WWD
What Colombian Brand, Agua by Agua Bendita,
Is Planning Next
When Colombian-based brand Agua Bendita emerged on the scene in 2003, cofounders and creative directors Mariana Hinestroza and Catalina Álvarez made swimsuits with leftover fabrics from a local clothing factory in their hometown in Medellin and used Hinestroza’s grandmother’s sewing machines. Through the creativity of Agua Bendita’s cofounders and their partnership with local artisans, the company’s growth led to the establishment of their first luxury collection, Agua by Agua Bendita, in 2018...
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HARPER'S BAZAAR
Mariana Hinestroza e Catalina Álvarez raccontano
Agua by Agua Bendita, l'estate e la collezione Resort 2024
Difficile non lasciarsi completamente affascinare dal mondo di Mariana Hinestroza e Catalina Álvarez. Tra stampe colorate, fiori, piante e silhouette dal sapore mistico. C’è aria di festa, sa di folklore colombiano, di luce, d’estate, di viaggio in un mondo utopico. Agua by Agua Bendita è un mondo in cui immergersi completamente. Ogni collezione -tre l’anno- svela un nuovo capitolo della storia, iniziata nel 2018, delle due fondatrici. Il fil rouge? La cultura del Sud America, un cuore pulsante di miti, leggende, natura, sogni, credenze. Gli abiti di Agua by Agua Bendita...
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VOGUE
Perché tutti dovremmo conoscere Agua by Agua Bendita,
il brand colombiano scelto da Gucci
Agua by Agua Bendita è uno dei brand protagonisti del progetto Vault Summer di Gucci e siamo pronti a scommettere che nei prossimi mesi cocktail ed eventi - compresi i matrimoni - “fioriranno” dei loro abiti romantici e ricoperti di ricami e stampe botaniche. Ecco perché è un’ottima notizia. In una location da sogno - la Foleia, a un’ora da Milano - abbiamo incontrato due amiche colombiane che nei loro brand - Agua Bendita e Agua by Agua Bendita - si impegnano a valorizzare l’artigianato del loro Paese, la Colombia e proprio per questo sono state scelte da Gucci per il progetto Vault..
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ELLE
For Agua by Agua Bendita,
Resort Isn’t Just a Season. It’s a Lifestyle.
More than 20 years ago, best friends and fashion design students Catalina Álvarez and Mariana Hinestroza started cold-calling textile companies in their hometown of Medellín, Colombia, asking, “Do you have garbage?” Álvarez recalls. “‘We want to buy the garbage.’ And they were like, ‘What are you doing with the garbage?’” The scraps they were soliciting would go on to be the foundation of a line, Agua Bendita, that began with swimwear made from discarded fabric, stitched together on Álvarez’s grandmother’s sewing machine. Attached to each swimsuit were traditional good-luck amulets known as scapulars...
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ELLE
Gucci Vault lancia sua collezione moda Estate 2023
Traglamour e dolce dar niente
“Tre modelli Gucci in riva al lago - serenità di una calda giornata estiva tra sogno e realtà; Vestiti in Vault si stagliano eleganti, il meglio della moda, l’uno e i tanti.”
È quesa l’intro evocativa e poetica di Vault Summer, la collezione moda Estate 2023 lanciata da Gucci Vault, il concept store sperimentale della maison italiana, nato nel 2021. Un progetto adimensionale e perennemente in divenire, testimone anche della presenza di Gucci nel metaverso, pensato come un luogo dove il passato, il presente e il futuro coesistono attraverso il potere dell’immaginazione...
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HYPEBAE
Gucci Vault Goes Hollywood Glamor
for High Summer Collection
Gucci Vault, the brand’s experimental concept store, just announced the launch of its new High Summer collection, which sees the House encapsulating the spirit of summer through blue skies and peaceful waters.
Teaming up with eight global brands, the capsule comprises ready-to-wear, jewelry, shoes and accessories across both menswear and womenswear, providing everything you need for the perfect summer getaway. Resort beachwear comes courtesy of Agua by Agua Bendita, each piece hand-embroidered by Colombian artisans, while formal menswear tailoring is provided by Parisian menswear label, Husbands...
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W MAGAZINE
Gucci Vault’s High Summer Collection
The latest drop from Gucci Vault, the Italian house’s experimental concept shop that features a rotating selection of exclusive wares, is particularly strong and fabulously eclectic. Available now are vibrant capsules from eight brands: the Colombian resortwear favorite Agua by Agua Bendita, rising Brooklyn designer Connor McKnight, Parisian menswear label Husbands, bejeweled purse maker Judith Leiber Couture, milliner Maison Michel, New York-based jewelry designer Prounis, the subversive prepsters at Rowing Blazers, and Vans, sneaker extraordinaires.
