Collection Bichos: inspiration for the designs

The idea of choosing insects as the theme for the first collection, came up with some photos of flowers I was taking, in which a fly slipped in :D Although the photos were taken with the phone and were not very good quality, I tried to get as close as possible with the zoom. Normally, a fly is quite an ugly little creature, but when I focused, I could see every detail: the little drawings on the wings, a little "metallic green" body, shiny,and big garnet eyes. I was very impressed!

Everything there is that we don't usually see!

On one hand, I thought that the immense variety of shapes, colors, and geometries found in insects would help me find inspiration ("There is no better designer than nature" Alexander McQueen). It also seemed fun to me because the theme was surprising, as insects are usually creatures we associate more with disgust than with beauty or inspiration. During the months of the Bichos (Bugs) collection for this Fall/Winter, I have been sharing gifs on Instagram and Facebook, explaining where the idea of some of the garments came from, what insect they are inspired by and how I have interpreted that incredible creativity of nature in my own designs.

It seemed nice to show the whole process, so... here's a compilation of all of them!:

Thel Polilla (Moth) vest takes from this insect its irregular colored spots.

The upper part, more geometric, comes from the morphology of the wings of a different species of moth.

The Manolín jumper is originated by this curious insect (which is also very tiny). Although I searched for its name, I couldn't find it, so I named it Manolín (the diminutive form of the Spanish name "Manolo") because I think it fits the name :D and because I think it's funny.

The Araña (Spider) dress is inspired by a very beautiful species I came across, although the design also incorporates elements of a spider's web. There is an amazing variety of spiders: a multitude of shapes, colors and patterns.

I recently read that the webs function as a complex musical instrument, meticulously tuned by the spiders by adjusting the tension and hardness of the silk. The vibrations transmit information about the type of prey, qualities of potential mates or approaching predators. Amazing!

The Carita (Face) dress is so named because the insect that inspired it, seen from above, looks like a face. I reinterpreted the drawing of its shell and the dots that border it.