Guillermo Pharis

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Guillermo Pharis
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Born (1988-08-23) August 23, 1988 (age 35)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
EducationFashion Institute of Technology
Occupation
  • Fashion Designer
  • Entrepreneur
Years active2012 - present
Organization
  • GIA ATELIER NEW YORK, INC
  • Whisper Bridal New York
Known forWhisper Bridal, New York
Websitegp-bridal.com

Guillermo Pharis (born 1988) is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur.[1] He is the owner of GIA ATELIER NEW YORK, INC., a luxury brand founded in New York that specializes in custom made luxury bridal and eveningwear.[2] Pharis is also the founder of WHISPER by GUILLERMO PHARIS, a global bridal brand.[3][4][5][6] in 2023 Pharis opened a flagship store in downtown Denver, Colorado.[7]

Pharis has over a decade’s experience in the fashion industry and has worked for some of America’s leading bridal and evening designers.[8] He is widely recognized for his clothing line and has been featured in several media outlets including, Huffington post, Fashion week online, Brides.com, Wedding Inspirasi, and others.[9][10] He is a member of The Fashion group international (FGI) in the New York region since 2019.[11] In April 2022, Pharis was named as Top 9 Emerging Bridal Designers by Brides.com.[12]

Pharis currently live between NYC and Denver and he has opened a new boutique in Denver in March 2022.[13]

Early life and education

Pharis was born in 1988 in  Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He grew up in La Ceiba and San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and was raised by a single mother and his aunts. Pharis was inclined towards the fashion industry from a very young age and developed his passion for the industry after watching a couture fashion show by Christian Lacroix and Christian Dior.

Women became the primary source of inspiration for Pharis during middle and high school. After graduating from high school, Pharis enrolled in an architecture bachelors’ program, but after his third semester, he decided to follow his dream of becoming a fashion designer. Pharis moved to New York City when he was 26 years old and enrolled at The Fashion Institute of Technology.

Career

Pharis started his career in 2012 when he won a fashion contest in Central America. Soon after this victory, Pharis signed a contract with a fashion company and sold a mass collection.

In 2014, Pharis moved to New York City and started working as a freelance fashion design instructor. Pharis freelanced for over three years, during which he supported students from Parsons The New School and helped them with the product development process, especially garment construction and pattern making. Pharis was also a dressmaking teacher for students from private institutes of New York and Long Island.

During his time as a student at The Fashion Institute of Technology, he interned and worked for a short period of time in different labels and fashion studios all over New York City, including Calvin Klein and Dennis Basso. While trying to find the right direction, he had the opportunity of making costumes for The Lion King and Madonna’s dancers for The Rebel heart tour.

In 2017, Pharis joined SemSem LLC, a luxury fashion line based in New York as a product development associate. Pharis worked for over a year with this brand, during which he was responsible for supporting the senior designer, production manager, and design team with product development and the technical process. Pharis also was involved in the direction of small productions and the development of Red carpet gowns.

Pharis founded GIA ATELIER NEW YORK, INC., a fashion brand based in New York.[14] GIA ATELIER specializes in custom made dresses, Bridal collections, Gender neutral Ready-to-wear, and shoes. Pharis’ brand is known for its eco-friendly design process and is inspired by Gia Marie Carangi, a 70’s American fashion model. In the same year, Pharis presented his first ready to wear collection in 2017 called Eye candy, which was inspired by the fascination of color and the American painter Bruce Gray.[15]

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In 2018, Pharis launched his first couture collection called Flora, which was inspired by the artist Henry Mattise.[16][17] In 2019 Pharis launched WHISPER by Guillermo Pharis, a registered trademark and global bridal brand.[18] WHISPER Bridal is available worldwide through the official website and has authorized stockists in The United States and China.[19][20][21] Pharis opened new boutique in downtown Denver in April 2023.

Personal life

Pharis was formerly known as Guillermo Irias, but he changed his last name when he married Andrew Pharis, an American architect, in 2018.[22] Their marriage was officiated by Bobby Berk, an interior designer, and reality television host.

Gallery

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In the media

  

References

  1. ↑ "Guillermo Irías: The Future of Fashion". Revista Estilo Honduras (in español). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gia New York & Whisper Bridal". Fashion Week Online®. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Inspirasi, Nina @ Wedding. "Whisper Bridal Spring 2021 Wedding Dresses". Wedding Inspirasi. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "LA FEMME". La Botanica. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "▷ Amiga: Vestidos de novia 2021 de Guillermo Pharis » Domiplay". hn.domiplay.net. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Whispers: Lanzamiento de la Colección Primavera-Verano 2021". Honduras Magazine (in español). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Guillermo Pharis Bridal Launches Denver Design Studio to Offer Timeless Aesthetics and Personalized Service". Yahoo Finance. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "label: Whisper Bridal Archives". BridalPulse. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hondureño se destaca en el extranjero con sus vestidos de novia". Honduras Tips (in español). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Wong, Curtis M. (25 June 2018). "'Queer Eye' Star Bobby Berk Marks Pride By Officiating 3 Weddings". HuffPost. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Guilermo". tiempo.hn. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "9 Emerging Bridal Designers You're About to See Everywhere". Brides.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bride and Joy: Guillermo Pharis Brings His Bridal Fashions to Denver". Westword.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ↑ YORK, GIA NEW. "GIA NEW YORK - EVENING AND custom made wedding gowns". GIA NEW YORK. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "'Eye Candy' lo nuevo de Guillermo Irías". Diario El Heraldo (in español). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "La colección de novias 2021 de Guillermo Pharis". Revista Estilo Honduras (in español). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "La cautivante colección Flora de Guillermo Irías". Diario La Prensa (in español). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Lo nuevo de Whisper Bridal para novias románticas". Diario La Prensa (in español). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Hondureño triunfa en el mundo de la moda de Estados Unidos y China". Honduras.com (in español). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Vestidos de novia de hondureño se venden en EEUU y China". Blog Ruta5 (in español). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "WHISPER BY GUILLERMO PHARIS - Pharis, Guillermo Trademark Registration". USPTO.report. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "'Queer Eye' Star Bobby Berk Marks Pride By Officiating 3 Weddings". Huffpost. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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