These Bolivian Fashion Designers Should Be on Your Style Radar
Bolivia has a surprisingly robust fashion industry for such a small developing country, largely driven by the wealthy upper class who passionately follow the latest trends from home and abroad, particularly in the more European influenced city of Santa Cruz. Although it may not compare with the likes of London, Paris and New York, there have been some noteworthy Bolivian designers who have hit the big time both here in Bolivia and on the international stage.
Beatriz Canedo Patiño
Born in La Paz in 1950, Beatriz Canedo Patiño went on to become Bolivia’s most successful fashion designer of all time. She studied fine arts in France before moving to New York to start her own design house called Royal Alpaca Inc. Patiño quickly built a reputation for her intricate designs using alpaca, vicuña and llama wool, eventually earning the moniker ‘The Queen of Alpaca’ Read More…
