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ART & DESIGN
Photo: Laura Garza
RICASREDCOO is “REAL”
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ontemporary Mexican fashion as leather, silk, cotton, wool and neoprene, in
designer Richard Seco’s REAL black and white, with a distinct “pop of color”
collection seeks to captivate thrown in.
and seduce the public while Seco was a frustrated self-taught designer while
highlighting his native country. Universal in he was in business unrelated to fashion for
appeal, he shares, “… it is an expression of twelve years. He finally risked everything for
Mexico’s proud history through simple forms, what he truly loved - fashion. After studying
unique details, textures and shapes resulting in design at the Marangoni Institute in Milan and
a personal style where attitude is larger than Paris, he made his debut in New York in 2012;
anything else. This is the Mexico I want to the only Mexican menswear designer to take
share with you.” part in New York Fashion Week. Subsequently
he took his collections to Mexico City’s Rufino
The Ricardo Seco clothing brand is culture- Tamayo Museum and on to Colombia and
urban-chic. Seco’s goal in menswear is that Miami.
the clothes not only look good but also make Seco has been well received by fashion
the wearer feel powerful. Richard Seco designs critics and publications alike worldwide and
are easily recognized for their uniqueness, is considered to be one of Mexico’s most
cleanliness of fabric detail, patterns and influential designers. He has showrooms in
sophisticated fit. New York and the chic Condesa District of
Mexico City.
This particular collection is for the urban man
combining different textures with fabrics such
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