Francesca Miranda

August 5, 1957

San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador

She sells her designs in Dubai, Russia, United States of America, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador. She has dressed several celebrities such as Rebecca Mader, Sofia Milos, Andrea Minski, Elisabeth Röhm, Perrey Reeves, Shenae Grimes, Ashlan Gorse, Nadia Dawn, Shaun Toub"s wife Lorena Toub, and Broderick Johnson"s wife Jennifer. Miranda is one of five children of Gloria Gonzales de Miranda, an Ohioan entrepreneur of Spanish parents, and of Spanish-Italian lawyer and politician Ruy Cesar Miranda Lupone of an affluent family in the Central American country. Miranda began to design under the Xango brand in 1995. Three years later she put her own name to her leading edge menswear designs. Having established herself as a menswear designer, in 2000 Miranda created City People, a range of clothes for women. City People has embroidery, fitted trousers and transparent blouses. Her 2001 collection was inspired by the works of the Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez. Miranda launched in 1994 a menswear casual line for department stores in Colombia. She has been invited to participate in Colombiamoda, Colombia’s fashion industry trade show. In 1997 she inaugurated her first boutique with her label, "Francesca Miranda" with a menswear line. In 2000 she expanded to women"s wear when opening her flagship store in Barranquilla, Colombia where she sells both men and women's Pret A Porter, and Evening wear lines. That same year she opened her second store in Colombia’s capital, Bogota. Four years later, she opened her first Central American store, in her native San Salvador. Her collections are represented in the United States and Canada by Group 868 Incorporated showroom in New New York In 2010, alongside Group 868 Incorporated showroom, she launched her first bridal collection. Miranda had done bridal before, but only custom made gowns. Also in November 2010 Miranda opened her third store in Colombia in the city of Cartagena. Her stores carry men"s and women"s collections, leather handbags for women, decorative pieces for the home and Colombian art pieces.

Francesca Miranda

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fashion designer

Education

Miranda studied fashion merchandising at University of South Florida and Lake Land College, both in Florida.

Career

She sells her designs in Dubai, Russia, United States of America, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador. She has dressed several celebrities such as Rebecca Mader, Sofia Milos, Andrea Minski, Elisabeth Röhm, Perrey Reeves, Shenae Grimes, Ashlan Gorse, Nadia Dawn, Shaun Toub"s wife Lorena Toub, and Broderick Johnson"s wife Jennifer. Miranda is one of five children of Gloria Gonzales de Miranda, an Ohioan entrepreneur of Spanish parents, and of Spanish-Italian lawyer and politician Ruy Cesar Miranda Lupone of an affluent family in the Central American country.

Miranda began to design under the Xango brand in 1995.

Three years later she put her own name to her leading edge menswear designs. Having established herself as a menswear designer, in 2000 Miranda created City People, a range of clothes for women.

City People has embroidery, fitted trousers and transparent blouses. Her 2001 collection was inspired by the works of the Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez.

Miranda launched in 1994 a menswear casual line for department stores in Colombia.

She has been invited to participate in Colombiamoda, Colombia’s fashion industry trade show. In 1997 she inaugurated her first boutique with her label, "Francesca Miranda" with a menswear line. In 2000 she expanded to women"s wear when opening her flagship store in Barranquilla, Colombia where she sells both men and women's Pret A Porter, and Evening wear lines.

That same year she opened her second store in Colombia’s capital, Bogota.

Four years later, she opened her first Central American store, in her native San Salvador. Her collections are represented in the United States and Canada by Group 868 Incorporated showroom in New New York

In 2010, alongside Group 868 Incorporated showroom, she launched her first bridal collection. Miranda had done bridal before, but only custom made gowns.

Also in November 2010 Miranda opened her third store in Colombia in the city of Cartagena.

Her stores carry men"s and women"s collections, leather handbags for women, decorative pieces for the home and Colombian art pieces.

Achievements

In 2001 she received from Fashion television Paris, an award for best runway during Miami Fashion Week.

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