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Central America

Nicaragua in a Few Photos

Text & Instagram Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** I’ve left fashion and design behind in Managua, setting out first to the west (Leon) and then to the east (Granada) to see what I can see of Nicaragua in just a few days. My brain is on information overload and I have a hundred questions, at … Continue reading »

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Nicaragua Disena 2012: Video

Text & Video: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Nicaragua Disena 2012 concluded tonight at the Crowne Plaza Convention Center in Managua, Nicaragua. The two-day event was full and intense, and in addition to feeling inspired by the work I saw presented on the runway and off, I especially enjoyed interviewing some of Nicaragua’s young, talented fashion … Continue reading »

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Diseña 2012 Opens, Inspires in Nicaragua

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Unlike most things in my life, I approached the opening of Nicaragua’s first design fair, Disena 2012, without expectations. I know a bit about Nicaragua’s culture and history, though not much, and I know even less (much less) about fashion, so for me, Diseña 2012 was the blank … Continue reading »

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Interview with Shantall Lacayo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Another journalist might have thought it ironic: dinner at La Cocina de Doña Haydee, where waitstaff in traditional dress serve plates of traditional fare, with Nicaragua’s most renowned contemporary designer, Shantall Lacayo, who will probably never sew a huipil or adorn a blouse or dress with colorful embroidery … Continue reading »

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Nicaragua Presents Inaugural Design Event: Disena 2012

Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Courtesy of Disena 2012 ** I’ve just landed in Nicaragua to cover “Disena 2012,” the country’s inaugural international design fair, which opens tomorrow in Managua, the country’s capital. “Disena 2012″ is the first international fair dedicated to Nicaraguan design, and its goal is to show Nicaraguans and the world that … Continue reading »

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