La Semana de la Moda (Fashion Week Mexico for English speakers), celebrating its 10th anniversary, has finished today, after a week of showcasing colourful collections with the name of exotic birds and cocoa drinks.
Amongst clothes by new Mexican talents such as Marvin y Quetzal or Cocola, there is one designer that did not go unnoticed.
Gustavo Helguera is not afraid of colour or sound.
Models with tights ranging from bright green to tomato red and pumpkin-orange, Rock' n' Rolled up the catwalks Wednesday in a very smiley fashion.
The Mexican born jewelery designer, mixes anything he believes will create pieces with structure, form and sound.
For Spring/Summer 2009, he lightened up the mood on the runway, with Swarovski-encrusted statement pieces, ranging from oversize pearl chokers to a red-crystal, heart-shaped, dangling belt.
But one of the most eye-catching piece was probably the 12" vinyl LP hair-piece, with a bright-yellow smiley face as a centre hole. It is still a mystery to me, how it stayed in place on the model's head...
Helguera's designs are remarkable and bring out femininity in a joyful outlandish way. And although some of his large, coloured-stone pendants can be loud, there are no better pieces to pull an outfit to life.
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Agree..! Swarovski is really a girl's best friend.
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