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...The Swiss brand, which returned to the catwalk after a long hiatus in February 2022, was in a tight spot when its jet-set LA designer Rhuigi Villaseñor departed after just two collections that borrowed liberally...
...Villaseñor’s collection for Swiss handbag-maker Bally was sumptuous, bourgeois and very Tom Ford....
...And so Swiss leather goods label Bally is trying its hand again at fashion, hiring Los Angeles-based designer Rhuigi Villaseñor to put together its first runway collection in 21 years....
...Resembling wearable art, they have become part of the uniform of the city’s creative class. “There’s a history of manufacturing here,” he says, noting that much of his collection is made locally....
...The most well-known (and Instagrammed) Puerto examples are Casa Tiny, a one-bedroom rental, and the Casa Wabi art foundation nearby....
...Villaseñor hired new staff and gave the wood-clad rooms a modest refurbishment (there are 20 rooms, many with verandas)....
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