When Mariela Montiel created the Antolina Paris Spring 2019 Collection she took inspiration from the sky and its myriad colors. The label still used eco-friendly materials such a jute and finds a way to use them to create fashionable shoes. Colors such as azure, red and yellow represents different points of the day and...

For Fall 2018 the silhouettes are still made out of sustainable materials produced by the Makas Indians in Paraguay. On most of the designs in this article a rope design is featured because it is one of the items used by Makas in their daily life. Also, according to designer/owner Mariela Schwarz Montiel the rope symbolizes...

Mariela Schwarz Montiel Antolina Paris is a new shoe collection started by Mariela Schwarz Montiel. Montiel was born in Paraguay in 1971 to a family where the pursuit of artistic endeavors was encouraged. Mariela’s mother taught art and her father worked in the wood business and he designed furniture in his spare time. It...