PROFESSIONALS DIRECTORY
AS PART OF
supporter of the Texas Fashion Industry Initiative and its programming,
helping to make a difference for our fashion industry and its professionals.
The TFII Professionals Directory is a place for the world to discover quality Texas fashion talent. These professionals work at an excelled level and display years of experience in their field. Through the TFII Professionals Directory, members meet other Texas fashion industry professionals, build relationships, do business with other Texans and serve as leading advocates for the positive growth of the Texas Fashion Industry globally. Click on their image to discover these incredible ambassadors and their businesses below.
LARI NELSON
Owner of Lari Nelson Fashion Group / THE AGENCY Modeling & Talent
25+ Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Now with over 15 years of training models and sending them off to larger markets under my belt, I can understand the entire process of the fashion industry on a deeper level and am incredibly proud to pass on my knowledge as a proud representative and leader of the Texas Fashion Industry.”
JULES ALDAZ
Wardrobe Stylist for Great Day SA-KENS5/Style by Jules & Boutique Owner, TREND
25+ Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
As a professional fashion wardrobe stylist, I am privileged to help so many achieve their style goals. Encouraging my clients, that’s the most fashionable part of any outfit. I strive to make them feel strong, confident, and comfortable. through styling, I am proud to represent the Texas fashion industry.”
PAM LUTRELL
Fashion Influencer For Woman 50+ & Journalism Educator
25+ Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
In 2010 I began a blog called “Over 50 Feeling 40″ which has grown to own a Google Page Rank 4 and a thriving daily audience of women 40+. In 2014 I began a new inspirational campaign called I MATTER, where women are inspired and encouraged to look and feel their very best! I am passionate about assisting careers in fashion and to continue to open and grow particularly in San Antonio. This creative, thriving community needs a strong fashion representation and I am excited to be an advocate for this positive growth in Texas”
MICHAEL QUINTANILLA
Fashion Writer & Editor/Advocate for many charities and casues
25+ Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
She sent me to New York, Milan and Paris because she wanted to send a curious reporter. And it was that curiosity that has kept me in fashion for all these years, calling up my curiosity to learn why fashion even exists.
And here’s why it does: fashion is emotional, fashion is funny, fashion is rebellious, fashion is a sport, fashion is intellectual, fashion is passionate, fashion is a crime, fashion segregates, fashion unites, fashion is democratic, fashion inspires. Fashion gives voice. And I believe that’s what TFII will strive to do: give fashion in Texas a big voice because as it is often said, everything is big in Texas.”
MICHELLE TAYLOR
Owner, Stylist, and Educator at Smooth Lines Salon & Spa
24 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Through the highest quality spectrum of salon and spa services and products, we make all of our customer’s look and feel fantastic. Our Stylist are trained by the leading stylist from Coast to Coast. We maintain a high standard of education for our team and work to ensure our clients look their best. We are so excited to support the Texas fashion industry during TEXAS FASHION WEEK™. Come on out, see our work, meet the team and book your appointments with us.”
PRISCILLA MARTINEZ
Jewelry Designer & Chief Creative Officer of Joyarte Couture and Priscilla Laurel
17 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I will defend and advocate our position for progressive artistic growth in Texas and I will be a positive voice for the fashion community in a city that is still awakening to amazing fashion possibilities, thus contributing to the Texas fashion industry as a whole.”
LISA WELLER
Owner, Twirl Salon & Twirl Salon Austin
12 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I don’t want to have to explain to the outside Fashion community why I choose to live in Texas, I want it to be obvious! I am rooting for everyone because it inspires me to try harder and get better to see others doing the same in my own city and state.”
OLIVIA VILLA
Owner and Makeup Innovator at LivBeautified, LLC
12 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I love being part of the fashion and arts community. There is so much talent here and I am proud to be part of this beautiful city. I love supporting our community in any way I can. I am excited to represent Texas globally.”
DOMINIC M. ALONZO
Celebrity Hairstylist/Owner at Salon DMA
12 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
“I am beyond excited to be a part of something new and fresh for San Antonio and Texas! This will be a great movement and I’m ready to show the world what we have to offer! Being a born native, this city and state are dear to me, so making moves with my fashion community like TFII will be one for the books! Let’s make moves Texas!”
ROSA ISELA ROMO
Luxury Couture Miliner and owner at Rosa Isela.
12 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
“I just love everybody’s creativity. I love how we all express ourselves with Art and I love getting to know everyone’s world through the mind of an artist. Us artists wouldn’t be able to share our art with the world if it weren’t for this industry and organizations like this! I love being part of something big like TFII!”
ERIN O'BRIEN
CEO & Editor-in-Chief at 71 Magazine
15 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
CALLEY RIVERA
Designer & Owner at Sew Studio
12 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Most of my clients are Texans and their success is my passion.”
SARAH STONE
Owner of The Perfect Shirt, menswear bespoke clothing store owner
5 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
My great x 5 grandfather worked at the Menger Hotel as a tailor during the time Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders rode through San Antonio. Menswear has always been at the back of mind as my grandmother retold family stories of her Great Grandfather and Teddy Roosevelt. The trend in menswear has evolved into a more tailored and custom style with more and more men easing into custom garments as accessibility increases. The growth of menswear is exponential nationwide, including in San Antonio. Bespoke clients can range from the everyday gentleman to business leaders to music influencers. The future for bespoke menswear is endless and expanding offerings and finishings are the forefront.”
