Gabriela Artigas + JC Obando New York Fashion Week Feb 18, 2009 jA glimpse of the pieces we are doing exclusive for JC Obando. The collection wiill consist of 19 one-of-a-kind-pieces. Each necklace is hand-knit with numerous silver snake chain. JC Obando makes every single gown by hand. They say that of all of the most famous Parisian couturiers, only Cristobal Balenciaga could actually make a garment from start to finish. Even today, it's the rare designer who can stand backstage, as Juan Carlos Obando did before his second New York outing, and state—with justifiable pride—"Every pattern, every stitch is my own."
Obando can tell you the number of centimeters between the folds on one of his impeccably crafted gowns. His beautiful clothes are truly made with love—and sometimes with a magnifying glass. Read More. | 
