Timeless

This collection started last year, when I was incorporating textile patterns into the hummingbirds as if I were dressing them. Back then, I decided to build a series for this year’s annual fashion exhibit at the Gallery Arºt in La Paz, Bolivia.

The starting pattern is not an iconic one; I couldn’t find the actual author, only the pattern name. For the rest, I did some research, and it was very difficult to choose only four patterns to reinterpret as the hummingbirds’ dresses. But still, some of the patterns were very iconic and impossible not to choose, like the Golden Lily. It’s such an iconic design, and it was so fun to work with all the intricate details and play with the scale of the pattern.

The second one is Diane von Furstenberg’s from her Rolling collection; she played with bold floral designs a lot in her dress designs, so I chose this one because it feels so fresh now, but I gotta admit that I wanted to be a part of this series for the iconic design of the dress itself more than the specific pattern.

Then Andy Warhol’s was another instant pick and so fun to work with. I was very specific about the technical approach for it; I knew how I wanted it to feel, so maybe it looks like a very easy design to work with, but it was actually the one that took the longest to finish, and the one that I definitely want to repeat.

My final choice is Emilio Pucci; maybe it is not the most iconic pattern from his work, but I think it truly feels timeless now. It has that vintage feel, but with a fresh look and the perfect color palette, so cute.

I used the hummingbird for my canvas as a metaphor for how fast fashion is making everything so disposable; it comes and goes in a blink, but some designs are still unpredictable and can become immortal because we love them so much.

Did you know hummingbirds are one of the most tattooed birds in history?