Below, Mai Palacio, photographer and director at Treinta40 Academia is part of the push in moving Medellin fashion forward. Mai is part of a fashion community working together in Envigado. There is a collective of companies and training academies designing a strong culture that will stand next to international competition.
Gabriel Izzquierdo is one of the main forces behind the fashion movement in Envigado. At Colgo students learn design and fabrication of clothing and accessories like purses and handbags.
Gabriel works in company of other academies (Treinta40 and Authentic Model Management) in Envigado to host a variety of fashion shows and runway events.
During my introduction to these businesses I have began meeting models like Lina here @linabetancurmodel. Inspiring models work hard to become a known and to get paid in this industry. Its not easy becoming a legitimate respected model.