By Katherine Fleischman
Franky Baca grew up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood with no fashion insider help. Spending hours at a time reading books and searching the web, he learned how the fashion industry worked and sought out a local seamstress. Before he knew he wanted to get into fashion design, he loved different clothing styles and even saved pictures of art and fashion.
The fashion designer’s first products were produced in 2014. He used money that he had saved up from working at a local grocery store. Success didn’t come right away and Franky claims every single person he spoke to about the brand didn’t have faith it could be successful. This fueled him to work harder. When the products were made, people quickly began to see Franky Baca wasn’t going to be just another t-shirt brand. Franky Baca’s products were stocked in a couple of stores the next year.
In the same year, Franky was invited to two fashion shows in California. He turned down the first in Los Angeles to stay closer to home and have his family in attendance for the San Francisco Fashion Charity Show. The fashion show was a great success. They raised money for adults and children with learning disabilities. Franky recalls this moment as being one of the best moments in his life yet, because he was able to have his mother in attendance who had a tragic and unfortunate death. Franky dedicated his next collection to his late mother Judy and named season 3 “Mom’s Collection”, which was inspired by the clothing his mother would get him and wear herself.
Since Franky Baca’s season 3 collection, he has started working on his season 4 collection, participated in Blushcon’s 2019 Fashion Show, styled for music videos and started to intern for high-profile shoe designer Jessica Rich in Los Angeles. Franky Baca moved to Los Angeles from San Francisco to further pursue his career.
In an interview he did with Fite Brand, he said, “There are so many great opportunities in Los Angeles that you can’t quite get in the Bay Area or anywhere else!” Expect amazing things to come from one of the most talented young designers of recent times. Follow Franky Baca’s journey on Instagram and Twitter @thefrankbaca and shop the clothing line at https://frankybaca.com/.
