Today we’d like to introduce you to Miguel Becerra.
Hi Miguel, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Colombian fashion designer specializing in haute couture, plastic artist from the Instituto Popular de Cultura winner of the second version of the pret-a-porter fashion or costume design contest “Si es tuyo” Winner of best craft design by public vote Miss Colombia National Beauty Contest.
Top designer at the fashion heart awards in Córdoba Argentina. Five years consecutive participation in the Gala Reina Miami FL event, guest of honor at the Colombia Trade Expo fashion fair in Miami Fl 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021. Exalted in New York City by Consul María Isabel Nieto in the framework of the first Inclusion Green Fashion Show catwalk at Queen Museum NYC in 2021 and 2022.
Present at New York FashionWeek 2021 in the Vip Pageantry parade, for the contribution to craftwork. Currently, his latest works fight for the rescue of artisan and ancestral techniques such as embroidery from Cartago and fabrics from the north of Del Valle, including them in the development of his collections.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has not been an easy road, but it has not been impossible either.
When it comes to fashion, and building a brand many times they say no, they have closed the doors because unfortunately, it is a profession that sometimes takes precedence over contacts over your talent, but when you believe in what you do and have a purpose, you should
Don’t get discouraged or lose your way, it’s a matter of being constant and continuing regardless of the obstacles
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I not only work in fashion, I try to build dreams and improve the quality of life of the people who work next to me, I am a fashion designer where work is an exclusive design from fabric and the silhouettes are personal, but the most important thing is that I am a precursor that seeks to sustain an ancestral art such as embroidery and fabrics from the state where I was born.
I work with a community of weavers who live from art, I seek to preserve ancient and ancestral techniques that are included in my garments, in addition to the fact that it has been part of multiple social causes and social inclusion.
Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
Apart from designing garments, I am a plastic artist and I look for inspiration in everything that surrounds me: art, music, iconic women, etc.
From there I approach a subject, I draw it, I shape it and it is printed. on the fabric, that is why my fabrics are unique and exclusive that tell a story and a legacy, I am a lover of history and culture, and I also try to expose how rich and culturally my country Colombia is where I was born.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/miguelbecerradisenador?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Miguelbecerradisenador?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Linkedin: @Miguel Becerra
- Twitter: @MIGUELBECERRA_
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@MiguelBecerra0311
Image Credits
Miguel Ángel Londoño (@MGLONDONO) and Juan Miguel Pradasur (@pradasur)
