Victorio & Lucchino – Passionate Motifs of Andalusia

Spanish duo Victorio and Lucchino established excellent cooperation through combination of talents of the brand's founder and partner, José Victor Rodríguez Caro and José Luis Medina del Corral.

Caro comes from Palma del Rio, Cordoba, and he was born during the 1950es. His inspiration is set towards Paris and French creators, who had strong influence on Spanish fashion media, i.e. fashion magazines. In his younger days, when he was a teenager, he worked as an assistant for some fashion companies, preparing their collections.

Deel Corral was also born during the 1950, but he comes from Sevilla. He was sure that he would be doing his current job back when he was very young. He started working for a company in Sevilla, where Caro was working, so this is where they met and started their cooperation.

After only several months, they started a company together - "Victorio y Lucchino".
 

The style of this house is full-blooded Spanish. Their creations are created in Andalusian style, since this is where the team used to live and work. The soul of Andalusia lives in coexistence of Catholics, Arabs and Jews, and is therefore intertwined not only with different religions, but also with various customs and lifestyle. Colours, textures and scents stimulated their style in design.
 

The surroundings influenced their work. They were inspired by religious rituals known from that section, such as Phoenician Goddesses of Estarta, whose pieces of jewelry contained incense, myrrh and amber inside them.

Spanish culture had a great influence on their fashion, as well. Out of Spanish baroque, famous Carmen and Hispano culture they created a popular mixture, which spread slowly throughout Europe and the whole world. Mediterranean glamour is very accentuated in all fashion details.

This duo stated: 'The main ingredients we value are myrrh, geranium and basil, and the mixture of these elements reminds of streets, squares and rivers decorated with starts.'

They design collections of: jewelry, perfumes, men and women's clothes, extraordinary wedding dresses and men suits, footwear, watches, leather bags and accessories, which follow a complete fashion experience.

They offer a passionate adventure of their creation decorated with lace, motifs and ornaments on sleeves and collars.

 

There is also a line for children which includes clothes, bathing suits, sunglasses and perfumes for children.

Besides general fashion, Victorio and Lucchino do also haute couture and deal with architecture and interior design.
 

Their first perfume on the market is Carmen, presented in 1992. With a bow to Bizet and their famous opera Carmen, the perfume got the beautiful and passionate Carmen's characteristics.

This perfume leaves a floral trail, made of magnolia, neroli and jasmine. Its bottle is elegant and transparent, with a luxury top. As creators say, it is temperamental and legendary, very feminine and wrapped with romantic of passionate Spain.

 

Another interesting perfume is Bambina, presented in 2004 with fresh, green notes. It introduces breezes of fresh, sweet mandarin, bergamot and neroli, adding floral waves of freesia and jasmine, while the base introduces cedar and sensual musk. The bottle is romantic, in pink and green nuances, brining a spring day on a palm.
 

Last year's edition, perfume HECHIZO, was presented in October 2007 in "Del Casino de Madrid" as a fresh, floral perfume with romantic notes and very elegant form. Designers revealed that it hid provocative Bulgarian rose, which contributed to the magic of this fragrance.
 

The face in advertisement for this perfume is Ana Beatriz, a Brazilian known for numerous commercials (Audi 200 in Brazil, Argentinean magazine Elle, Brazilian Elle in February and November 2006, Spanish Vogue 2006 and several other magazines). Read more about her here.

Besides these perfumes, there are also: Abril (1995), Agua de Rocio (2003), Luz (2002), Luz Novias, Sur (1998), V&L (2001) and Flores Freskas.

This house offers their products worldwide. Besides in European capitals, they own shops in Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait and the USA. They present their fashion lines traditionally at New York Fashion Coterie and at Milan Milanovendemoda every season.
 

 
Visit the site : VICTORIO & LUCCHINO.
Watch wedding dresses fashion show from 2008.
Watch an announcement for the latest perfume by the house of Victorio & Lucchino, Hechizo
Photos from the fashion show can be found on the website by Moda di Barcelona, Barcelona Bridal Week 2008.
Photo : A daily dose of architecture

Author: Sandrina  (sandrina_bambina)
Fragrantica Member