A designer guided by repetition, philosophy, and the quiet strength of craft
By Mackenzie Richard Zuckerman
There is a sense of inevitability when speaking with Patricio, the creative mind behind Campillo. His vision carries the calm conviction of someone who has already done the hard work of listening—to himself, to his culture, to the rhythms of repetition that shape identity. “You can live anywhere,” he says, “but you can create a universe of your own.” For him, fashion is not just about clothes, but about building a world—one stitch, one cut, one repeated gesture at a time.
The foundation of his latest collection is repetition: both as a design principle and as a way of living. Repeat a cut until it feels inevitable. Repeat a gesture until it defines you. Repeat a craft until it becomes timeless. In Patricio’s hands, this idea unfolds into a meditation on patterns—woven textiles, basketry, artisanal knits—that embody the spirit of Mexican craftsmanship. Working with silk, denim, and heritage weaving techniques, Campillo transforms simple materials into poetic structures, garments that feel both contemporary and steeped in tradition.
Repetition is how you define yourself,” he reflects. “It is both habit and mantra—it’s how something becomes true.
Craft as philosophy
Patricio’s collections are deeply considered, born of curiosity and painstaking process. His studio walls are a living archive of references—photographs, textures, books—arranged like a visual map of ideas. From this environment, he sketches hundreds of looks each season, refining and distilling until the strongest concepts emerge. What might begin as 250 drawings becomes 50 fully explored designs, each the product of both discipline and instinct.
This season, that discipline reached a new clarity. After debuting a full market collection in Paris earlier this year, Patricio returned to the studio with rare luxury: time to edit, refine, and deepen. The result is a runway that is sharper and freer—not chasing commercial demand, but articulating Campillo’s story in its purest form.
His collaboration with artisans underscores that same philosophy. Rather than appropriating motifs, he sought to understand techniques at their roots, honoring their communities and finding ways to adapt them into Campillo’s world.
Craft in Mexico is often seen as souvenir rather than luxury,” he explains. “But these traditions hold wisdom. By working with artisans in the right way, we can create a model for how fashion should collaborate with culture—respectfully, thoughtfully, and beautifully.”
Textures of light and flight
Among the collection’s signatures are woven constructions that bend and refract light. Silk strips woven into knit-like structures shimmer in subtle gradients, while denim reimagined as weave gains unexpected structure. Outerwear and tailoring carry the discipline of repetition: coats that hold the body like architecture, trousers cut and re-cut until they move with quiet confidence.
There are feathers too, created in partnership with a historic Parisian atelier whose mastery has spanned a century. The collaboration elevated Campillo’s vision to new heights, transforming earlier experiments into works of rare craftsmanship and poetry. Accessories and knitwear echo the same refrain: that repetition, done with devotion, yields grace.
A runway of identity and resonance
For casting, Patricio partnered with Ignacio Murillo, Global Casting Director for Vogue, whose work in diversity and inclusion resonates with Campillo’s ethos. The show’s soundtrack, created with a Mexican musician, evolves like a mantra: from meditative repetition into cumbia, and onward into a layered journey through Mexico’s musical traditions. The effect promises to be immersive, weaving together identity, rhythm, and resonance.
When asked to describe the collection in three words, Patricio answers without hesitation: daring, precise, unique. He hopes audiences leave with a sense of inevitability—why had no one thought of this before? That question, for him, signals success.
The quiet power of repetition
With this collection, Patricio shows not just skill, but philosophy. He frames fashion as a practice of repetition, refinement, and respect—a way of living that turns craft into art and art into identity. His work honors heritage while insisting on freshness; it demands precision while allowing space for instinct. Above all, it proves that patience and persistence can yield beauty that feels inevitable.
In a crowded industry, Campillo stands apart as thoughtful, deliberate, and deeply original. Patricio is not only designing clothes—he is shaping a vision of how fashion can be both modern and timeless, cerebral and soulful, rooted and revelatory.