Latinas are proud of their appearance from head to toe and outspend the general market consumer in fashion, footwear, and beauty products and Latinas designers like Paulina Luna Manjarrez are the reason why the Latina buying power is impressive and impacting the fashion and footwear industry. Paulina Luna's iconic fashion and footwear designs need no introduction.
Mexicana fashion designer Paulina Luna Manjarrez was born in the City of Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico October 6, 1992. During her childhood, she always liked to admire art and architecture. A memory of hers is when her father would take her to work with him, and she could spend hours looking at the construction landscape designs.
She remembers she would see many different textures and materials at the same time during her visits to her father's job. At the age of 12, she began to design and make clothes. She began to learn techniques and determine the composition of textiles. She studied fashion design in the city of Guadalajara.
In 2016 she founded the eponymous brand Paulina Luna. She is the creative director who feels like a woman and knows how to behave with her designs. She believes femininity is not pink or accentuated silhouettes. It goes beyond stereotypes.
Her passion and hunger are to create an inspirational iconic brand using only high-level materials and impeccable tailoring while using traditional and experimental techniques.
Part of the brand's DNA is the experimentation of each piece, always going beyond design. Architecture plays an important role in each collection. And conceptualization is important to the brand. Symmetry, asymmetry, lines, oversize, elegance, sophistication, and a little androgynous are what define the brand, without leaving aside the fact that Paulina Luna's footwear has been a sign of design and innovation, full of desire since it has become an iconic piece of the brand. The combination of materials, design, and structure of it, has taken it to the top.
In 2019 she open the first house of her atelier in Guadalajara Mexico. Paulina Luna has made a presence in Mexico, New York, and London. Her collections are presented in Mexico Minerva Fashion, Intermoda, Chicago Fashion Week, and Mercedes Benz Laredo Texas.
Some international magazine futures and mentions are Vogue Mexico, Glow, Haunted magazine, Chapelle magazine, and cream magazine, among others. She also has dressed celebrities like Isabella Camil, Kika Edgar, Zuria Vega, and Angelique Boyer, among others.
In the middle of this Summer 2022, I had the pleasure to Interview Paulina Luna Manjarrez regarding her career, accomplishments, and what advice she would give to today's Latina and the future Latina.
OLM: How did you become interested in your field?
Paulina: From a very young age, my concern for fashion and architecture was very present in my life because of the part in which my father is an architect. I think that this thorn and need to create is born from there.
OLM: How did you begin your career?
Paulina: I study fashion design, and 5years ago, I started my homonymous brand in Mexico.
OLM: What do you like most about your work?
Paulina: I think I use what I enjoy the most. Apart from creating new forms and experimenting with textures, materials, and structures. But it is to connect with more women and men to carry a message beyond the fantasy of creating without social stereotypes.
OLM: What kinds of accomplishments tend to be valued and rewarded in your field?
Paulina: I think the achievements are quite a lot to date with a lot of satisfaction for my work and the connection I have with others, But there are also many sacrifices that the cost is certainly worth it, and I have enjoyed it a lot.
OLM: How does your position fit within the organization/career field/industry?
Paulina: We are a very well-accepted brand on a global level, there are already three countries where we have been present Mexico, London, and the US, And at the industry Level we are working hard to fit in. Even more, every day.
OLM: Why do you feel you are the most suited for this role?
Paulina: I am a person and woman who is most capable of what I think, feel, and do everything. I like to ground it and carry it out in the best way with the best team I have.
OLM: What kind of mindset is required for your duties and responsibilities?
Paulina: I think that if I have to have a precise mentality and vision,
Which focus becomes one. The character is Strong but at the same time subtle and always focused on my team.
OLM: What are the areas of opportunity that you foresee in your role?
Paulina: As creative director of the brand and founder, I'm able to discover many more areas within From the creative, as well as financial role.
OLM: How do you stay inspired and motivated in your role?
Paulina: For me, inspiration is everywhere. I am a very visual and sensitive person in architecture. I find great inspiration every day of my life I spend admiring the Cities and spaces.
OLM: What advice would you give to today's Latina and the future Latina?
Paulina: My advice to Latinas and women of the world would be to do what you like to do the most. And if it fulfills you, make sure you keep doing just that. But make sure to keep in mind three things: Discipline, perseverance, and teamwork.