RIOS DE PIE

Fall 2023
THE COLLECTION DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE RIVER AND ITS CAPTIVATING QUALITIES OF FLUIDITY, MOVEMENT, AND TRANSFORMATION. EACH DRESS IS METICULOUSLY CRAFTED TO EMBRACE THE BODY, ENVELOPING THE FIGURE WITH A SENSE OF GRACEFUL FLOW. NO PATTERNS ARE USED IN THE CREATION OF THESE GARMENTS, ENSURING THAT EACH PIECE IS TRULY ONE-OF-A-KIND. THE TEXTURE OF THE TULLE FABRIC MIRRORS THE UNDULATING CONTOURS OF THE PIRAÍ RIVER, CAPTURING THE MESMERIZING PATTERNS LEFT BEHIND BY THE PASSAGE OF ITS CURRENT. THE COLOR PALETTE REFLECTS THE EARTHY TONES OF MUD AND STONE, INTERWOVEN WITH REFRESHING HUES REMINISCENT OF FRESH WATER. ERICKA SUÁREZ WEISE SEEKS INSPIRATION FROM HER HOMETOWN, SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, WHICH, DESPITE ENDURING SOCIOPOLITICAL TURMOIL, CONTINUOUSLY REINVENTS ITSELF AND PERSEVERES LIKE A STANDING RIVER.