Today we’d like to introduce you to Siomara Garcia.
Siomara, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I was born in Leon, Guanajuato Mexico in 1990. I come from a big family. My parents always taught me and my siblings to always dream big. Since I was a little girl, I’ve always been quite stubborn and I’m such a dreamer. I always get in trouble for that. My passion and ambition for my dreams, my art… started at a very young age.
I never knew I had the talent for it until I was a little older and came to America. I was 15. When I figured out my leadership skills and my passion for arts and fashion, I remember becoming commissioner of fine arts and fashion club president since sophomore year in High school. By senior year I knew I wanted art and fashion to be my life and thats what I did.
Away from home, where I was often bullied and told no, you are weird you won’t make it… you are poor… you won’t make it… I somehow managed to make it to Fashion school. Started at The Art Institute of San Diego. I remember I did so many unpaid internships. I wanted to be in the industry so badly. I remember my first art project… I couldn’t believe I had done it myself. I discovered my talent in Design and made my love for fashion grow even more. Ended up transferring to Hollywood, I felt like if I could make it in SD, why not Hollywood? I finished my Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design and shortly, I launched my brand. So far, I’ve been published in nine magazines all over the world. I have my collection at thetrendhaus PR showroom in Downtown LA and it feels like this is just the beginning.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Not smooth at all. I didn’t know English at all when I first got to America, I missed my family, had to learn how to be alone and grow. But my ambition for my dreams was stronger and I was brave. I’ve been pretty bruised during my journey. Life is quite interesting. But most of my struggles were people around me, trying to make me believe that I wouldn’t make it… Love. Relationships. Life. And of-course financially I could tell you tons of stories. Like when I started Fashion school, I wanted in so so badly in the Industry outside of school. I did many many unpaid internships. I lived in Temecula at the time, and school and work was in San Diego, sometimes I wouldn’t eat and sleep in my car so I could afford to go to my internships. Learning was so fun to me… even though I was kind of a mediocre student, I really loved the journey of school and internships outside of school.
I’ll never forget the time I was on finals at school, but I had the opportunity to work Mercedes Benz fashion week in Texas… I asked the school for permission to do my finals after. They said no. I called my parents, as broke student… I was hoping they would help me with a flight or support me but since it was finals week and tornado alarms going on in Texas, it was a giant “NO”. My classmates would bully me and made me feel like I was dumb for even wanting or thinking on taking the job. My gut told me to go so at 12 am, I grabbed my car filled up my tank and started driving. It was a scary 15-hour drive for sure but when I got there, it was a dream come true. And I remember crying after the event because of my achievement. When I got back, my professors were so proud of me they allowed me to do my finals. My parents were proud. And classmates well… I remember this girl started to bully me. Spreading rumors and messing with my art. I started getting more involved in the Industry outside of school. I was in. Working in the magazine was another dream come true… I loved my boss so much, she taught me a lot.
Still living in Temecula, doing multiple internships, work and producing shows for my school! I thought wow if I can do this here, I can do it in Hollywood… so now my commute was from Temecula to SD to OC because I had an internship (unpaid) at the time there to The art Institute of North Hollywood. I had to wake up at 4 am to make it to class at 8 am because of traffic. School days were 8-10 am 1-5 pm 6-10pm. Fashion was my life. By my senior year, I couldn’t do it all anymore and I focused 100% on my brand, creating my logo, producing my collection. Shortly after that, even though someone from school, a month before presentations broke into my car and stole all my materials. I cried so much… my sketchbook is what hurt the most…. but I got up and created something even better. That collection still today, has been going around the world, from Paris to Singapore to Jakarta to Mexico… still today keeps getting attention and my clients love it. And all I have to say is that as long as you work hard… dreams do come true.
We’d love to hear more about your work and what you are currently focused on. What else should we know?
Siomara Salvador is a brand based in Los Angeles. Women’s Fashion inspired by the Dark Romanticism era with texture, contrast and bold styles that tell a story using modern trends incorporating 19th-century details, giving powerful and sophisticated vibes founded by me Siomara Salvador Garcia. I’ve always loved unique arts and I find beauty even in the darkest corners. #DareToDare collection is very special to me I remember saying once “Enchanting moments and magical work is what I live for, I blow my own mind when I bring my vision to life…I guess it’s the beauty of being an artist”. I’m proud of how far I’ve come and I get the chills when I see my art.
If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
I would not be as naïve. You never know who is trying to be actually nice or actually trying to hurt you along your journey. Some people are lost and they want to see you lost. I wouldn’t let them. Because I did. I failed myself multiple times. But I managed. I would also be more organized with my time. I was always in a rush to be in so many places and I would get all these tickets and late work and I think I could have been more organized with that.
Contact Info:
- Address: 704 S Spring St Los Angeles CA
- Website: Thetrendhaus.com
- Phone: +524777671516
- Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Image Credit:
Photography: @rex.shooter, Styled by: @seanypstyles, Model: @karenharle, Get the look at: @thetrendhaus
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