FEATURING DESIGNERS 2023

Nina Cannaci (Los Angeles)

Meet David, the innovative fashion guru emerging from the vibrant streets of Los Angeles, a city where creativity knows no limits. From her early years, David displayed an innate passion for fabrics and an exceptional eye for design. Her entrance into the fashion world marked the beginning of a remarkable journey, as she channeled her artistic flair into crafting mesmerizing dresses that epitomize contemporary sophistication.

Lazaro Sanchez (Venezuela)

The designer Lazaro Sanchez from Venezuela, after a successful career in his country, moved to the United States to the city of Miami where he continues his work for his clients. Understanding the female figure in every sense, he creates delicate and elegant pieces always adding his personal touch.

For the past year, he has been showcasing his collections at New York Fashion Week, as well as at the Doral Fashion Week runway. His most recent collection was presented on September 9th during New York Fashion Week, for the second consecutive season. Both of these events took place in Manhattan: the first, sponsored by The Fashion Life Tour, and the second at the Church of San Paul. On both occasions, Sanchez displayed the Latin essence that defines each of his creations.

This time, he opted for a vibrant color palette including shades of orange, yellow, fuchsia, and green, reaffirming his passion for flowers. The line is characterized by its ease of wear, comfort, and versatility, designed to fit a wide range of women. His white shirts are presented as basic pieces in several of the outfits.

The designer had the support of prominent international models who traveled to New York to collaborate in his presentation, including the beautiful Cyndi Arreola, Miss Guatemala USA, Ana Gorgona, an exquisite Mexican figure, Jesly Monsalve, and many others.

Toribio & Donato (Costa Rica)

Toribio is co-creative director of TORIBIO&DONATO. 

He graduated from EARTH University with an agricultural engineer degree, has an MBA and a Master’s in Environmental Management Florida State University and studied Fashion Design at London College of Fashion. After twenty years of working in agriculture and  researching about clean fuel alternatives, he launched into the sustainable fashion design industry, where he combines his agronomic knowledge with his passion for minimalist, contemporary and conscious design.
Donato is also co-creative director of TORIBIO&DONATO. He has more than fourteen years of experience in the fashion industry, and has a specialization in XX at the Mexican Technical Fashion Institute; nonetheless, Donato views himself as a self-taught artist-designer. Through his designs he has managed to capture bold shapes and silhouettes, and through “zero waste” pattern-making techniques he has managed to reduce the amount of excess materials, maximizing sustainability to each of his unique pieces.

Carlos De la Rosa (Chicago)

Born and raised in Chicago, I have been around fashion my whole life. Being raised by a fashion designer mother and a master photographer as my father, their creativity and hard work inspired me from a very young age to one day show my creativity and expression with everyone through my own brand Of The Rose. 

Carmen Seminario (Peru)

Carmen Seminario is a Peruvian fashion designer with more than fourteen years of professional experience. She currently is the owner and designer of two stores in Lima, Peru. El Atelier by Carmen Seminario is her bridal store that specializes in custom-designed wedding dresses and evening gowns. El Taller, her men’s store, is a leader in made-to-measure menswear in Peru. According to the top bridal advisory website in Peru, Zankyou, Carmen’s El Atelier ranked among the best bridal stores in Lima. Her company has designed many exclusive collections in collaboration with Barrington, one of Peru’s largest wool fabric companies. She has attended more than 1,500 brides as well as attended notable clients ranging from news reporters and members of the Peruvian national soccer team. In partnership with the Italian firm D’aqui Allí, she has sold sixteen of her collections in Europe. In September 2022, Carmen presented her “Cattleya” collection during a runway show for Fashion Designers of Latin America at New York Fashion Week.