One of my favorite designers from season 8 of Project Runway was the quirky lovable Mondo Guerra. Rumor has it that both Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum were huge fans and heavily candidated for Mondo to win the whole shebang. But alas, snarky Nina Garcia and her cohort in crime, the 'reservations-for-one-at-the-bitter-bar', Michael Kors, eventually weighed in and swayed the vote toward the yappy boho-blase Gretchen Jones...yawn...zzzzzzzz.
Anyway, I think it was Mondo's use of color and mix of patterns that was so refreshing to me. That coupled with impeccable tailoring and his kind of a new take on retro style, I thought, brought something innovative to the fashion scene. But hey, what do I know...I still believe in granny panties and 'white-out' after Labor Day.
So, I went on a hunt for Mondo and low and behold, found that he's still out there and still stirring up the fashion-pot. His website
lovemondotrasho.com has room for improvement, but at least you can see his portfolio and purchase a few items like this cute cute dress for $45.
New York magazine reported recently that he's launching a jewelry line. No firm dates as to when, where, what, but hopefully he'll get picked up by a major retailer and give his design career a kick in the keester.
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| Photo credit: NY Magazine |
Mondo, I wish you all the best. I think you'd be an inspiring creative influence to the currently overtly smug fashion industry.
xoxo, Miss Bea
