Bryan Barrientos is a Peruvian-American designer working between couture, memory, and form. Rooted in artisanal technique and cinematic storytelling, his practice explores identity, migration, and emotional architecture through hand-crafted silhouettes and sculptural construction.

Barrientos trained internationally in Paris, London, Barcelona, Ciudad de México, and Lima, including studies at École Lesage and on Savile Row. He holds a BFA and MFA in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, as well as couture certifications in tailoring, embroidery, and atelier craftsmanship.

His work has been shaped through artist residencies in Urubamba, Oaxaca, and Puebla, which continue to inform his visual language through ritual, heritage, and ancestral narrative.

Barrientos has presented collections during New York Fashion Week and has been featured in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, and Women's Wear Daily. Jessica Cruel wore his design at the Met Gala, and his work has been worn by figures including Cynthia Erivo, Heidi Klum, Coco Rocha, Marina Abramović, Veronica Webb, and Stefflon Don.

Through Barrientos Atelier, he approaches fashion as both relic and performance, balancing precision with emotion and couture with narrative tension.

Credentials

  • BFA and MFA, Fashion Institute of Technology
  • École Lesage, Paris
  • Savile Row, London
  • New York Fashion Week

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Bryan Barrientos in the atelier