As you’ve probably noticed, there has been a wave of Italian Fashion Brands recently on Girl with a Banjo. But today I am going to talk about a Spanish label that I have deeply fallen in love with: El Colmillo de Morsa.
El Colmillo de Morsa (the Walrus’ fang) was created by the Fashion Designer Elisabet Vallecillo in Barcelona in 2009. It wasn’t up until 2011 that Elisabet’s current partner Javier Blanco joined the brand as the Director of Marketing & Communications. They have [keep reading] Detuning El Colmillo de Morsa SS13
As you’ve probably noticed, there has been a wave of Italian Fashion Brands recently on Girl with a Banjo. But today I am going to talk about a Spanish label that I have deeply fallen in love with: El Colmillo de Morsa.
El Colmillo de Morsa (the Walrus’ fang) was created by the Fashion Designer Elisabet Vallecillo in Barcelona in 2009. It wasn’t up until 2011 that Elisabet’s current partner Javier Blanco joined the brand as the Director of Marketing & Communications. They have [keep reading]
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