Carla Fernández
Creative Director and Founder, Carla Fernández. Casa de Moda
Carla Fernández is one of the most recognized fashion houses in Mexico. The house works at the forefront of ethical fashion worldwide, documenting and preserving the rich textile heritage of indigenous communities and other local and urban collectives in Mexico. The work done in collaboration with Mexican artisans has been exhibited individually in museums such as the Denver Art Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Isabella Stewart Gardner in Boston, Museo Anahuacalli, Museo Jumex and Museo Franz Mayer in Mexico City, Fábrica San Pedro in Uruapan Michoacán, among others. The fashion house’s work has also been part of 30 group exhibitions. It was also part of the 2022 edition of Nomadic Nights of the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris. The ethical fashion project has won awards such as Design Visionary 2018 awarded by Design Miami, Prince Claus Award, and Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year by the British Council. The house has published three individual books.