Here is our sixth interview with one of the designers being featured in NEXT SATURDAY’s Artopia Whiteout Fashion show at City Hall. Gabriel Medina, creator of YOCISCO underwear, is the only underwear designer being featured in the show!
Q: When did you first know you wanted to become a fashion designer?
A:I’ve always known I wanted to do something big and I think becoming a fashion designer was a natural progression. I spent 17 years in male entertainment and underwear modeling and virtually wore every brand of underwear out there. I launched my first 
venture, an online men’s magazine in 2008. Including my daughter in the business was important to me but she was very young at the time. So, as she was growing up, I took fashion courses at the Art Institute of Colorado. I learned to channel my creativity
into apparel design, something I had never done before. It was the catalyst to creating my own line. I found a great manufacturer in the Denver area that helped me produce my first collection and in 2013, YOCISCO Underwear was born. My daughter now handles social media for the brand and also helps with creative direction for collections
venture, an online men’s magazine in 2008. Including my daughter in the business was important to me but she was very young at the time. So, as she was growing up, I took fashion courses at the Art Institute of Colorado. I learned to channel my creativityinto apparel design, something I had never done before. It was the catalyst to creating my own line. I found a great manufacturer in the Denver area that helped me produce my first collection and in 2013, YOCISCO Underwear was born. My daughter now handles social media for the brand and also helps with creative direction for collections
