Francesca Miranda
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Francesca Miranda is a Salvadoran
fashion designer. She is one of five children of Gloria Gonzales de Miranda, an Ohioan entrepreneur of Spanish parents, and of Spanish-Italian lawyer and politician Ruy Cesar Miranda Lupone of an affluent family in the Central American country . Her eldest sister, born in 1953, is TV personality Olga Miranda. Miranda currently sells her designs in Dubai, Russia, USA, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador.
Widely known in the fashion world, she has dressed several celebrities such as Rebecca Mader
, Sofia Milos
, Andrea Minski, Elisabeth Rohm
, Perrey Reeves
, Shenae Grimes
, Ashlan Gorse
, Nadia Dawn, Shaun Toub's
wife Lorena Toub, Broderick Johnson's
wife Jennifer, among many others.
with Oscar de la Renta
, Miranda studied Fashion Merchandising at University of Tampa
in Florida
. She specialized in Fashion Merchandising and began to design under the Xango brand in 1995. Three years later she put her own name to her leading edge menswear designs. Having established herself as a menswear designer, in 2000 Miranda created City People, a range of clothes for women. City People has a sexy style, with embroidery, fitted trousers and transparent blouses. Her 2001 collection was inspired by the works of the Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez
.
Francesca Miranda launches in 1994 a menswear casual line geared to department stores in Colombia. In a short year, and in recognition of her work, she is invited for the first time to participate Colombiamoda, Colombia’s most relevant and important fashion industry trade show. She continues to nurture herself in the fashion world and in 1997 inaugurates her first boutique with her signature label, ‘Francesca Miranda’ with a menswear line. In the year 2000 she expands to womenswear when opening her flagship store in Barranquilla, Colombia where she sells both men and women’s Pret A Porter, and Evening wear lines.
The label FRANCESCA MIRANDA is established as a designer brand that covers both universes: men and women. She becomes one of the top designers in Colombia with most international projection. In 2001, she receives from Fashion TV Paris, an award for best runway during Miami Fashion Week. That same year, opens her second store in Colombia’s capital, Bogota; a cosmopolitan metropolis. Four years later, she opens her first Central American store, in her native San Salvador
Francesca is considered one of the most talented Latin American designers, who has shown her collections in Europe and America, and recently dressed numerous celebrities and socialites around the world. At the moment her collections are represented in the United States and Canada by Group 868 Inc showroom in New York. In 2010, alongside Group 868 Inc showroom, she launched her first bridal collection with excellent response in the US and Canadian markets. Francesca had done bridal before, but only custom made gowns.
Also, in November of 2010, Francesca opened her third store in Colombia in the city of Cartagena, Colombia’s most recognized tourism destination. In her stores you can find both men and women’s collections, exotic leather handbags for women, decorative pieces for the home and Colombian art pieces. Her passion for art and design has led her to explore Colombian craftsmanship and incorporate into her brand.
Francesca’s designs are not only catwalk pieces, they are portable collections that without losing her exquisite taste for refinement, chic and attention to detail, combine feminine sensuality with comfort. This designer’s international potential and vision has made her stand out.
Miranda currently sells her iconic looks in Dubai, Russia, USA, France, United Kingdom, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador.
, Colombia, where she opened her first boutique. Its success led to the opening of a new store in Bogotá
, Colombia. Her first boutique outside Colombia was opened in El Salvador
. The couple have three children.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
fashion designer. She is one of five children of Gloria Gonzales de Miranda, an Ohioan entrepreneur of Spanish parents, and of Spanish-Italian lawyer and politician Ruy Cesar Miranda Lupone of an affluent family in the Central American country . Her eldest sister, born in 1953, is TV personality Olga Miranda. Miranda currently sells her designs in Dubai, Russia, USA, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador.
Widely known in the fashion world, she has dressed several celebrities such as Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Leigh Mader is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Morgan Gordon on All My Children and Charlotte Lewis on Lost.-Career:...
, Sofia Milos
Sofia Milos
Sofia Milos is an Italian/Greek actress. She is best known for her role as Yelina Salas on CSI: Miami.Milos was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to an Italian father and a Greek mother. In her teens she entered a local beauty pageant, and after winning first prize went on to win the provincial,...
