DISCOVERING THE SKIN...

"Each design of John Miranda whether underwear, swimwear dresses, blouses or dresses cocktail, takes a unique touch of irreverence which surprises and captivates"...

Photography: Julian Restrepo A.

If John Miranda returns the time, to remember what awaked on him the curiosity about of  fashion design, memory  brings the memories of his sister Laura  that always  asked to him for the consent of how to dressing up when she had to go to a party. Since then the words began to be accompanied by strokes, which gradually became in creations.

With the certainty of having good ideas and little knowledge, was launched with a brother to start a clothing company, and John, who at the time was studying architecture in Medellin, in the U.P.B., towards the design, thinking about the clothes that fit to the fabrics that they had been acquired. It was one of those young dreams that last bit, but leave good lessons.

Then , while he was doing the thesis, he taught drawing and design, and over, and over, and a thousand times more returned to thinking about fashion design in Italy, particularly in Milan, and was at  the Institute Secoli that  he found the school of its successes and errors, he deepened more on the technique area, in where it had gaps, than in the creative area, that he had because of his architecture studies and was when started dressing the skin, of colors, textures and shapes.

Returning to Medellin followed in the Proyectual Design School, like principal of Fashion Design and for 10 years he devoted much of his time teaching, and a few hours to his workshop,where he made clothes on measures, and large collections for companies as Dupont, Coltejer Protela, Vicuna and Fabricato among others.

Thinking that the time had come to create, John was launched with a clear line of swimwear, the Miranda Mare, that continues to draw your attention by its beginning in contrary way, like years ago, because of knowledge:

•  "In my training ,I had never studied the technical part of the swimsuit, my area was pure outerwear, all that is haute couture, tailoring both male and feminine, and basically I started with what I was not  study, but I did it, advised by an excellent patronista ".

But beyond the reached success, that generated to him, a little some discomfort the tendency of people to pigeonhole it  on the creation of these clothes, and then decided, as multifaceted designer, dress and undress the skin on other lines.

• "I'm going from underwear to evening gowns, masculine or female. I Work on lines like the Pret, blouses; the V.I.P., of cocktail dresses, and the Body, of underwear. And this year I start accessories crystal, using materials such as acerinas,Murano and swarovski, among others."

The latest proposal from John Miranda responds to the work of three themes: The 50's, combined with the 20's and the punk. 

• "The three trends are really different and, I play with that. Regarding the silhouette, the waist did not exist in the 20's and in the 50's was very marked, the two epochs were very feminine  and I have put them in contrast. The punk element, highlights; it is more current  and reflects what people like today."

In swimsuits,he works  shiny  and matte lycra; in underwear, transparent elastic tulle, in cocktail dresses, lycra, elastic tissue but combined with chiffons, plastic silks, acetates type,  organza and lace. Combines accessories with belts and leather chokers with studs, collars dog style. In his designs dominated three colors: white, black and nude, skin tone that in underwear goes well with transparencies and is very versatile.

John defines his style thereby : 

• "I have a strong tendency to minimalism, understood as the taste for things that cause a great impact using the minimum of elements. I am tend much to eclecticism, as we are a mixture of different races and cultures, we received influence of many parts and that enriches us. I really like the Kitsch , gives me a singular character as a designer,  that responds to thinking of staging: for me, the question is much more theatrical and we must leave a message, the inspiration of the designer, that it is on the essence of the model, in music, the lighting, in cadence ".

This article was taken from the Buen Vivir magazine.