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Guillermo Vargas

  • Geometric pattern-making
  • Voluminous construction

Guillermo Vargas founded 1/8 Takamura in 2012 after studying at IESModa and interning with Isabel Marant. The label's name refers to his Japanese great-grandfather, whose heritage informs its geometric patterns and volumes.

Portrait of Guillermo Vargas
1/8 Takamura; photographer not specified · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Dark jacket and trousers worn by violinist Israel Torres — Guillermo Vargas, 2025

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Dark jacket and trousers worn by violinist Israel Torres

2025

A dark jacket-and-trouser look from Vargas’s Universos Interiores presentation, worn by violinist Israel Torres.

David Franco / Courtesy of 1/8 Takamura, via GQ México
Coseta black cotton dress — Guillermo Vargas, Date not stated

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Coseta black cotton dress

Date not stated · Official 1/8 Takamura catalog — season not stated

Gathered fabric creates a loose, elongated silhouette in this cotton dress.

1/8 Takamura; individual photographer not stated
Hiru cotton jacket — Guillermo Vargas, Date not stated

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Hiru cotton jacket

Date not stated · Official 1/8 Takamura catalog — season not stated

A soft, unstructured jacket brings tailoring into the label’s relaxed vocabulary.

1/8 Takamura; individual photographer not stated
Jatze black shirt with contrasting binding — Guillermo Vargas, Date not stated

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Jatze black shirt with contrasting binding

Date not stated · Official 1/8 Takamura catalog — season not stated

Pale binding draws an asymmetric graphic structure across the black shirt.

1/8 Takamura; individual photographer not stated
Chauc white cotton-polyester dress — Guillermo Vargas, Date not stated

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Chauc white cotton-polyester dress

Date not stated · Official 1/8 Takamura catalog — season not stated

Gathering and draped folds shape a light, sleeveless dress.

1/8 Takamura; individual photographer not stated

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Guillermo Vargas

Vargas combines international references with a local context, treating artistic expression and functionality as complementary requirements for clothing made for contemporary life.