Fashion Nerds

Bolivia

Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan

  • Ancestral craft
  • Experimental recycling
  • Andean-inspired design

Juan Carlos Pereira founded Juan de La Paz in Bolivia in 2009, and Andrés Jordán joined as co-designer from 2015 to 2023. Their shared work connected Andean heritage with experimentation, recycling and collaboration with artisan workshops and Indigenous communities.

Group photograph of Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan

Pictured: Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan.

Alan Stroebel / Juan de la Paz / Vogue México · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Gold fringed upcycled cholita-shawl top and pale trousers — Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan, 2021

Collection selection

Gold fringed upcycled cholita-shawl top and pale trousers

2021

A documented look from Plural.

Alan Stroebel, via Latinness
Layered alpaca draped ensemble — Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan, Collection for MBFW Russia 2020

Collection selection

Layered alpaca draped ensemble

Collection for MBFW Russia 2020

Different patterned baby-alpaca layers build a fluid silhouette around the body.

Alan Stroebel / Latinness; designs by Juan de la Paz
Circular-patterned alpaca dress — Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan, Collection for MBFW Russia 2020

Collection selection

Circular-patterned alpaca dress

Collection for MBFW Russia 2020

Large circles animate the generous surface of an asymmetric alpaca dress.

Alan Stroebel / Latinness; designs by Juan de la Paz
Pink upcycled shawl ensemble — Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan, Plural, 2021

Collection selection

Pink upcycled shawl ensemble

Plural, 2021

Fringe from repurposed cholita shawls creates movement over tailored trousers.

Alan Stroebel / Latinness; designs by Juan de la Paz
Long red patterned vest, rear view — Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan, Collection for MBFW Russia 2020

Collection selection

Long red patterned vest, rear view

Collection for MBFW Russia 2020

A patterned panel extends the back of a fitted vest to floor length.

Alan Stroebel / Latinness; designs by Juan de la Paz

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Juan Carlos Pereira and Andrés Jordan

The house treats fashion as cultural expression, bringing ancestral techniques into dialogue with contemporary ideas about luxury and responsibility.