We recently connected with Cynthia Flores and have shared our conversation below.

Cynthia, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

I started taking pattern and sewing classes during my teens but I saw those classes as a hobby and didn’t envision they could be the stepping stone of a career and business. So I took my classes without going beyond what was a mediocre finished product. I was still very young and could have used that time and energy to slowly master the craft of dressmaking to have a head start in my university years. During that time (university), I did have a head start on the first module but was easily outpaced by better focused peers.
Skills like patience, well-taken measurements, straight seams, proper color schemes and handmade finishing touches lead to a well-made garment.
In my younger era I was not focused, I enjoyed doing the things I do now, but my heart was out there chasing romance and my mind was always looking for external stimulation and parties, anything happening outside the classroom or the atelier. I would create a garment and become easily discouraged instead of undoing and redoing what needed to be undone and redone to achieve a well-made garment.
Now that’s all I do: be persistent with my craft and accept the little imperfections that might show in the finished product, knowing the next product will be a better made garment.

Cynthia, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I got into designing lingerie with the idea of starting at the first layer that clothes the body and building my clothing line from there. I provide lingerie and comfort-wear solutions, made in ethical conditions, and reusing textile leftovers from the clothing process, without elevating the final costs.
Bathaus is a lingerie, comfortwear and loungewear brand, defined by high cuts in bottoms, buttery soft fabrics and a minimal feminine style. The whole process, from product design to the final product is very in-house, and I source my materials locally to promote a more circular economy. Each item is slowly crafted and made in small batches, you can even find unique pieces.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

We need to know what’s going on in the culture and art scenes of our city, we need to get out and meet other perspectives, listed to other voices and get to know other stories. As consumers and as fellow creatives, we need to consume what is made locally.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

Taking a sketch and bringing it to life! Wow.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://bathaus.co
• Instagram: @bathaus.co

Image Credits

Luz Del Carmen, Yaz Reve and Cyn Flormora