How could it be otherwise, Jorge Vázquez celebrates his twenty anniversary as a designer in style, with a retrospective collection, of languid silhouettes and lingerie cuts, designs for bourgeois and cocks women, "this is the seam that, precisely, Ihas kept in this job that I love so much ".
Teson, a lot of work, clear ideas and perfection in everything they do are the ingredients of their success, in addition to believing."For years I have hurt tags as a commercial designer or pyjas and bourgeois designer," Vázquez says on an interview with EFE before starting the parade at the Ritz hotel, where he has presented ethereal garments, dreaming.
But, he acknowledges that, those adjectives, against what many might think, have not hurt him, on the contrary, "they have given me strength, they have allowed me to continue working".
And precisely that sewing for Pijas has made him one of the most desired and favorite designers, in the chosen one for extraordinary moments such as weddings and ceremonies."I feel very lucky to continue working as a designer," says Vázquez, who regrets that many of those who started with him such as Lemoniez, Miguel Palacio or Miriam Ocariz are no longer present in the catwalks.
Jorge Vázquez parade in Madrid.Gtres
He always flees from the bizarre, "from the misunderstood avant -garde that a headline seeks," he prefers a sewing, well done as the nod to the twenties that he has presented today in which he has not lacked glass embroidered, colored feathers andQuiet tones splashed with brushstrokes in fluoride.
After the pandemic, he considers that the fashion of dressing casual and relaxed air garments is changing, "women want to dress better, more arranged to get their jewels," adds this Galician who hates having to "justify themselves for everything".
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Jorge Vázquez (A Coruña, Betanzos, 1972) looks back and feels that these two decades have passed "very fast", he recalls with vertigo his transfer from Galicia to Madrid, "I was very excited, many dreams that told every night toPepa Fernández "(former model and expert in fashion communication).
Vázquez grew between fabrics, "I loved being in my mother's workshop, the summers spent seeing what they did dressmakers and apprentices," says the designer who says he maintains "the same desire" as when he was a child and dreamed of being a designer.
New Galician Designer Collection.Gtres
In this race not everything has been a path of roses, there have been lights and shadows, smiles and tears.Remember with pain the loss of your signature."It was a hard time, I invested a lot of money to recover my name," explains Vázquez.
He acknowledges that he has been lucky enough to work hard and collaborate with signatures."Nobody gifted me anything.They have helped me a lot, people who have felt the brand as if it were his ".
Jorge Vázquez says that his true school was his work with Antonio Pernas, "where the quality was brutal", and also learned a lot with Ángel Schlesser, "he was supermaniatic with the details, did not pass a bad stitch," says Vázquez, who says thatQuality.
Balenciaga, Dior and Chanel are still their referents, in addition to Manuel Pertegaz, "to whom I have had the opportunity to discover since I am in charge of the firm".
His idea is to endure in this trade until I can, always with dignity, does not wantwho would like to be like Oscar de la Renta, "a man who died making ideal collections for a specific audience".
After seeing the parade, very applauded by clients such as Eugenia Martínez de Irujo (52 years), Sassa de Osma (31), Cari Lapique (67), Ana Gamazo, Mar Flores (52), Marta Hazas (43), Margarita Vargas (37) or the Goyanes sisters, Caritina and Carla, is predicted, by luck, that there will be Jorge Vázquez for a while.
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