Mothers and fashion references in Cantabria | The Mountain Journal

When it comes to them you don't need set phrases. Feelings speak and it is enough to pull the invisible thread to sew to sew the most exciting stories. Happy Mother's Day! Without filters or profiles, we only talk about hearts that one fine day felt another beat(s) that changed their lives forever. From Cantabria DModa we wanted to give a voice to the protagonists, specifically to a few women with everything to tell from different fields, but closely related to fashion. It is our excuse to better understand their connection with their sons and daughters, discover how they have turned the new generations into accomplices of style and anecdotes that go beyond the fitting room. Fighting, authentic, empowered, capable mothers... Like you, dear reader, who today the calendar reminds you that it is your day, when, in reality, everyone is.

How has motherhood changed you? What does being a mother mean to you?

-Without a doubt, the best experience of my life and knowing that you no longer live for yourself, but for and for her. A wonderful being who came into the world full of love and was highly desired. She was and still is a whirlwind in my life.

-Some anecdote that reflects how your daughter has inherited her passion for fashion...

Since we were little we were always together. She took it on my trips, always in my suitcases, at fashion and hairdressing fairs, leisure, etc. She blended in with me perfectly, sometimes I would find her among my clothes or shoes showing me how "beautiful she had been", that she wore that as she had seen it... when she was very small. She has always been a rattlesnake and she always will be!

How has being a mother changed your life?

Being a mother was a continuity of my life. It was not a change, it was simply a state that came to fill that path traveled and to be traveled with happiness... It is as if my destiny was written together with my children, they complement me in such a way that I cannot understand my life in any other way. I didn't have to give up anything, they were always part of my lifestyle, integrated into my work, in my travels, in my time with friends, in my celebrations, in my low days, in my successes, in my sadness and even in my loneliness... They are the maximum expression of love, a bond difficult to explain with words, that only a mother can experience.

This year will be for me a Mother's Day full of opposite feelings. On the one hand, I will feel all the love that Jimena and Beltrán give me, and I will feel like the happiest woman in this world... And, on the other hand, I will feel the sadness of my mother's recent absence. A MOTHER with capital letters, an example of strength, absolute dedication and unconditional love. She gives meaning to the word MOTHER.

-Have they inherited your passion for fashion?

I have undoubtedly been an influence on my children when it comes to fashion. They have two very different personalities: Jimena always asks me for advice and she is very similar to me when it comes to deciding her outfits; Beltrán is very clear about his ideas and his tastes and I am not at all decisive when making decisions about his looks. Although I have to say that she has an innate class, style and taste, which are worthy of my admiration... And I have to say that I always admired my mother for being a woman who overflowed with class... and that has been the best inheritance that he has been able to leave my children and me.

How has motherhood changed your life?

Being a mother was the most beautiful experience of my life. My reality changed completely and no one warned me about it. It is the truest love that exists, it is infinite and I was lucky enough to have some daughters, Adriana and Celia, who have made my path very easy. I am very proud to be his mother.

-Do they turn to you as a fashion consultant?

-The two have different personalities, but I confess that they also ask the million dollar question of my day to day. What do I wear? I like the days that her father and I are at home… They pull my closet and try things on until we find the perfect look. I really enjoy dressing my clients, because if it's my daughters, it's a great luxury for me.

What did being a mother mean to you?

-Motherhood makes you put your feet on the ground, you are no longer alone... There is a 'little person' who depends on you. Of course, it is the most beautiful experience you can imagine, until you are a mother, you cannot imagine it. Being a mother makes you mature and see the world again from the eyes of a child and the wisdom and simplicity of him. Another thing is that you have to run everywhere, but you almost always do it with pleasure!

-You always say that as a child you already played with fashion. History repeats itself?

-Yes, during the initial confinement, Isla surprised me by making dresses with my scraps and old stockings. Curiously, as a child I used to make many designs for dolls with stockings. It was nice to play with her and make 'creations' with all kinds of materials. Also, she is delighted when I design something for her. She is very proud and usually comes to the workshop to play with the threads and to show her the models of the clients and she gives me the most sincere opinion of her. She always surprises me. We'll see what happens with Bastian...

What did the experience of being a mother mean to you?

-For me it was something very nice, I was always clear that I wanted children and, in addition, I really like children, especially when they are babies. I had my son Alejandro when he was 29 years old and being the first grandson, the first nephew, the first baby in the family was a child that many people helped me raise. Later Paula and Carolina came and the experience continued to be very nice, but also very exhausting. They were three small children and it was necessary to have a lot of organization and patience.

You enjoy those years with small children a lot, with many anecdotes and experiences, although I put aside the professional aspect to be with them. I have to say that I enjoyed dressing them and designing dresses for the girls, which my mother-in-law then made and my mother knitted the matching jackets and bonnets. Luckily I was able to join professional life again and my children help me, encourage me and celebrate my achievements.

