My Story

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“Take risks.

Realize the potential of your growth through new challenges.

When we conquer our fears and embrace life’s challenges, we give ourselves the opportunity to grow. So take risks, fail, learn, and get back up again”.

Lia Larrea is an Ecuadorian-American artist working within different media ranging from fashion and technology, film, photography, and ceramics. She studied at the Art Institute of California - San Francisco, and launched her fashion label while in residency at the Macy’s Incubator. She has dressed television talent like Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC News for the Macy’s Go Red For Women fashion show, as well as collaborated with fashion bloggers and influencers in the U.S., E.U, and Latin America. Her work has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, ‬SOMA Magazine‭, Univision, and NBC, among others.

Lia’s Latin and American background have influenced her art through the implementation of ideas that mirror a bridge between cultures. She explores sound and materialism through film, while her photography ranges from portraits to landscapes and lifestyle. Her sculptural work embodies shapes that can be deconstructed and transformed to cohabitate with their environment, telling her story of evolution as an artist. Lia is currently developing the next phase of her work at the University of Art and Design in Linz, Austria and is also an adjunct professor at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California.

 
 

PRESS

 

Latina Clothing Designer on Comunidad Del Valle - NBC BAY AREA

Fall Fashion Guide: Poetry of the Season - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Bomb Product of the Day: Lia Larrea’s Tara Convertible Clutch - FASHION BOMB DAILY

Designer Spotlight: Poshmark Announces Mobile Resale Marketplace Now Includes New Retail Fashions - FORBES

Poshmark Adds Independent Designers to its Mobile Fashion Market - SAN FRANCISCO GATE

Future Stars of Fashion - SOMA MAGAZINE

Ecuador Reúne a Grandes Talentos de Latinoamérica en Runway by ModaLab - GLAMOUR, MEXICO

Fashion Industry Success — by Design - PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE

Don’t Miss Events Oct. 29-30 - SAN FRANCISCO GATE

Runway by Modalab en Ecuador - VOGUE, MEXICO

Lia Larrea Convertible Wrap Skirt Interview - BETABRAND

Las Capas son Prendas que se Prestan Para el Cambio - EL COMERCIO, ECUADOR

Exitosa Moda Latina en EE.UU. - TUIRIS

How to Dress for Success - OLIAMODA

Macy's Passport Presents Glamorama Fashion Rocks - GETTY IMAGES

Los Muppies Buscan Definirse a Través de la Imagen - EL COMERCIO, ECUADOR

Class of 2014 — Show Time - SAN FRANCISCO GATE

Runway - MODALAB

Pull off an Edgy Look at the Office - FASHION GLOBE MAGAZINE

San Francisco’s Fall Fashion Festival Recap - THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN

Art Institute of California - San Francisco, Fashion Show 2012 Review - FAFOOM

What’s Next. Are You Ready to Wear? - ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO