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Fashion designer,

journalist, historian,

mother, and a  gure of

Argentinean society,

Evangelina Bomparola

is a complete and

intriguing woman. She

is a person who takes

pleasure and amusement

from clothes along with

the feelings she seeks to

transmit to others. This

doctrine is behind the

way she runs her fashion

house. Starting in 2002

with private work, she

later opened a showroom

and now has a boutique

in the Recoleta district

of Buenos Aires.

She is an advocate

of the casual chic that

began in the 90s in Paris,

and her label presents

a street look combined

with luxury. Her made-

to-measure clothes

service advises clients

on everything they need,

and teaches them how

to enhance their  gures

to the best effect. For

Eva, “having a dress

made on your own body,

with darts in the right

places to  atter you, is

the greatest expression

of luxury.”

Evangelina Bomparola

www.evangelinabomparola.com

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251 INSPIRATION. There can be one

trigger or many. My travels are my most

important source of inspiration; although

inspiration can also come from an art

exhibition or movies.

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USES. I have two people in mind

when I design. The  rst is my usual client;

the second is the one I want to conquer. I

draw them; I put them on the notice board

in the studio; I put names on both of them

and get my team together to put together

a pro le of their habits: what each of them

like to do, what they do when they go out

at night, what kind of body they have, and

what they like to show.

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EVELOPING A COLLECTION. To

transfer the concept of the collection to

each of the pieces, I choose details that

symbolize the theme of each season. A

recurring element in my collections is

ruffles, and I have a different way of using

them on each occasion that is in line with

the chosen look.

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ATERIALS. I have two groups

of fabrics I work with in each collection.

One of them is a  xture: silks, wools,

and cashmeres varying in their weave

depending on each season. The second

group is changeable: they’re the prints,

brocades, and Jacquards. I choose them

from the French, English, and Italian

collections I look out for on my trips to

Europe.

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ANNEQUIN. My mannequin was

custom made for me at a special

workshop in Buenos Aires. We start

with a size 8, then we move on to 10,

12, 14. Once the style is approved, we

try the garment on a person to see it

in movement. Sometimes I take the

samples and I use them for a while to

see how functional they are.

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