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We interviewed Guillermo Vargas, founder and creative director of ⅛ Takamura, a mix of avant-garde and artisanal processes, which is emerging as one of the most distinctive creative lines in Mexican fashion. He told us about his beginnings in the industry, experimentation with clothing from around the world and how he is inspired by the disobedient spirit of Japanese/Parisian designers. That and more below: 180º: How did ⅛ Takamura come about? Guillermo Vargas: I have had a degree in Fashion Design since I was very young, I did a technical degree, I worked a little, I did my degree and...

Sophie Simone Cortina is the creator of the brand that bears her name: Sophie Simone Designs . With this brand he expresses his taste for nature and his love for Mexico. In an interview for 180º he tells us how his ideas come about and more details about his work. 180º: How did the brand start? Sophie: The brand started many years ago, when my grandmother gave me old brooches that were hers and I took them apart to make necklaces. I started making unique pieces with objects I found on trips and later I started designing. This is how...

33 is a brand formed by three friends, Pablo Saldivar, Gerardo Serrador and Diego Ortiz, who realized the lack of proposals in the men's fashion market and decided to start their own brand. Their initial garment, the undoubted hallmark of the brand, are their colorful socks, with fun and cool designs that go beyond the scheme of solid colors and diamonds that the male public has always had to settle for. We spoke with Pablo Saldívar about his training, his designs and his plans for the future. 180º: How did the project start and what is the brand concept? Pablo:...

Gabriela Hernández, Alfredo Márquez and Jorge Diez are the members of the RABIA team, a sneaker brand based in León, Guanajuato. The brand emerged with the initiative of proposing new and fresh designs to fit Mexican youth. They show their interest in the avant-garde, the urban and the pop in their designs and material proposals. RABIA is a young brand (it has only been on the market for a year) and also youthful. 180º: What does each of the team members do? Gabriela: Alfredo and I are designers, he is more focused on the selection and purchase of materials and...

Tangram is an ancient Chinese game with which you can build an infinite number of figures using only seven pieces. The Mexican jewelry brand Tangram took its name from this game, and this is also where the taste for proportion and geometry present in each of its designs arose. Manuel Ledesma, partner and co-founder of Tangram, tells us what they seek to express as a local jewelry brand, committed to Mexican design. 180º: Who makes up Tangram and what do they do? Manuel: The partners and co-founders of TANGRAM, all Industrial Designers, are Paty Ledesma, who is specialized in new...