By Helen Castillo
I was raised in a household of artists. My mother and father met in the ‘80s in New York City doing silkscreen for an advertising company and both come from Fine Arts backgrounds. After relocating to Weehawken, my parents’ first apartment had a walk-in closet that also doubled as an art studio. And while I’ve always experimented with illustration and painting, I feel a strong connection to putting a hand to paper, and more recently, fabric.
Art does not require an explanation, but with fashion, and most often as a designer, I have to consider the trends, customer appeal and silhouette. The beauty of a fashion meets art piece is that there are no rules. To love or to hate a work of art is the entire basis of the presentation; to instill an emotional response.
Photographer: Melinda DiMauro
Model: Sarah B. from Fenton Moon
Makeup: Julian Lazaro
Hair: Victoria Vazquez
Stylist: Shay Dixon
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