Highlights from the summer release include Prounis’s Grand Tour-inspired 22-karat gold pieces set with pearls, lapis lazuli and garnets; classic Vans Old Skools with rainbow beading and laces (perhaps not coincidentally a very strong Pride Month look); and Agua Bendita’s perfect flowy dresses, embroidered by hand with an array of native Italian and Colombian flora...
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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Gucci Does Summer with Rowing Blazers, Vans and More
— These Are the Top Collab Pieces to Shop
Ever the prolific collaborator (remember Adidas?), Gucci is teaming up with a new lineup of brands for its experimental Vault concept boutique this summer.
Rowing Blazers and Vans are among the designers tapped to put their sartorial touch on the Italian luxury house’s fabrics and signature silhouettes. The Ivy League-luxe label has debuted a 15-piece line ($70-$1,500) of tailored suits, colorful rugby shirts, fleece sweaters, shorts and accessories, while the California-cool skate brand has created its second consecutive collection of custom-made Old Skools, slip-ons and other casual kicks featuring Gucci’s archive scrap materials...
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SHEERLUXE
Meet The Designers Behind Agua by Agua Bendita
Agua by Agua Bendita has become a favourite summer brand of the fashion elite. To find out what’s made it such a success, we sat down with its creative directors Mariana Hinestroza and Catalina Álvarez to talk inspiration, personal style and must-have pieces. How did you meet?
“We met while studying fashion design at university. We used to spend all our summers in Cartagena and one year, after a holiday with friends, we started making swimsuits using leftover fabrics from a local factory on my grandmother’s sewing machines..."
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VOGUE.MX
Anótalo bien, el estampado de frijol
será tu máxima obsesión: palabra de Vogue
La marca colombiana de swimwear, nacida en 2003, se ha consolidado a lo largo de los años honrando la riqueza natural de América Latina y construido parte de su identidad creativa a través de la ilustración, sobre todo la botánica; desde universos florales y hasta la diversidad de la fauna de nuestra región. Sin embargo, en esta ocasión, el acercamiento fue algo diferente. ‘Xandra es alquimista de frijoles, ella ve lo que no vemos fácilmente... pero cuando lo vimos, supimos que era una historia que teníamos que contar’, dicen las fundadoras de la marca...
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VOGUE.MX
La noticias de la industria de la moda
que llegan en junio de 2023
Las noticias de la industria de la moda de este mes, llegan acompañadas por nuevas colaboraciones, colecciones exclusivas y un sinfín de novedades que le abrirán el paso a una nueva temporada del estilo.
A continuación, te compartimos todo lo que llega a nuestro boletín mensual para darle forma a las tendencias que encabezarán la lista este verano. ¡Conoce cuáles son! Reconocida por su excelencia artesanal, la empresa colombiana fundada por mujeres anunció su esperada colaboración con la firma italiana...
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FASHION WEEKDAILY
Agua By Agua Bendita celebrated their collab with
Misette at the Roundtree in Amagansett
Colombian fashion brand Agua by Agua Bendita was in town to host its first-ever Hamptons event this week, in honor of its divine tableware collaboration with sister-led brand Misette. The partnership, which points to both brands’ support of craftsmanship and unique expression, sure makes for a dreamy tablescape—so it was only right to celebrate in style over lunch.
Catalina Álvarez, co-founder of the 20-year-old fashion label known for its swimwear and summer staple dresses, thanked attendees for joining her at The Roundtree in Amagansett as she passed out handwoven, embroidered wooden and rattan fans in the midday sun...
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FASHION WEEKDAILY
Agua by Agua Bandita soaks up the sun
with East Hamptons Luncheon
While Out East, womenswear brand Agua by Agua Bendita hosted an intimate luncheon in East Hampton. For the sun-soaked occasion, hostess Marlien Rentmeester gathered chicsters for a farm-to-table spread atop an intricate Irving & Daughters tablescape. Guests included Molly Sims, Lilly Sisto, Jess Graves, Sara Clary, Sophie Elgort, The Daily Front Row’s Elizabeth Kurpis, and more...
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THE ZOE REPORT
Misette & Agua nny Agua Bendita just collaborated
on the most summery dinnerware
Reminiscent of balmy Mediterranean afternoons dining alfresco, it is sure to transport you to an exotic locale, no flights or bag check required. Think embroidered linens, hand-blown glassware, hand-painted plates and candles, all against a dreamy blue and white floral backdrop inspired by the prints in Agua’s latest summer collection.
For Misette founders Amy Burstyn Fritz and Sarah Pecaut, the collab was a natural fit for the brand’s roster of artfully made dinnerware. “When we launched Misette, we envisioned the table as a canvas to set a unique scene, as well as make mealtimes memorable,” the duo explain in a joint statement...
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