Translating to “Forbidden,” the gallery is not a traditional runway show. It is a static, immersive installation where each look tells a story of clandestine love, secret vices, and the beauty of breaking rules.
Yesterday, the fashion world gathered in a dimly lit, speakeasy-style loft in the heart of the Design District for the unveiling of Prohibido —the latest fashion and style gallery from the enigmatic designer. If her previous work whispered, this collection screams in velvet, lace, and structured latex.
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As you leave the gallery, the last piece is a mirror with a single phrase etched into the glass: “Lo prohibido es lo que más deseas.” (The forbidden is what you want most.)
“We dress for the world,” Medina said in the press notes. “ Prohibido is about dressing for the shadow self—the version of you who exists when no one is watching.” Translating to “Forbidden,” the gallery is not a
Prohibido runs as a private gallery experience through May 30th. While the garments are not for sale (Medina calls them “unwearable art for wearable emotions”), a capsule collection of Prohibido accessories drops next week online.
Moving into the second room, the mood shifts to monochrome. Here, Medina plays with texture as armor. A mannequin wears a tailored blazer—classic in silhouette but rendered in glossy black latex. Beside it, The Librarian Skirt (a high-waisted, floor-length pencil skirt) is slashed from hip to hem, revealing a flash of neon fuchsia lining. The message is clear: respectability is a performance. If her previous work whispered, this collection screams
One attendee noted, “Jocelyn doesn’t want you to look pretty. She wants you to look dangerous.”