weather of Bogota was too hot to wear anything else. She also was one of those kids that
seguir leyendo / read moreCreativity. I’ve been having a lot of issues with it lately. Not because I’ve lost it—can you ever actually lose something that lives so deep inside your soul?—but because I’ve been trying to establish a better communication with it. And this has turned out to be a lot more challenging than I’ve ever thought.
seguir leyendo / read moreI wrote this article originally in Spanish, to be published on Inédito.co. Much has been said in the history of fashion about high heels. Not so long ago, in the exhibition “Killer Heels,” at the Brooklyn Museum, over 160 high-heeled shoes, both contemporary and antique, were brought together in order
seguir leyendo / read moreIn terms of my personal style, one of the most difficult things about moving to New York has been the summer. Some of you might not be aware of this, but living in Colombia doesn’t mean being in over 100ºF temperatures year round and wearing shorts and bikinis all day. If
seguir leyendo / read moreI wrote this article for a friend’s blog at the beginning of the year and, for some reason, I haven’t stopped thinking about it lately. The issue of fast fashion and its impact both on the lives of consumers and those of industry workers has been huge, and it is
seguir leyendo / read moreTravel shopping. Possibly one of my favorite types of shopping. Not only do I get to splurge and buy those things that I normally wouldn’t – especially with the lack of access to certain (a lot) of brands in the Colombian fashion scene – but also because it means that,
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