Last Tuesday, September 6, Mexico and Israel celebrated 70 years of diplomatic relations. Both countries with the same mission celebrated the anniversary of having good communication and working together when required, a reflection of which was the way in which this year they decided to celebrate this commemorative date for both countries. It was fashionable.
They made a selection of three national iconic Mexican designers and three iconic Israeli designers. They brought them to Mexico City and the six designers made a special collection for this special night.
The way in which the designers of both countries were selected was in the hands of Brenda Jaet, promoted by Iri Tal, wife of the Israeli ambassador to Mexico Zvi Tal.
The first step was to send Brenda Jaet, an expert fashion journalist to Israel Fashion Week 2022, to make a selection of the designers that Brenda considers that Mexico needs to know and after this selection the event was held.
Brenda Jaet, a fashion journalist and curator, brought three Israeli brands to Mexico for the celebration that only took place in Mexico City.
At a press conference, Ambassador Zvi Tal said that “what matters most is the closeness between peoples, the ties that exist between civil societies and the fashion show is an expression of this closeness, culture. Both countries are old and we both care about nature and social inclusion. For me, strengthening ties between the creative minds that you have here and what is in Israel is a perfect component.”
With a capacity of 400 attendees, the Sinaí Cultural Center, located in Loma de Vista Hermosa, in Mexico City, was prepared to receive attendees with maximum security. Surveillance and security bracelets were involved. The exclusive capacity delighted six catwalks.
The firm of Gerardo Torres that bears his name is originally from Mérida, has dressed celebrities such as the model Ximena Navarrete and has had the dancer Elisa Carrillo as ambassador of his firm. He has 14 years of experience and is an unmissable designer for the neutrality with which he manages his conservative designs with contemporary touches.
In Israel Fashion Mexico, she presented her iconic dresses for women in red and black, as well as the very specific way of accentuating the waist of the female silhouette and the details on the neck of her dresses.
Torres in most of his collections is inspired by music, his Yucatecan roots and the avant-garde.
This Israeli firm is the oldest that exists in that country. Its beginnings occurred in the second half of the 20th century. The firm led by Sharon Tal, since 2014, presented a varied parade between dresses, pants, tops, jackets or suits, skirts, hats and pleated shorts.
The variety of cloth ranged from velvets, furs, linens and silks. Contemporary fashion for women on the go is the definition given to this Israeli fashion brand. The colors that she used for this catwalk were bottle green, olive green, beige, black, brown and off-white with the brand’s original print.
The iconic Mexican contemporary fashion designer Lydia Lavin presented her catwalk inspired by piñatas. This firm is peculiar for the use of colors, sequins and embroidery in its proposals. Lavin is also a recognized businesswoman for having created a career in textile design at the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Lydia leads 2,000 indigenous women to whom she has taught throughout her career as a designer and businesswoman a collection system for her artisan work.
The Lavin firm that is present every year at Fashion Week Mexico and that was also part of the designers that were present at Expo Dubai 2020, presented dresses in very strong colors. Mexican pink was the most predominant. Most of them were dresses encrusted with sequins, feathers, and in terms of clothing, pleats, fluffy sleeves, and large ruffles were present, as well as elegant trains on the dresses.
This Israeli firm created by Shir Goldstein is the perfect blend of 19th century fashion with contemporary fashion.
Big necks or the well-known baby neck, skirts with small pleats, crop tops, A-line pants or flared legs, monochromatic sets and dresses, was what this iconic and famous firm from Israel presented in Mexico.
Nanig is inspired by the fashion of the 40’s and 50’s in Europe, therefore the color palette is soft colors with strong contrasts. Greens, pinks, oranges mostly with black details that form the signature’s iconic embroidery which is a flower similar to those painted in talavera.
From the name we might think that it is Mexican design, but no, this homonymous signature brand is also from Israel, but it already has stores in Mexico and is a specialist in wedding dresses.
From the most conservative design to the sexiest was what the designer passionate about the details in the fabrics presented.
Crystal inlays, embroidery and details down to the last thread of the dress is how these special bridal gowns are made. White, pearl white, beige and transparencies are the ones who led the design baton. Mermaid cut, imperial cut and strapless were the proposals that this luxury fashion designer brought to Mexico.
Ricardo Covalin, the mastermind and designer of this Mexican firm that has gone around the world, was the one who closed the runway night of Israel Fashion Mexico.
Folklore, flora, fauna and colors are present in this firm that always shows the Mexican side in a very peculiar way. They were dresses and accessories with the iconic monarch butterfly, zebra and jaguar print.
Asymmetric cuts and proposals for all female body types presented Covalin, who continues to make with his favorite textile, which is silk.
The six designer talents took their culture and architecture as a starting point, to integrate them into the fabrics, colors and prints to make these catwalks a special celebration of the relations that Mexico and Israel have been strengthening.
