María Ponce - Fashion and Textile Designer. Cabinets creator.
"You are more authentic when you look like what you have always dreamed about yourself.
La Agrado. Todo sobre mi madre. (1999) Pedro Almodóvar Film.
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Textile and Fashion Designer. Cabinet creator. Alter ego of Mario. Lover of surrealism, maximalism, María Félix and life.
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Born in 1994 in the magical town of Paracho Michoacan, Mexico. She discovered from an early age the love for the art, design and beauty of clothing. Her greatest dream has always been to inspire and be inspired, linking personal life and professional life.
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In 2017 she graduated from CENTRO Design in Mexico City. She debuted with her handcrafted collection CABINET OF NATURAL CURIOSITIES, an ode to the beauty of the antique, a dialogue between fashion botany and cabinets of curiosities.
Education
2013-2017
BA FASHION & TEXTILES. CENTRO DISEÑO | CINE | TELEVISION. MEXICO.
2010-2013
HIGH SCHOOL. PRO CULTURA INSTITUTE OF MORELOS. MICHOACÁN, MEXICO.
2007-2010
MIDDLE SCHOOL . FRAY FRANCISCO DE CASTRO SCHOOL. MICHOACÁN, MEXICO.
2001-2007
ELEMENTARY. FRAY FRANCISCO DE CASTRO SCHOOL. MICHOACÁN, MEXICO.
Professional experiences and participation in projects.
2018
SELECTED STUDENT FOR GRADUATED FASHION WEEK 2018. SWAROVSKI INTERNATIONAL CATWALK, LONDON.
2017
INTERNSHIP AT YAKAMPOT- YAKAMPOT.COM
2017
COLLECTION REVIEW AT FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK.
2016
DENIM LOOK FOR TAVEX + CENTRO PROJECT.
2015
BACKSTAGE AND LOGISTICS AT MEXICO´S NEXT TOP MODEL.
2015
BACKSTAGE AT MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK MEXICO.
2010
PLANNING AND ORGANIZER- CATWALKS AND EVENTS AT THE GUITAR INTERNATIONAL FAIR. MICHOACÁN MEXICO.
Personal interests.
Collection design & development, specializing in textile experimentation. Particular interest in maximalist aesthetics. Fashion editorial, VM & display, art direction, fashion film and fashion styling, digital collage and fashion journalism.
Strengths and skills.
DIGITAL COLLAGE
FLAT SKETCHING
WRITING
ILLUSTRATION
COLLECTION CREATION AND TEXTILES EXPERIMENTATION.
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Languajes.
Softwares.
NATIVE SPANISH
INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH.
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE INDESIGN
MICROSOFT WORD
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
MICROSOFT EXCEL
KALEDO
MODARIS
Contact Me
+52 5515138104