, Andrea Minski, Elisabeth Rohm
Elisabeth Röhm
Elisabeth Röhm is a German-born American television actress. She is known for playing Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn in the American TV series Law & Order, and as Detective Kate Lockley in the TV series Angel....
, Perrey Reeves
Perrey Reeves
Perrey Reeves is an American film and television actress best known for her role on HBO's Entourage.- Life and career :...
, Shenae Grimes
Shenae Grimes
Shenae Grimes is a Canadian actress. She currently portrays the role of Annie Wilson on 90210, a spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210. Prior to that she played Darcy Edwards on Degrassi: The Next Generation...
, Ashlan Gorse
Ashlan Gorse
Ashlan Gorse is an American entertainment journalist who works as a correspondent and fill-in anchor for E!: Entertainment Television. She joined the network in May 2008...
, Nadia Dawn, Shaun Toub's
Shaun Toub
Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Farhad in the 2004 movie Crash, as Rahim Khan in the movie The Kite Runner, and as Yinsen in the movie Iron Man.-Personal life:...
wife Lorena Toub, Broderick Johnson's
Broderick Johnson
Broderick Johnson is an American film producer, and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alcon Entertainment, alongside his producing partner Andrew Kosove. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the hit film "The Blind Side."-Early life:...
wife Jennifer, among many others.
Brand and Career
Before becoming a designerDesigner
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
with Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.-Career:...
, Miranda studied Fashion Merchandising at University of Tampa
University of Tampa
The University of Tampa , is a private, co-educational university in Downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2006, the University celebrated its 75th anniversary...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. She specialized in Fashion Merchandising and began to design under the Xango brand in 1995. Three years later she put her own name to her leading edge menswear designs. Having established herself as a menswear designer, in 2000 Miranda created City People, a range of clothes for women. City People has a sexy style, with embroidery, fitted trousers and transparent blouses. Her 2001 collection was inspired by the works of the Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
.
Francesca Miranda launches in 1994 a menswear casual line geared to department stores in Colombia. In a short year, and in recognition of her work, she is invited for the first time to participate Colombiamoda, Colombia’s most relevant and important fashion industry trade show. She continues to nurture herself in the fashion world and in 1997 inaugurates her first boutique with her signature label, ‘Francesca Miranda’ with a menswear line. In the year 2000 she expands to womenswear when opening her flagship store in Barranquilla, Colombia where she sells both men and women’s Pret A Porter, and Evening wear lines.
The label FRANCESCA MIRANDA is established as a designer brand that covers both universes: men and women. She becomes one of the top designers in Colombia with most international projection. In 2001, she receives from Fashion TV Paris, an award for best runway during Miami Fashion Week. That same year, opens her second store in Colombia’s capital, Bogota; a cosmopolitan metropolis. Four years later, she opens her first Central American store, in her native San Salvador
Francesca is considered one of the most talented Latin American designers, who has shown her collections in Europe and America, and recently dressed numerous celebrities and socialites around the world. At the moment her collections are represented in the United States and Canada by Group 868 Inc showroom in New York. In 2010, alongside Group 868 Inc showroom, she launched her first bridal collection with excellent response in the US and Canadian markets. Francesca had done bridal before, but only custom made gowns.
Also, in November of 2010, Francesca opened her third store in Colombia in the city of Cartagena, Colombia’s most recognized tourism destination. In her stores you can find both men and women’s collections, exotic leather handbags for women, decorative pieces for the home and Colombian art pieces. Her passion for art and design has led her to explore Colombian craftsmanship and incorporate into her brand.
Francesca’s designs are not only catwalk pieces, they are portable collections that without losing her exquisite taste for refinement, chic and attention to detail, combine feminine sensuality with comfort. This designer’s international potential and vision has made her stand out.
Miranda currently sells her iconic looks in Dubai, Russia, USA, France, United Kingdom, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador.
Personal Life
After marriage to Francisco Jassir in 1983 she moved to her husband's hometown of BarranquillaBarranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
, Colombia, where she opened her first boutique. Its success led to the opening of a new store in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia. Her first boutique outside Colombia was opened in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. The couple have three children.