Designers / Mexico · Textile heritage
Carla Fernández
Carla Fernández is a textile heritage label based in Mexico City, started in 2000. Behind the label: Carla Fernández. It is known for contemporary clothes made with Indigenous and mestizo artisans, using traditional Mexican techniques. Latest milestone on record (12 October 2026): Opens Volvo Fashion Week México 2026 at Casa Club in Mexico City.
Quick facts
Carla Fernández at a glance
- Behind the label
- Carla Fernández
- Based
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Since
- 2000
- Focus
- Textile heritage
- Makes
- Clothing, sold from her own shops in Mexico City and Mérida
- Trained
- Art history in Mexico City, and fashion design at a small school run by a Spanish tailor
- Official site
- carlafernandez.com ↗
- @carlafernandezmx ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Carla Fernández?
Born in Saltillo in 1973, Carla Fernández founded her Mexico City label in 2000 and works with artisans on design as well as production; her site counts more than 175 of them, from Indigenous and mestizo communities in 12 states, and the Denver Art Museum’s captions credited makers by name and town. The museum gave her a full career exhibition in 2022, designed by her husband, the artist Pedro Reyes. In 2026 the V&A in London added a hand-lettered ensemble from her Fashion as Resistance work to its collection, and in October 2026 she opened Volvo Fashion Week México.
Timeline
Carla Fernández, dated
- 2000Founds her label in Mexico City. Source ↗
- 17 April 2014The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston opens The Barefoot Designer, its first fashion exhibition. Source ↗
- 2018Receives the Design Miami/ Design Visionary Award with Pedro Reyes. Source ↗
- 1 May 2022The Denver Art Museum opens Carla Fernández Casa de Moda: A Mexican Fashion Manifesto, running to 5 September 2022. Source ↗
- 12 October 2026Opens Volvo Fashion Week México 2026 at Casa Club in Mexico City. Source ↗
More from Mexico
Other Mexico labels to know
- Lydia Lavín Textile heritage · since 2005
- Francisco Cancino Ready-to-wear
- Lorena Saravia Ready-to-wear · since 2010
- Alexia Ulibarri Couture and eveningwear · since 2009
- Benito Santos Couture and eveningwear
- CAMPILLO Menswear · since 2016
- Sánchez-Kane Menswear · since 2015
- WILLY CHAVARRIA Menswear
- Barragán Streetwear and contemporary
- Pineda Covalin Accessories · since 1996
- Daniela Villegas Accessories · since 2008
Read the full Mexico guide, with the method behind it and where to see the work in person.
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Quick answers
Carla Fernández, answered
Who is behind Carla Fernández?
- Carla Fernández. Carla Fernández is a textile heritage label based in Mexico City.
When was Carla Fernández founded?
- 2000, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Carla Fernández make?
- Clothing, sold from her own shops in Mexico City and Mérida. It is known for contemporary clothes made with Indigenous and mestizo artisans, using traditional Mexican techniques.
Where did the designer of Carla Fernández train?
- Art history in Mexico City, and fashion design at a small school run by a Spanish tailor.