Saturday Spotlight: Paulina Quintana
By GlindaIn honor of the new Manolo Moda, I am highlighting a Latina designer, Paulina Quintana.
Born in Chile during the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet, her family was persecuted by Pinochet’s government and Amnesty International brought them out of exile to establish their lives in America.
Paulina graduated with a degree in Art from UCLA, and designing children’s clothes was not her original career goal. But she began a line, and with their bright colors and contemporary graphics, her clothes eventually caught the eye of Barney’s and since then she has become a noted designer. Quintana insists on paying her workers a living wage in non-sweatshop conditions and runs her business in an environmentally conscious manner.
I really like Quintana’s clothing. She really tries to do different things with color and designs. I appreciate that she is not afraid of color, because we all know that colors are a mom’s best friend when it comes to doing laundry.
February 23rd, 2008 at 6:36 am
These are beautiful and really creative. She really treads the line between over the top and just right, but doesn’t cross over. Even combined, these would be charming, not loud.
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I’m just wondering if it’s possible to get those amazing robot pants in adult sizes. I would totally wear those for Battlestar Gallactica night.
February 24th, 2008 at 2:02 am
@Twistie- She needs to make some Cylon ones, I agree!
February 24th, 2008 at 2:23 am
I was at a blogging conference this weekend and one guy had a shirt with LEDs. I bet it wouldn’t be too hard to make a Cylon shirt with the light going back and forth. We could all get rich!