Juan Antonio Avalos

The winner of several prizes, Juan Antonio Avalos, is participating in  theCatalan government’s Bressol project and has already won several awards such as the first prize at the “Your Style, Your Studio” contest organized by  L’Oréal Paris last year, as well as one of the prizes for the Best Graduation Collection at the Felicidad Duce school in 2007. He has worked as an assistant to Antonio Miró in 2007 and at the sides of several creative designers such as  Bernhard Wilhelmand Thomas Engelhart in Paris. He has recently founded his own company and will be showing his Spring 2010 colletion on Spetember 3, at 080 Barcelona Fashion.

- What is fashion for?
It depends on the creator’s desire and his customer.

- If you were not a fashion designer, what would you be?
I don’t know

- What are you proud of?
People who are around me.

What are you ashamed of?
Fears.

- If you could keep just one garment or accessory, which one would you pick?
Beautiful shoes.

- What do you no longer believe in?

Being perfect… and showing something of you just because of the people.

- What do you still believe in?
Good moments.

About Jean Paul Cauvin

A French native, Jean Paul Cauvin’s experience in fashion is varied and encompassing. He is also a respected journalist in his country and talented writer in his mother tongue: a journalist at Fashion Daily News (Paris), he is also a regular fashion writer (in French) on www.puretrend.com and also on fashion section of the prestigious French daily’s website Le Monde (mode.lemonde.fr). Currently acting as the correspondant in Paris for many international glossy print magazines and constantly traveling to cover the world’s Fashion Weeks. His resume includes Communications Director of the Parisian haute couture house Torrente and manager of supermodel and actress Laetitia Casta.