Luis Alexander Alvarado Villalobos

25 Feb

Contact: lula2077@gmail.com
University/School:IED Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihigh.exc?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp%3Bigsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D

About me

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About me _____

I’m iHigh, a designer driven by emotion, contradiction, and craft. I merge streetwear with couture intention, always chasing a deeper connection between silhouettes and meaning.

Coming from Costa Rica and based in Barcelona, my work explores love, rebellion, and identity through textile printing and silhouette manipulation. My approach is physical, raw, and emotionally charged, blending personal storytelling with creative pattern cutting.

Inspiration

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Inspiration _____

THE RELIGION OF LOVE

This collection comes from love. I built it from and for the person I love the most, and in the process, it became about everything I’m romantic about.

I imagined love as a religion. Romeo and Juliet as their own saints, referencing Baz Luhrmann’s raw, messy, dangerous, divine aesthetic. I pulled from the silhouettes and opulence of the Elizabethan era and then I dragged it down to my irreverence. I wanted to take those almost sacred references and break them open, make them feel alive again.

My work

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My work _____