Nixia Varela LaMar

Friday, October 1, 2010

Apparel & Textiles Magazine

Thank you to ¨Apparel & Textiles Magazine¨ for its coverage of Varela LaMar in Fashion Week Panama and Costa Rica Fashion Week. We appreciate the support and efforts of and Alexandra María.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Costa Rica Fashion Week: Collection

Interview with Walter Campos
of Teletica Chanel 7 Buen Día!

DESIGNER: Nixia Varela LaMar
LABEL: Varela LaMar
EVENT: Costa Rica Fashion Week (San Jose, Costa Rica August 26-28)
PHOTO CREDITS: Rob Schwartz
MODELS: Maria Villalobos, Sthephania Zuñiga Ruiz, Andre Noguera, Josy Obregon, Natasha Rodríguez Víquez, Mariana Loranca, Nathaly Moreno, Stephanie Sanchez

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Costa Rica Fashion Week

August 26-28

Torre Gekko, 5th Floor

Real Cariari

Now in Costa Rica, Nixia prepares for her presentation on Saturday. As covered in both her interview in La Prensa (Panama) today and in last week's Chepestyle Magazine (Costa Rica) article, the Costa Rica Fashion Week collection is a continued evolution of the Fashion Week Panama inspiration. While she will showcase a new body of work, Nixia felt the previous collection's inspiration and themes deserved continued development. For Costa Rica Fashion Week, Nixia demonstrates her new design concepts sprung from the original impetus: metallic fabrics, netting and simple color coordintions inspired by the imagery of the bridges that span the Panama Canal.

La Prensa

Friday, August 20, 2010

Costa Rica Fashion Week Collection/¨Chepestyle Interview"/Thank You

Nixia presents her newest collection at Costa Rica Fashion Week on August 28. It represents a thematic evolution of the Fashion Week Panama collection incorporating similar materials, color schemes and combinations.

Examples of the themes upon which Nixia will continue to elaborate.

Nixia felt the inspiration for Fashion Week Panama warranted further exploration. With continued interest in elements of cut, fabric and palette, the new Costa Rica Fashion Week collection evidences a preservation of the essential character of the FWP collection.

Utilizing predominantely neutral color schemes, Nixia will present creations of satin, silk and metallic fabrics. She has incorporated stone-bordered mesh as well as sequins into the collection.

Immediately recognizable in the collection is Nixia's design trademark: a commitment to women who seek simple elegance and versatility. All pieces lend themselves to combination with one another and to other standard components of women's wardrobes.

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In advance of Costa Rica Fashion Week Nixia gave an interview to ChepeStyle Magazine in which she discusses her upcoming collection and shares her observations about fashion in Central America.

(See the complete interview here.)

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Nixia is always delighted when a collaborator or colleague earns deserved recognition. This week, Erika of Fashion Chalet was kind enough to cover Maggie McTavish, a Varela LaMar FWP model on her Fashion Chalet Tumblr Site.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Costa Rica Fashion Week--Clutch Bags

Nixia is still not giving a preview of the Costa Rica Fashion Week Collection but promised to provide a tiny glimpse before she leaves.

In the meantime, Nixia oversees the production of her Varela LaMar Cluch Bag designs. Samples of the newest are below, some of which will go to Costa Rica Fashion Week, others are in stores and the remainder have distant destinations.

Please enjoy these and if for any reason you are in Costa Rica, please enjoy the show.

Varela LaMar Cluch: Woven Straw with Mola Inspiration

Varela LaMar Clutch: Woven Straw Daytime Bag

Varela LaMar Cluch: Cotton Daytime Bag


Varela LaMar Clutch: Woven Evening Bag

Friday, August 13, 2010

Presenting in Costa Rica Fashion Week

Nixia Varela LaMar presents at Fashion Week Costa Rica, August 28, 2010. Her latest evening, casual and handbag creations will be displayed at the Varela LaMar stand throughout the four-day event in San Jose.

For now, there is no advance preview of the evening and formal collection Nixia is preparing for Costa Rica Fashion Week, however, we can look at a Varela LaMar Clutch Bag.

This bag, which will be on display in San Jose is representative of the inspiration Nixia has followed in recent weeks. She has been working with natural products, especially cottons and wooden details. This bag would be fun for many occasions but seems destined for an outdoor cafe along the water.

Nixia also wishes to thank friends for their coverage and support in recent weeks. Please stop by and enjoy their art and fashion: