2018 PFS JUDGE: MONA LUCERO

We are pleased to introduce one of our esteemed 2018 Paper Fashion Show judges, Mona Lucero. Along with five other industry leaders, Ms. Lucero judged the teams on their technique, garment wearability, and adhering to the “90% Paper Rule”.

MONA LUCERO - FASHION DESIGNER & ARTIST

Born in San Francisco and growing up in Grand Junction, Colorado, Mona Lucero felt the contrast between the city and the small town. Her first fashion influence came from her grandmother, who stashed her varied handbags in a big steamer trunk. Upon turning 18, she crossed the Eisenhower Tunnel from Grand Junction to Denver to start art school at the University of Colorado. Yes, she was one of those art students who dressed eccentrically, mixing flight suits with fur collars, pink tennis shoes, pearls, and colored hair and she avidly read fashion magazines.

In her senior year, Mona realized she had found a new love in fashion design, and upon attaining her degree, she moved to New York City to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology, learning about the fast-moving and intriguing fashion world. Upon her return to the Rocky Mountains, she worked in skiwear and activewear in a variety of fashion industry jobs including assistant patternmaker, screenprint artist, technical designer, and designer.

High fashion and streetwear called, though, and she created her first collection which consisted of hand-dyed and screen printed dresses and separates, eventually selling her bags and clothing in boutiques. In a period of ten years, from 2002 to 2012, she tended to her clientele at her eponymous boutique in Denver’s Lower Highlands neighborhood.

Over the years, she has created clothing with many pop culture themes: such as “The Butterfly Collection”; “Beauty & the Beast”; “Fellini-esque”; and “Love, Peace & Truth”.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND HER

You can purchase her beautiful designs online at monalucero.com/shop or at her boutique in the Golden Triangle Creative District: 126 West 12th Avenue (12th & Bannock behind the Denver Art Museum), Denver, CO 80204.

Mona Lucero | monalucero.com