Estoy Harta de Frida

I am Sick of Frida!

    Frida Kalho used to say the she had two accidents in her life: the first accident, the crash of the bus that let her body in pain for the rest of life. Second accident, meeting muralist painter Diego Rivera. As most Mexicans,  is Fashion Designer Laura Reyes feeling that the recently formed Frida Kalho Corp to cement Kahlo as an upscale brand and out of the reach of most Mexicans (to buy or to sell) has become  Frida’s third accident.  Being a woman for the people, how would she feel about it? Maybe and just as she reacted every time that Diego made her upset: Would she get ride of her Mexican traditional outfits? Her color, her femininity, her hair? Would not she be sick of Frida’s products by now?

     “ I am sick of Frida Collection” (Estoy harta de Frida!) is how fashion designer Laura Reyes will be opening the Mexican Fashion Show at the Bazaar of Art and Alternative Design this Saturday, July 18 at 4 pm at Allende Cultural Center. Following by the presentation of Laura Reyes’ Students First Collections: Elva Grandos’s “Mexica” and Griselda Arroyo’s “Contemporary Maya”

 “Mexica” by Elva Grandos Highlights and integrates beauty and originality of the Mexica culture. Simplicity and elegance found in Elvas’s Collection a space that integrates perfect harmony between today’s Mexico and the Mexican essence, carrying it proudly and naturally.

“Contemporary Maya” by Graciela Arroyo, expresses the symbiosis between the past and present of Mexican-Mayan culture. Inspired by the Mexican textile and geometric richness, the designer seeks to shift the viewpoint of traditional clothing, updating the huipil, shawl and traditional fabrics done in loom, transforming them into contemporary clothing for the modern woman. The clothes reflect the sophistication of indigenous textile techniques and aesthetics of minimalist clothing, breaking down the usual stereotypes exported from Mexico.

All collections are entirely based and crafted in San Miguel de Allende

 After The Bazaar Art and Alternative Design ends, starting Monday July 20^th, the collections will be on display at Laura Reyes’ Art and Fashion Studio. Located at Umaran St. No. 104 (Just before the Guanajuato Bridge). Open daily from 10 am to 4 pm. Information about upcoming Fashion Design and Patron Making Workshops will be also available