When I was 16, my mum didn’t want to spend the money to buy me one of the cool looking backpack so I decided to make my own.
For as far as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with clothes that were labelled “for girls / women”. As a kid, I was dragged to clothes stores, and the girl section seemed so much more fun, but I wasn’t allowed there because I was a boy.
It’s only around the age of 33 that I finally got the courage to wear in public “women’s clothes”, and the moment I did, I felt happy.
For the first time in my life, I could look at myself in the mirror and smile because I loved what I was wearing. My life opened in a magical way, and ever since, I’ve been freeing myself from the prison of “having to be a man”. Today, I feel free and happy to be whoever I want to be.
If you could be anyone,
who would you be?
TRANSGRESSION DESIGN 2021
After a year of thinking, planning, designing and tinkering, I’m ready to launch my first line of fashion. They’re clothes made for (wo)men who want to explore their femininity.
When I first wanted to wear women’s clothes, I was so ashamed that I’d walk into thrift stores, pick 3 to 5 pieces of clothes that looked like they would fit me, and I’d pay without even trying them.
With the help of Magnus, I created a collection of clothes for (wo)man who want to explore different aspects of their femininity.
Each piece is aimed to represent a different way of being feminine to gives us a whole a variety of clothes for all social situations.
Maki Skirt - $66
Skater Skirt - To Be Announced
Asymmetrical Dress - To Be Announced
A Short History of What Lead to TRANSGRESSION DESIGN
In September 2020, I got invited on a TV Show called “DIVAS” because Costa Rica‘s Tiktok fell in love with my way of breaking gender stereotypes.
On 27 & 28 November 2020, I organized a fashion show in Costa Rica that made a lot of waves in the country because of its gender fluidity.
My videos have the 1st position on Tiktok for the Hashtags #modacostarica #modalatina, 2nd position for #feminindad, 6th for #amarse (loving yourself), 7th for #feminidadtoxica (toxic femininity) and 13th for #modamujer (women fashion)
FASHION WEEK 2019
When I first posted photos of me in women’s clothes on social media, my mum told me that I look vulgar and that my clothes are cheap and don’t fit me.
I told her “Of course my first set of clothes won’t be great. Nothing can be good at the first try. Before you know it, I’ll be recognized for my sense of fashion.”
Within less than 6 months, I got invited to go the Costa Rica Fashion Week because of a photoshoot I did for Pride 2019. At the event, I was approached by Stea Disenos that became the first brand I represented.