-Have they inherited your passion for fashion?

-I think my children have always seen my love of fashion and how I like to create looks and always go 'dressed up'. My daughters Paula and Carolina, who are 20 and 18 years old, now before going out they come to look for clothes in my closet to create their own looks that are more appropriate for their age. They are continually showing me rags from the 'webs' of the brands to see if they fall. At home there are arguments because I am very careful with clothes and they are not so careful. They encourage me a lot to buy certain clothes because they know they will wear them too. We have the men of the house a little crazy about it! I don't know if it was because they've seen it since they were little or simply because they like it.

How has being a mother changed your life?

-For me, motherhood was seeing my dream come true. It changed me in the fact that if I thought I was happy in my life, when I had my little one in my arms I fell madly in love and far exceeded that happiness. My life changed yes, my heart overflowed with love. They are my great springboard to achieve my dreams, they are my why, their strength is what drives me to achieve my desires. For me it represents my greatest personal growth, they are my main teachers, they teach me every day. I learn a lot from them, also from the first moment I trained with books and courses to be able to do the best I can and, little by little, sew huge wings that allow them to fly high. Being a mother also means that I draw strength from where I never imagined I had. Being a mother means to me the greatest gift that life could have given me, my greatest miracle.

-Any family fashion anecdotes?

-I love to dress them the same, although I have to say that every day it gets a little complicated for me, since each one is looking for his own style. I love children's fashion, it transmits a lot of sweetness to me. Every season I really enjoy seeing the new collections and choosing for my 'little ones'. I have many funny anecdotes about the children's clothes and my husband... I always leave his clothes ready for him, but I remember once when Mario, my oldest son, when he was little, had very nice pajamas and Jorge dressed him with one of them thinking that it was clothes to go out to the street... and that, to the street with his pajamas on. The issue of baby skirts was also a dilemma for him and those little blouses with so many buttons... I've made it difficult for him! Now, as I have said, I continue to dress them the same, but now each one asks me for his style. Martina loves clothes and she helps me choose... Well, although many times she has her eye on glitter and strong colors and I'm more of light and smooth. She also fascinates me to dress just like them. The truth is that people always ask me about the clothes of the 'little ones' and they tell me how they like to see them dressed together. I tell them that they don't get lost that way (laughs).

-How did you live the experience of being a mother?

-Without a doubt, at 85 years old I can say that the best thing I have done in life is to be a mother. And that reminds me of my husband, Roberto López-Colón. Now my son Sergio will have been able to win the Oscar, but his father was already in the Puerto Rico Hall of Fame, because he was a professional baseball player and they won some World Cups. My first son, Roberto, came soon and I experienced it with great enthusiasm. Teresa arrived right away and we already had the couple. And then the third, Sandra, who lives in Los Angeles. Sergio arrived almost as a surprise, he revolutionized the house, he encouraged our lives... and that's how Patricia was born. I am very proud of our large family.

-Now with the Oscar under his arm for 'Best Makeup', but there will be many anecdotes about Sergio...

-I remember from a very young age that talking on the phone people paint, the father did business accounts, but Sergio drew a face, in profile, the eyes... Not a house, no, they were perfect sketches. Asus sisters made them up since they were young and we always held costume parties at the end of the year. Once he did my 'punk' make-up, with green hair, another time Vilma from 'The Flintstones'. Although the most special time was her at her wedding, she was very nervous, she was the godmother. She knew that, as always, he would not fail. I looked perfect, very natural, highlighting my eyes... And now everything we are experiencing that is indescribable, I did not expect. When he won he called me crying and thanking me. He deserved it, he is a tireless worker and a very good person.

-And the day you became a mother came? How did your life change?

Without a doubt, it was the best thing in my life. I did not imagine motherhood as I am living it and now I cannot imagine my life without it. It is the most magical stage I have ever experienced. You undergo a physical and psychological transformation that changes you as a person and makes you act differently towards yourself and towards others, but everything pays off.

-What role does fashion have, especially with India?

-I have always loved fashion. I have inherited it from my mother. I almost always recover her clothes, because I am more careless with trends. Although I have my own style and India too. She loves pink, 'brilli-brilli'... In the morning she doesn't want to wear pants, she always asks me for a dress. If you are not careful she paints her nails, every day when she gets home she takes off her clothes and dresses up. The brighter the better. Now she is thinking about summer and she asks me for a bikini like the older ones. Or we're going to leave the house and I see her come back into her room to a 'Frozen' dresser that she has on putting on lipstick. It is very strong!

-How did you live and live motherhood?

