Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life.
Occupation: Designer/Creative Director and Founder of Heirlome
Instagram: @heirlome
Home Town: Originally from Monterrey, Mexico; living in New York City since 2004
Studio Location: Garment District, New York City
Describe what you make: Women’s ready-to-wear apparel including dresses, tops and shirts, skirts, blazers, outerwear, trousers and tailoring.
The most important thing you’ve designed to date: The wedding dress for one of my best friends. She married my cousin—it was a beautiful moment of friends and family coming together.
Describe the problem your work solves: I hope my work makes women feel beautiful and confident. When its comes to “problem” solving I hope that the collaborations we create with artisans in Mexico and Latin America bring opportunities to those talented people who live to create and that we bring awareness to their crafts.
Share the project you are working on now: I’m starting to work on our Spring 2027 collection, I’ve loved every artisan collaboration we have done so far but this one is especially close to my heart. It’s one that has been in the works since 2023.
What you absolutely have to have in your studio: Diet Coke (this is a must) and lots of excess room to make a mess (drape and play with fabrics)
What you do when you’re not working: I’m working all the time these days, but when I’m not in the office I’m hanging out with my kids and my husband.
Sources of creative envy (dead or alive): I don’t know if I would call it envy, but I’ve been a lifelong Frida Kahlo fan. I’ve been inspired by her my whole life.
The distraction you want to eliminate: I do waste a lot of time watching TV, a lot of Bravo. I’m not sure I would want to eliminate that completely but maybe I need to tone it down, I do love the Housewives though.
Concrete or marble? Marble
High-Rise Or Townhouse? Townhouse
Remember Or Forget? Remember
Aliens Or Ghosts? Ghosts
Dark Or Light? Light
