Although he has the same name as the legendary sports radio journalist Jose Maria Garciahe is Cantabrian, born on August 27, 1988 in Santander, and for For more than a decade he has been the designer and creative director of the haute couture fashion brand Ze García, based in the heart of Barcelona. Although it is one of the favorite couturiers of celebrities and influencers, his name until now had not transcended outside the specialized circuit of fashion shows and magazines. But this New Years Eve he has also been one of the protagonists of the Chimes, Well, she has taken care of three of the dresses that many other famous presenters have worn: Ana Mena (TVE 1), Laura Escanes (TV-3) and Eva González, at the gala after the chimes on Antena 3.
In all three cases, The pieces have been created especially for each of the presenters and they have adapted to their own universes and personal tastes, as explained by Ze García, a designer whose success with the ‘prêt-à-couture’ collections has led him to parade at the 080 Barcelona Fashion fashion week and also to create her own bridal line in 2017.
Green and “between the copla and the tango”
In the case of Mena, who gave the grapes with Ramón García on Spanish Televisionit is a design halfway “between the copla and tango”, in a bottle green and transparencies and multiple openings. The Malaga singer dressed in a long haute couture design that fit her like a glove, making her one of the most elegant of the night, as she accompanied her model Ze García with a Michael Kors coat, Bvlgari jewelry and Nicolo Beretta sandals.
The designer has explained that Mena came to him with a fairly clear idea of what she wanted, and she let him know through her stylist, Xanti de Barros. More than 100 hours of work have been needed to complete Mena’s dress, a model made of floral lace in Italian rebrodé Chantilly with hand-sewn rhinestones, all glamor, sensuality and sophistication. The pattern, high neck, long sleeves and mermaid silhouettehas been combined with a tight-fitting body and several strategic openings that highlighted the singer’s figure.
Art Nouveau style
For its part, Scanswhich has presented the New Year’s Eve program on regional television with the ex-triumph Miki Nunezhas worn a dress from the same brand, but totally different, in style Art Nouveau [movimiento artístico que tuvo su auge en la capital catalana a finales del siglo XIX] with matching champagne coat.
The design, which breaks with the usual image that the ‘influencer’, a friend of the designer and with whom she has worked since she was 18, usually wears, was made with a tulle in cava tones accompanied by pearls and crystals. Furthermore, emulating Cristina Pedroche’s style, the presenter has used the coat to later reveal her inner ‘look’. A XL garment with puffed sleeves, maxi mermaid tail and yoke cut in taffeta and tulle.
As explained by the firm, “the silhouette has been enhanced through this richly hand-ornamented fabric with a radial gradient that starts from the center of the waist and blends completely throughout the piece.” Total, “more than 300 hours of manufacturingbetween dress and coat, under the work of a team of four people, including pattern making, sewing and hand embroidery, but without design.
Red, sensual and Christmas
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Ze García’s model has been totally different, Passionate red and loaded with transparencies and drapes, worn by Eva González at the gala after the chimes on Antena 3, which he presented together with Roberto Leal.
In its case, it was an elegant and minimalist design without excesses. Made of soft tulle fabric that stood out for its original play of draping. and its sleeves, gloves and body with transparencies that simulate a second skin effect dress. The ‘look’ has been finished with a beautiful pencil skirt and a elegant cape of the same fabric with invisible sleeves and lined in a satin floral damask.