On June 3rd we had the pleasure of attending ISABEL HENAO’s press conference held at Hotel Radission in Montevideo, Uruguay. Personally, it was a day to pay attention and learn, because this colombian designer under 30, who is likely to conquer fashion world, has heaps to bring to the table.
Her philosophy, as written in her website, is “the search for the intrinsic expression of each material, process, form and line, and its poetic content. The use of fashion as an art form that comes alive on the body.” This is reflected by the fact that, among other things, she is inspired by materials and their exploration, and how they fit the woman’s body. She makes women feel delicate, colorful, and I dare say, a moving art piece.
Stella and Isabel with Abuelita Yarns tops. Great colors!!
This has as a consequence that every piece she does is unique, like she is. She does everything by hand, and is helped by a group of women who work on her workshop. Manual processes such as dying, embroidery, pleating and knitting are some of her signature styles, which are her vision of how to combine art with fashion to perfection.
She uses materials like no one has used them before and knows how to make them more beautiful than anything else. But do not rush, her philosophy is not just in her colthes; she knows how to make a statement in her runway shows too. She knows how to trap you in her fantastic, colorful and delicate world, where everything has a purpose.
These women know what they want: Abuelita Yarns!
Isabel is a woman who avoids conformism and loves searching and experimenting. She is not content with mass prouction because she believes in working hard in each piece she does and finding inspiration in even the most amazing things. She works with a metodology that fits her perfectly, but she works very hard to have great results. She is againts those who say that inspiration comes only by accident, because, although she thinks this too, she belives in searching as much as you can to find it. She works with her hands, and she works with her brain, and works with her art, until she meets her own muse.
Stella, María Inés and Isabel, beautiful women with beautiful yarn
To sum up, I congratulate this inspiring woman who knows how to turn the most simple things, into master pieces.
By Eugenia Larriera
If you want to know Isabel Henao’s feminine, romantic and vanguard looks enter http://www.isabelhenao.com.co/
In the pictures you will be able to see Isabel Henao; Stella Balián, Abuelita Yarns owner; and María Inés Strasser, a very imporatnt uruguayan fashion figure and the responsible to bring Isabel to Uruguay http://institutostrasser.com/. Thank you María Inés!