About the Designer

Isabel Varela is originally from Southwest Louisiana with a mix of cultures from Panama and Honduras. Her love of fashion began at a very young age sifting through fashion magazine, browsing through her mother's closet, and traveling the world. Her way of dressing was always an outlet for her individuality and artistic point of view. After highschool, she decided to pursue her love of fashion and graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S in Apparel Design.  She was granted the "Outstanding Student Award" for 2008 and was chosen as on of the top 6 students to be interviewed and featured in the statewide newspaper as a "designer to watch"

Before graduation LSU, she interned at the prestigious BCBGMAXAZRIA in Los Angeles as an assistant designer and also took a master class at the Miami International University through the Art of Fashion Foundation. There she was taught by Laurent Edmonds , first creative assistant to Martin Margiela, and Tony Delcampe, who is the director of the fashion department at La Cambre in Brussels. Right after graduation she attended a Global Fashion Field Study in China and Hong Kong and was also chosen as one of 20 international students to attend the Ecole Duperré, Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués in Paris, France for an intensive master class. During her stay in Paris, she experimented with different ways of viewing the silhouette, working with new textiles, and embroidery. 

Her experience in the fashion industry is like no other. From 8 years in retail, to wardrobing  for several movies, to even producing several fashion shows has definitely developed Isabel into a well-rounded fashionista. Taking her artistic ability to the next level, she produced her womenswear line and debuted her Fall 2010 collection at the Pin Show on February 25, 2010, which is a platform for emerging designers to display their collections. She is ready to take the fashion world by storm.