ADIEU

Introducing ADIEU by, Melinda Santillan. Melinda is good friends with fellow Mexican designers Rafa and Roberto, who also happen to be our friends and the geniuses behind TEAMO. She splits her time between Montreal, Canada and Mexico and is inspired by ghost friends from childhood, sleepovers from junior high, rock concerts in high school, heartbreaks, and drawing alone, pulls that piece of clothing that so many of us abandoned in our childhood back to the front of our wardrobe and a staple in any outfit.

Her current collection, LES FLEURS DU MAL was inspired by funeral arrangements, pinatas, Beaudelaire and a swan figurine collection.

The watercolor flowers were drawn while watching true crime TV. Shop the collection here.

SKATE WITCHES

TEAMO's Fall 2010 collection is their best yet. A lot of the pieces, the ones constructed in strips, have a severely deconstructed feel, but the rough edges are contrasted by solid, more finished details in other parts of the same piece, and they've done a great job to reinforce the construction or background of the areas where you do see shredded edges.

Everything is of perfect seasonal weight for Mexico, California, New York, or wherever.

The collection really hits home in terms of their broader theme as a brand, though they tell me the specific inspiration was "skate witches." It excites me because it feels so distinctly Mexico City: gothy, kind of rag-tag, improvised combinations of skate wear and Latin detailing. Still, it definitely feels feminine.

The grey mummy sweater is my favorite.

Rafa and Roberto showed their friend Diana Fabre their storyboards for their upcoming Spring 2011 collection, played her music that inspired them and together they came up with this "art piece.....video" Enjoy it's awesomeness and creepiness.

PAPER-DOLL

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The adorable Jen Hung singing with Halfmonk at the Sacramento In The Flow festival wearing her TEAMO Mexica Prince Shirt from La Dama.