Multi-media artist, Javiera Estrada, was born in Acapulco, Mexico and emigrated to the United States in 1989. Javiera’s broad scope of work, which includes photography, mixed media, photograms, film, and wearable art, is influenced by her memories of growing up in Acapulco—a tropical paradise of vibrant colors, steeped in spiritual ritual and magical realism. 

Javiera’s journey into creating wearable art started in 2021 when began when she  became extremely disheartened by the fashion industry’s excessive waste, pollution, and toxicity. Thus, she began thrifting, which allowed her to buy chemical-free clothing (as they had already been through multiple washes) and find beautiful and unique vintage pieces.

As Javiera started becoming more conscious of her own carbon footprint, she began what she calls “breathing new life” into pieces of her wardrobe which no longer inspired her by painting on them. This inevitably led her to paint on every leather piece in her closet and dye stained clothing.  The overwhelming response to her painted and hand-dyed pieces when worn out, led her to create more.  And thus, JAVIERA X ESTRADA, a wearable art line was born!