Mario Hernández is a Colombian fashion house based in Bogotá.

It is named after its founder,

Mario Hernandez (born 1941).

Mario Hernandez is an old entrepreneur, he started his clothing company in 1978 in Bogota, in
a cheap district in the city, where it is still based. However, due to the economic climate in
Colombia at the time, Hernandez was forced to borrow money.[citation needed]
By 1979, he reached an agreement with his creditors, which left him with just 3 sewing
machines to restart his business.

The same year, he became a sensation in the Sanadresito for the quality of his products. He
later in the 28 of march of 1999 stated that he had formed a little globalization within Colombia.
After his brands became well known in his country, he moved into
neighboring Venezuela and Panama.[citation needed] His sales increase came in North America,
opening markets starting with Mexico to United States. In the 2000s, Mario Hernandez was
known almost all over America[according to whom?] and started to open up the European market, selling
in luxury leather goods sales points.[citation needed]

Today Mario is recognized by important companies such as Johnnie Walker, who referred to
him as ¨Walking with a Colombian giant¨.[1]