Today we’d like to introduce you to Nara Paz.
Nara grew up in a poor village in southern Brazil and made her first dress, a red pinafore, using her grandmother’s foot-driven sewing machine when she was seven years old. She has long since emerged from those humble beginnings, first as a successful graphic designer in her home country, and then in 2007 moved to the USA to return to college to study fashion.
With cross-credits from an industrial design degree she studied in Brazil, Paz managed to complete the 4-Year Fashion Design & Production Course at Lasell College, Boston, MA, the USA in 2-1/2 years, graduating summa cum laude in 2009. Soon after in 2010, along with her husband, PAZ opened NARA PAZ DESIGN INTERNATIONALE, her design house and atelier.
AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS:
Paz’s clothing has appeared in high-profile publications domestically and internationally: including the New York Times, WWD, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Improper Bostonian, NZ Herald (NZ), New Idea (NZ & Australia), Woman’s Day & Women’s Weekly (NZ & Australia); Fashion Quarterly (NZ), Next (NZ), Simply You (NZ) and TV3 (NZ).
High-profile women and celebrities have also worn her clothing to the White House, the Oscars, the Grammys, the Emmys, the Cannes Film Festival and the American CMA Awards:
2014:
Lasell Gold Alumni Award
2013:
BMW Sponsored New Generation Designer,
New Zealand Fashion Week Sept 2013
2012:
Finalist in Fashion Group International [New York]
15th Annual Rising Star Awards
2011:
Best of Boston Local Fashion Designer,
Improper Bostonian Magazine
2010:
Nominee Fashion Group International [New York]
14th Rising Star Award
2009:
Chosen Top Five Emerging Designers,
Fashion Group International [Boston]
2009:
Winner Christy Proctor Rising Star Award,
Lasell College, Newton MA, USA [Boston]
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It has been great… We worked really hard for the first 5 years of NARA PAZ DESIGN, we traveled overseas for Fashion Shows and Presentations, we did Trade Shows, we were in Paris, New York, New Zealand and Brazil.
In 2014 I had to rethink my life goals and my life clock was ticking and I wanted to have a baby so I decided that I wouldn’t go through this life without a child but it was a bit too late. I had to do 7 cycles of IVF and it was hard for me and my body so, after 6 cycles and no results, I kept positive I never gave up. I was really thought I was doing my hormones injections in the middle of Time Square in NYC, but everything worth doing, and at the end of my 7th cycle God blessed me with my beautiful girl Sophia-Jean who born in April 2015 you can see our journey on her page https://www.instagram.com/sophiajean_lifestyle. She was my last embryo, she is my miracle baby!
After having Sophia-Jean I decided to have a break to enjoy her first steps in this world she would be my only child. So I stop work totally in 2015 to 2017 and left to New Zealand and Brazil to spent time with relatives, be full-time mom and enjoy our Holidays houses for while and it was the best time of my life.
At the end of 2017, we come back to the USA and I had plans to go back to work but wasn’t sure when yet then my clientele knew I was back and they started to ask for dresses… and I said ok just one… I was busy being mom …then one more… And just like this, I was back working full time in my Atelier, without buzz, without any events, press or shows… just my talent… I couldn’t be happier. I was thinking that it would be harder to come back, after all, that time off and that people would forget me and my work and everything I did before having a baby, but they didn’t and here I am full time working mom…
Having normal struggles like any other mom out there, Sophia-Jean is at school now going to pre- K and my life changed forever but I never been happier. I couldn’t have done any of this without my husband help and support we share business and parenthood responsibilities’ and it is working well for us.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with NARA PAZ DESIGN INTERNATIONALE – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
The NARA PAZ label is succinctly described as modern interpretations of classic silhouettes. Avant-garde
signature-tailored coats, dresses, suits, skirts, blouses and
pants and ultra-refined couture gowns and eveningwear.
The NARA PAZ design house and atelier is known for exquisite designs with notable attention to detail and quality of craftsmanship. Through the NARA PAZ ONLINE ATELIER, you will be treated to an exclusive personal and private service for special fittings or custom-made signature tailored ready-to-wear or ultra-refined couture gowns and evening wear.
Lately, I have been designing mother of Bride Dresses and Brides for many years I didn’t want to do that but it seems that something is taking me this way…
We are specialized in Costume Made clothing we work with the finest Mills in the World – my clientele is very unique – sophisticated and know what they want – privacy – quality and sophistication.
Clothing can take 2 weeks to three months to be done and prices goes from minimal of $2.000,00 to $15000.00
Except for Daywear. I have clients that come here before the season starts we plan all they Season wardrobe according to they own personal style and trends.
I believe that the work we do here is for everyone who appreciates and love fashion understand the process of have a unique costum made design done exclusive for them, and believe or not, there are a lot of people who want to dress in designer clothing but don’t like this , don’t like that and here we do what they are looking forward, we deliver the best with the best materials, with the best quality and we facilitate their payments we make their dream dress idea come true! Costum made designs in not only for wealthy people we serve everyone here.
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
I have some ideas for the next 2 years, however, it is still up in the air as we depend in many life changes decisions. Perhaps a big BOSTON FASHION SHOW that I have been thinking about of doing for many years something breathtaking… who knows… We can talk more about when the time comes. For now, we continue to serve our precious clientele in my Atelier in Woburn.
Contact Info:
- Address: 10 Tower Office Park Suite 401 Woburn MA 01801-2120
- Website: www.narapaz.com
- Phone: 6173657948
- Email: info@narapaz.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/narapazdesign/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/narapaz/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/narapazdesign?lang=en
- Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NaraPazOutletStore?ref=pr_shop_more
Image Credit:
DINA K. Photography, New Zealand Fashion Week, Eric Levin Photography
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