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When Taiza's designer, Osmany Rodriguez Laffita, was ten years old, his mother
brought his sketch of a cocktail dress to a salon to have it
made and began to wear the dress everywhere. Laffita knew from
that moment that he would be a designer. In 1987, shortly after
graduating from the prestigious San Alejandro art academy in
his native Cuba, Laffita moved to Prague where he worked for
such established houses as Versace and Kenzo. In 1999, he started
his own atelier -- the only house shown on the satellite Fashion
TV channel that can boast a "made in the Czech Republic" label
- and named it Taiza. The elegance of Prague's architecture
continues to inspire Laffita, who says, "I often walk around
the city, drinking everything in, carefully looking around me."
The bold colors and sensuality of his Cuban roots also serve
as an influence. Vogue awarded Laffita and Taiza the 2002 Designers
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