NICOMEDE TALAVERA IS A LONDON-BORN AND BASED MENSWEAR DESIGNER.
HE FOUNDED HIS EPONYMOUS LABEL IN 2013 AFTER STUDYING ON THE PRESTIGIOUS MA FASHION COURSE AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS UNDER THE PROFESSORSHIP OF THE LATE LOUISE WILSON.
WITHIN THREE SEASONS TALAVERA HAS AMASSED A LOYAL FAN BASE THAT CONNECT WITH HIS STRONG, MODERN DESIGNS THAT OFTEN HAVE A GRAPHIC FOCUS. EACH DESIGN HAS AN EXACT ATTENTION TO DETAIL, FABRICATIONS AND A PLAYFUL SPIRIT.
NICOMEDE TALAVERA WAS THE FIRST UNDERGRADUATE TO WORK WITH RENOWNED LUGGAGE GIANT EASTPAK, AFTER ESTABLISHED DESIGNERS SUCH AS RICK OWENS AND RAF SIMONS HAD WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE BRAND.
THEIR CREATIVE RELATIONSHIP STARTED DURING HIS BA COLLECTION (AW12) AND SAW THE DEBUT COLLECTION BEING STOCKED EXCLUSIVELY AT SELFRIDGES.
THREE MORE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED COLLABORATIONS FOLLOWED, WITH THE FINAL AW14 NICOMEDE TALAVERA X EASTPAK COLLECTION STOCKED INTERNATIONALLY WITH 20 HAND-PICKED STOCKISTS.
AS OF AW14, NICOMEDE TALAVERA HAS RECEIVED THE SUPPORT OF FASHION EAST, THE PIONEERING NON-PROFIT INITIATIVE. TAKING PART IN THE AW14 FASHION EAST PRESENTATIONS AND FROM SS15 AS PART OF MAN; A JOINT SCHEME BETWEEN FASHION EAST AND TOPMAN.
FOR SS15 THE NICOMEDE TALAVERA LABEL IS STOCKED WITHIN THE MOST INSPIRING STORES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING DOVER STREET MARKET (LONDON) LN-CC (LONDON), JOYCE (HONG KONG), OPENING CEREMONY (NYC /LA /JAPAN) AND SPACE MUE (KOREA).