-Motherhood came to me for the first time when I was 19 years old, quite young. It was a mix between becoming a woman and a mother at the same time. A very intense learning, but at the same time very beautiful and, above all, very natural. Things are not thought so much and everything comes out very naturally. The two of us, my son and I, were learning together, we could say. Today, Edu is 22 years old and we have a very special confidence. I am super proud of him and I can say that I have a son who is a great person, super responsible and very happy.

The second time I became a mother was when I was 35, as a young girl nothing. Maturity and experience give you calm, but it also makes you think much more about things that can happen and therefore have more worries. It seems incredible, but for me the older I was, the more fears I had. Now the dwarf of the house, Iago, is 5 years old, and what can I say about him, that he is the toy and that he has us in love. He is a wonderful boy and very happy too. For me, nothing beats the pride of seeing that your children are happy and become people with good values. It is like achieving a triumph after a lot of dedication and effort, but of course, feeling an unconditional love that makes it come out without even thinking about it, the one that is only known when you become a mother or father.

-A former Miss mother, with two children, have you transmitted your passion for fashion to them?

-Edu is a disaster when it comes to fashion, he is happy in a tracksuit and he is not at all flirtatious. It's me, well now his girlfriend, who buys his clothes. He has never liked him and I was hoping that when he entered adolescence he would change, but all my joy was in a pit (laughs). Look, he lived as a child seeing me related to this world, but nothing, he doesn't look like me in that. On the other hand, Iago, with how small he is, loves to be combed with hair gel, to buy him clothes, but especially shoes, he loves them! When I was three years old, I went to put some shirts on him that he had worn two days in a row and he told me, “but do I always wear the same ones?” I was used to his brother and of course, it seems to me that I am going to have the opposite poles. Complaints of... «wear that», «get dressed up» or «you have to buy some pants» will go on to... «stop trying on'», «don't dress up so much» and «you already have enough clothes, don't ask for more”. What I have clear is that I will not get bored. Fights of motherhood in its purest form!

-How do you experience being a mother and sharing a passion for fashion with your daughter?

-She came into my life on a cold January afternoon, exactly on my birthday, and I learned to be a mother when I still didn't know very well how to be a daughter. Isabel, which is her name, came into my life to teach me to love unconditionally, to forget the 'I' to always be 'us'. Our bond as mother and daughter becomes stronger when we say the word fashion. We are both presumptuous (I confess, a little more) and followers of the latest trends, although with very different styles.

She is the calm in the storm, the sweetness, the helping hand to count on, the perfect hostess. As a worker in the funeral sector (I think she was destined for it), she chooses her looks to transmit serenity in difficult moments, without stridency, soft and neutral colors, with a slight chic touch. It is in her leisure time, when she resorts to sportswear, she dresses more comfortable and colorful to enjoy her twins; She is passionate about the world of accessories, hats and headdresses are her passion, and although she does not have much time, whenever she can invent, she creates a new design and unleashes her creativity. That's where we complement each other. She imagines and I help create.

And what about me! It's hard to define myself, but my style goes through color, color and color... I don't mind wearing black, in fact, I think I overdo it a bit, but I make up for it by putting color in my accessories. Berets, hats, earrings, necklaces, rings, shoes, bags... Red, purple, yellow, pink, blue... I like them, I'm passionate about them... and that's where mother and daughter connect best. No matter how busy we both are or how little we have talked about our things (children/grandchildren occupies us almost all the time) it only takes a call, a photo of that trend we just saw… et voìla! We get up to date.

Our 'girls only' days are now more scarce, but there is no doubt that when you are passionate about something, you look for the moment to share and fashion is something that unites a lot, and we reinforce that bond that nothing and no one can break. no matter how long it takes.

-And you became a mother, what did it mean for you?

-Motherhood changed me so much that Aire Retro was born precisely from that. When I became a mother and lost my job, I had to find an option that was compatible with spending time with my daughter Frida and not having to move to Bilbao or Santander. That's where Aire Retro was born as a project to create with total freedom during the first year of my baby's life. I never thought it would work, honestly. My idea was to go back to work in an advertising agency after that year and here I continue with this wonderful job, my passion, my 'hobby', my way of expressing myself and letting off steam... So in 2012 I became a mother twice : first Frida and then Retro Air. I thank life every day for this gift.

-Some anecdote related to fashion and your little ones…

-Both Frida and Eros have lived fashion since they were little and are used to messing around with my prototypes and my drawings. They live the creative process in a natural way, they enjoy it a lot and they give their opinion. I hope I can help them get their creative side, like my mother did with me. She always put me in contact with culture: fashion, literature, music, art... I remember her painting plaster figures that my father made, playing Joaquín Sabina in the background and explaining to me the meaning of certain songs...

This article could be infinite, add as many testimonials, but today you are all. mothers. The five letters that fill families with pride and love. Unique. Happy days and thank you so much!