Flashback Fridays: Vogue Art Deco

We're bringing back the old-school covers of Vogue during one of our most favorite design movements, Art Deco! This woman looking chic & mysterious in her white outfit, by far, is our fave! Which one is yours?

Thank You, Disney, for Bringing Octavio Carlin To Fashion

While Octavio was studying interior design, he was introduced to a woman who worked for Disney and it was through her that he got his job at the wardrobe department making costumes for videos, CD-roms, and TV shows. This sparked a heavy interest in Octavio and once he got going in costume, he switched his major from interior design to fashion design and never looked back. According to Octavio, this is when he found his niche.

Who would have thought that we'd have Disney to thank for the Octavio Carlin line! Tune in for next week about how he navigated through the fashion world and the ways in which he discovered his personal design style.

Part 3 of Get To Know Octavio Series. Read Part 1 & 2 here.

Get To Know Octavio: Part 1- Octavio Carlin, An Actor?

You heard it right! Before Octavio was making dresses for Sharon Stone, Paris Hilton, and Aimee Garcia, he was exercising his talent as an actor in Mexico. From childhood up until the age of 20, Octavio acted in mainly theatre productions, getting casted in comedic roles. His work in acting explains his love for film and the Golden Age of Hollywood, which are reflective of the glamour and elegance that are seen in his designs.

Acting, not fashion, is what actually first brought Octavio to California. So how did acting turn into a passion for fashion design? Tune in for the next post!

Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?

Silent Film Actress, Natacha Rambova

Many people ask me that question. And it's sometimes hard to give a holistic answer. Yes, I am inspired by nature, by my surroundings, but it's more than that. It's about how we interpret those inspirations based on our experiences, our skills, and our ways of thinking. My friend and I can look at the same sculpture and produce two very different designs. Why? Because of the way we all uniquely interpret our environments.  That's why it is sometimes hard to answer that question entirely.

My collection changes every season, but the basic mood of the Octavio Carlin brand stays the same. It is rooted in my love for Modern Art and architecture and clean lines. But it also has a lot of glam, femininity, sophistication, and Old Hollywood feel from my love of the 1920's era of silent films. Put that together with my experience making theatre costumes and studying interior design and you finally understand the foundation of how I interpret what inspires me.

So, how about you? What inspires you and how do you express that to the people around you? Do you do it by sketching, painting, singing, writing, dancing? Remember, we are all designers. We just have different canvases that we work on.

Find your inspirations,

OC