# @estefanialacayo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs-8hIMLdZk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63263628-estefanialacayo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/55efa46bf7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-06-02T10:19:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Estefania Lacayo (@estefanialacayo) — https://gondola.cc/estefanialacayo

## Caption

Pitch to LAFS was born in 2018 with the mission to give real opportunities to those designers that were ready to do that jump.  Doing that jump is insanely challenging because it comes with big responsibilities as its not easy launching a brand internationally. You need : ( access to capital, brand dna, consistency, discipline, production in order, and so many things that come as building and scaling a business.  Thats what we do at LAFS , we give real opportunities and we help them through the way so they could navigate the process after winning. We definitely dont  do this alone. We do it with the help of industry experts, buyers, editors, investors, influencers, lafs ambassadors that help us to be able to help them.  LAFS was created from an inspiration of wonderful platforms all over the world and all over latin america that do a beautiful job to highlight local designers. It would be offensive to them for me to write that we were the first ones, but with much pride I can write today that we have the most beautiful  success stories from the winners 2018 @kikavargas_  2019 @maygelcoronelofficial  2022 rtw @portdebras accesories @susanavegajewelry social impact @annaissyucra  It gives me so much pride to see the impact that this brands have created in their communities after winning and this is my biggest purpose and this stories keep me going everyday.  Once again I could not be more grateful from the judges that we have this year, I cant thank you enough for the support, love and your heart wanting to give real opportunities to brands creating amazing change…. I am so insanely proud to be Latin and cant wait to start today to see all the hundreds of applications that arrived. 🙏 @aprilhennig @anakhouri @silviatcherassi @johannaortizofficial @dontbotherlp @evahughes31 @staceycaldwell @ramya @mollynutter @jendaft @ariellesiboni @bethbuccini @rickiedesole @marienetteeee @thesaraheasley @donataminelli @shirasuecarmi @fabirichis @irmastyle @divyacmathur @trisha.gregory @_alecaro #mariawilliams #alanbursztyn  If you want to join us on Nov 8th at  our annual gala to announced the winner , buy your ticket in the link in bio… #lafs #pitchtolafs2023

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## Tags

alanbursztyn, mariawilliams, lafs, pitchtolafs2023

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