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Lydia Lavín
Lydia Lavín, with Montserrat Messeguer
Lydia Lavín is a textile heritage label based in Mexico City, started in 2005. Behind the label: Lydia Lavín, with Montserrat Messeguer. It is known for fashion built on research into Indigenous textile techniques, made with artisan communities. Latest milestone on record (October 2018): Presents Bamba, for SS19, at the 25th-anniversary Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week México; its textiles were made with a cooperative in Ghana and finished by more than 3,000 Mexican women artisans, El Universal reports.
Quick facts
Lydia Lavín at a glance
- Behind the label
- Lydia Lavín, with Montserrat Messeguer
- Based
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Since
- 2005
- Focus
- Textile heritage
- Makes
- Womenswear, menswear, bridal and accessories
- Official site
- lydialavin.com ↗
- @lydialavin ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Lydia Lavín?
Lydia Lavín, born in Mexico City in 1953, founded her label in 2005 out of research with the Instituto Indigenista and the Universidad Iberoamericana, where she has taught for more than four decades, into keeping Indigenous textile techniques alive. Forbes México reported in 2016 that its largest group of women artisans works in Puebla, with others in Guerrero, the State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Oaxaca and Chiapas. Her daughter, Montserrat Messeguer, joined as co-designer in 2012. The label says it pays artisans a fair price for their textile work.
Timeline
Lydia Lavín, dated
- 2005Lydia Lavín founds the label. Source ↗
- 2012Montserrat Messeguer joins as co-designer. Source ↗
- October 2018Presents Bamba, for SS19, at the 25th-anniversary Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week México; its textiles were made with a cooperative in Ghana and finished by more than 3,000 Mexican women artisans, El Universal reports. Source ↗
More from Mexico
Other Mexico labels to know
- Carla Fernández Textile heritage · since 2000
- 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
Lydia Lavín, answered
Who is behind Lydia Lavín?
- Lydia Lavín, with Montserrat Messeguer. Lydia Lavín is a textile heritage label based in Mexico City.
When was Lydia Lavín founded?
- 2005, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Lydia Lavín make?
- Womenswear, menswear, bridal and accessories. It is known for fashion built on research into Indigenous textile techniques, made with artisan communities.