CLO intimo lingerie is designed and managed from our headquarters in New York City with showrooms in NY and LA. Our pieces are constructed with precision and care and made to last in the lingerie capital of South America, Medellin, Colombia. We use only the best fabrics and materials from Colombia, and hand stitch semi-precious stones to most of our pieces to create balance and harmony with nature. Our color and design inspiration comes from the beautiful towns and colorful landscapes of Colombia. The collection includes lingerie, foundations, loungewear, and daywear in a variety of fabrics, and our exclusive adjustable panties are one of a kind comfort and style that we guarantee you'll love. All of our pieces are made by small, family-owned businesses and all of the workers associated with us earn a living wage with benefits and operate in a healthy working environment. THE DESIGNER
My mother’s wedding gift was a sewing machine, and she was determined to use that to get us to a better place. I grew up in the City of Eternal Spring, Medellin, Colombia above my family’s small sewing company. I helped most days after school as a child and then staged fashion shows in high school with designs I created that my parents would sell to local stores. After graduating from the best design college in the area, I worked designing collections for two major Colombian brands for ten years, then I sold everything and moved to NYC. In NYC, I started free-lancing for several brands and my designs got picked up by lots of stores. Adriana Lima even wore my pieces for Victoria’s Secret! I developed a style based on the ultra-sexiness of my Colombian girls combined with the need for everyday fashion of the fast-paced, NYC girls. Several friends were encouraging me to start my own brand. So, I did, and created one of the first lingerie brands to develop modern styled, colorful, no-pad, no-wire bralettes. Now almost 20 years and 40 collections later here we are! Claudia Ochoa
founder/designer - CLO studio (intimo)
