Is Elena Velez the First ‘Post-Woke’ Designer?
Elena Velez getting ready for her salon-come-fashion show, inspired by Gone with the Wind. (Photo courtesy of Ava Perman)
Fashion’s new sensation is the Milwaukee-born daughter of a ship captain who says ‘the only way to be punk in 2024 is to have a component of dissent.’
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Elena Velez, a 29-year-old fashion designer, knew she was poking the bear. In the lead-up to the debut of her latest collection at New York Fashion Week last Sunday, she struggled to find a makeup artist willing to paint her models’ faces. And she had a hard time landing sponsors to fund the event. At the last minute, about half of her guests canceled (…
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