Fashion Designer in Summer Tribal

Hola everyone! We have finally reached September 🙂 The 1st day of each month I will be posting a new and fresh face for the mens fashion section, and today I want to introduce a newly and talented fashion designer named Carlos Aleman. He has a major in graphic design and currently works at an advertising agency. He started with his brand “Mestiza” last year and was selected in Nicaragua Diseña (ND) – one of the most important events of the  fashion industry in Nicaragua – to show his first collection “Di Blu” which I personally loved and was a complete success. He is now working on his second collection “Folklora” and will be participating in ND again this year, so I’m super excited and I can’t wait to shop the entire collection! Carlos is not only gifted in his career as a designer, he is also very stylish and you can see how he matches every piece of  cloth to get the perfect outfit in the following shots. His outfit is great for the summer, and I think I’ve seen him wearing this same shirt with a pair of shorts and it looks amazing too! You can try it both ways and wear the outfit for different occasions whether you are wearing jeans or shorts. I also tried out a new effect on the photos -since I usually post very natural looking pictures- so I can give them that creative personality Carlos has.

1. ¿Cómo describirías tu estilo personal?

Una palabra: simple. Me gusta verme sin complicaciones, mostrar lo relajado que puedo ser incluyendo humor en algunas cosas, usando colores, estampados, accesorios o cualquier otro articulo. No soy seguidor de la moda, por que es un producto de todo aquello en lo que nosotros creemos o vivimos, no de lo que otra persona dicta. (Yo se suena extraño viniendo de un diseñador)

How would you describe your personal style?

One word: simple. I like seeing myself uncomplicated, showing how relaxed and amusing I can be about some things, using colors, prints, accessories or any other items. I am not a  fashion follower, because that is a product of everything in which we believe and live, not what someone else dictates. (I know it sounds strange coming from a designer)

2. ¿Cuál es tu prenda favorita de la última temporada?

Estampados Florales para hombres, demuestra ese lado delicado que todo el mundo ocultaba antes. Crea una sensación tanto suave como ecléctica en quien lo usa.

What is your favorite garment from last season?

Floral prints for men, because they show a delicate side that everyone hid before. They also create a smooth and eclectic feeling everytime you wear them.

3. ¿ Cuál es la prenda que menos te gusta de esta última temporada?

Birkenstockssandals! Simplemente me recuerdan a extranjeros (Dirty Hippies) sudados sin un propósito en su vida! #StopUsingBirkenstocks

What is the garment that you dislike the most about this last season?

Birkenstockssandals! They remind me of foreigners (Dirty Hippies) sweaty without a purpose in life! #StopUsingBirkenstocks

4. ¿Cuál consideras que es el estilo de tus diseños?

Soy bastante conceptual, en el proceso creativo, me gusta crear personajes para entender que usaría o que no, por eso cada una de mis colecciones tienen y siempre tendrán un nombre femenino. Apuesto siempre por comodidad, formas lineales, simples pero con contenido. Me gusta pensar como Cristobal Balenciaga y ver el diseño de moda como arquitectura sobre el cuerpo humano, un reto lineal sobre tantas curvas.

How would you describe your designs?

I’m pretty conceptual, in the creative process, I like to create characters in order to understand what they would wear or not, so each of my collections have and will always have a female name. I always go with comfort, lineshapes – that are simple but full of content. I like to think like Cristobal Balenciaga and look at fashion design as architecture on the human body, a linear challenge on many curves.

5. ¿Quién o qué fue tu inspiración para el tema de tu nueva colección? 

Este año, Me inspire en Alfonsina Storni y su obra melancólica del mar, para obtener colores referentes a la playa, telas con textura natural y rígida. Agustin Lara fue otra fuente de inspiración que termino de afinar las cualidades del personaje de esta temporada, Folklora. LA colección finalmente se volvió un homenaje a mi abuela.

Who was your inspiration for the theme of your new collection?

This year, I was inspired by Alfonsina Storni and her melancholy novel about the sea, concerning beach colors, natural and rigid texture fabrics. Agustin Lara was another source of inspiration that ended up polishing the qualities of character this season, Folklora. In the end, the collection became a tribute to my grandmother.

6. ¿Tienes planes en un futuro de hacer diseños para otra línea como bolsos o zapatos por ejemplo?

La verdad, me encanta el diseño de accesorios , pero no creo ser tan bueno, jajajaja, prefiero el diseño de estampados o serigrafía. Me gustaría hacer una línea mas divertida e informal de prendas, probablemente, camisetas. Algo así como la hermana menor de Mestiza, pero creo que aun debo esperar que mi firstchild crezca lo suficiente jajaja.

Any plans in the future to create another line for handbags or shoes for example?

Actually, I love accessories design, but I don’t  think I am very good at it, lol, I prefer serigraphy or printed design. I would love to make a more fun and casual clothing line, probably with  T-shirts. It’ll be like Mestiza’s younger sister, but I think I need to wait until my firstChild is a grown up lol.

7. ¿Cuáles son tus diseñadores favoritos (nacionales e internacionales)?

Uhh tengo varios:

Francisco Costa, Director Creativo de Calvin Klein; Amo a Alexander Wang! Tomas Maier de BottegaVeneta, AlberElbaz de Lanvin, Jean Charles de Castelbajac, GiambattistaValli, Alessandro del Acqua, Michael Kors

… podría seguir jajaja, pero estos son siempre mi top y de quienes siempre veo colecciones de sus temporadas! 😀

Who are your (national and international) favorite designers?

Uhh I have several:

Francisco Costa, Calvin Klein’s Creative Director; I love Alexander Wang! Tomas Maier de BottegaVeneta, AlberElbaz de Lanvin, Jean Charles de Castelbajac, GiambattistaValli, Alessandro del Acqua, Michael Kors

… I could go on lol, but these are my top designers and I always watch their collections! 😀

8. Y para los que morimos por comprar, ¿cuándo y dónde estará disponible tu ultima colección?

Gracias a la proyección del Nicaragua Diseña, pues he pensado en abrir el primer fan page en las redes sociales más populares como Facebook, twitter e Instagram. Voy a vender y proyectar la ropa por esos medios para luego tener una boutique online en donde pueda formalizar aun mejor el proceso para que la gente consiga prendas de Mestiza.

Está claro que cualquier avance de la marca, Priscilla EsLo va  a ser de los primeros en saberlo J

And for all of us who are dying to buy your collection, when and where will it be available?

Thanks to ND projection, I have thought about opening my first fan page on the most popular social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I’ll be selling clothes and projecting them through that media so I can have an online boutique later on, where I will be able to formalize the purchase process for everyone interested in Mestiza.

Obviously Priscilla Eslo will be the first one to know about any progress on the brand 🙂

I invite all of you to ND on October 4th & 5th for a full preview of the new collection “Folklora” cuz I’m pretty sure It’ll exceed our expectations! And we’ll have more of Carlos style very soon so stay tuned 🙂

Carlos was wearing:

Tribal print shirt – Banana Republic

Jeans – Pacsun

Shoes – Sperry shoes

Belt – Kenneth Cole

Accesories – Ekoglam

Trinket – Carlos Aleman