SHO WHITENER
Non-Profit Founder/Designer
5 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
That Fashion can thrive wherever it’s afforded the chance. I believe that Texas is a hidden and untapped breeding ground for the next big move in Fashion. Texas is not just the biggest state for nothing. The bigger the state the more creatives. Texas is Fashion and I look forward to playing a major role in helping it to become the next fashion Mecca of the United States.”
AGOSTO CUELLAR
Fashion Designer
22 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
This was my start as a local vintage store that grew into a cultural phenomenon locally. Tim Gunn has called me a “Wild Card” when it comes to my designs and I am the proud founder and producer of Runway En La Calle, a 10 year old project that pioneered the 50′ outdoor runway experience in the West Side of San Antonio, Texas. This project featured up and coming talent that would otherwise not have a platform for exposure and allowed established designers to showcase in a unique event this pushed the boundaries of culture and art. This year, my personal collection will be showcased in New York and Paris with my homecoming being in San Antonio at FASHION WEEK SATX™. Throughout my journey I have naturally gravitate towards supporting the positive growth of the local fashion industry and so I am proud to be a leader and member of TFII and continue to show the world that Texas is a force to be reckoned with.”
DIANA SNECKNER
Owner & Founder of Avant Agency Inc.
22 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
We have a geographic advantage to Mexico and Latin America that gives us a niche in introducing cross cultural influences in fashion and introducing that to the rest of the world! As a resident in San Antonio, I would like to see more of the best of the best fashion designers show us their work in fashion show events. I would like to help retailers -especially those that are small business retailers- have fashion events available to support their healthy growth in light of todays competitive on line market share. I want to support keeping business local… and with that, keeping our city flavorfully unique.”
JESSE DANIELS
Head of Design & Brand at San Antonio Shoemakers
21 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
MARISOL DELUNA
Marisol Deluna New York, LLC Deluna By Design, Inc. Marisol Deluna Foundation, Inc.
25+ Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
New York is kind to me- so it’s time to give back to my childhood hometown through our nonprofit foundation, Marisol Deluna Foundation, headquartered in Texas. We encourage creativity and local manufacturing.”
DORA VERA
Design Director at ES&JM Holdings, LLC
8 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Learning and growing is a big part of me so to be a part of the growth of my industry in my city is a huge deal! This is an amazing start to what will be the rest of our lives in a city that we love and rep so much!”
CHRISTINE DONOVAN
Fashion Design Teacher for NISD
7 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I strive to provide students with knowledge of the industry as well as experience with designing and creating. I think it’s important to share all the wonderful opportunities SA has to offer.”
IDA De La ROSA ELLIS
President of De La Rosa Designs & Director of Education at Marisol Deluna Foundation
21 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
SHARMON LEBBY
President of Ethical Network of San Antonio
7 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
At Ethical Network we strive to bring people together for this cause and come TEXAS FASHION WEEK™, we hope to make a big impact for awareness.”
KATHY HOEMANN
Painted Pony Owner/President
25+ Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I feel that now the US designer and manufacturer is in a position to become even more important to the consumer.”
NICK KIRPES
Owner and Designer at VRARE
5 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
KATIE PRUETT
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Ethical Style Journal
25+ Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
AMANDA ALARCON-HUNTER
Owner & Designer at Minx and Onyx
16 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I am very passionate about the positive growth of fashion in my city and hope to bring up cycled and re purposed products you can feel great about, through a sustainable business model that diverts waste.”
RACHEL KELLEY
Founder and Executive Director of Revolution Thrift, Founder of Ethical Network of San Antonio
7 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
As an advocate for ethical and sustainable fashion, I am excited to be a part of TFII and its mission for connecting everyone involved in the fashion community, which in turn makes us all stronger.”
JAMES CASTRO
Director of Operations at Limatus Bespoke
5 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Seeing all the amazing talent emerging reassures me that we are headed in the right direction. I’m proud to support the Texas fashion industry because of all the amazing talent that is coming to the forefront. It’s an honor to be lumped in with all the great artists and entrepreneurs and I look forward to seeing what is next for Texas.
I’m proud to support the Texas fashion industry because of all the amazing talent that is coming to the forefront. It’s an honor to be lumped in with all the great artists and entrepreneurs and I look forward to seeing what is next for Texas.”
TESSA MOSS
Lead Designer at Limatus Bespoke
8 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
In a world where dreaming about fashion careers used to be set in places such as New York, it’s an honor to be apart of the constantly growing San Antonio Fashion Industry for the greater good of Texas.”
DEVIN CASTLETON
Founder of Limatus Bespoke
6 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
One of the proudest days of the company this far has been inserting the “Made in San Antonio” labels inside all of our bespoke suits. Now we can represent San Antonio and Texas fashion locally, as well as globally as many of our clients are international and continue to come back to San Antonio for our quality and attention to detail. I’m proud to headquarter here and continue contributing to the economic development of local fashion industry.”
NICOLE ABREGO
Associate Stylist at Limatus Bespoke
5 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
It’s amazing to see local artists have the mentorship and education to help them grow and learn about all things related to the fashion industry. I’m excited to be part of and see the growth of fashion in our community.”
GENNA TOWN
Professional Model
3 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Ameenah Akinola
Fashion Photographer & Fashion Designer
9 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I’ve technically been in the industry since I was 10 years old. I have a love, obsession with the craft, artisan and skill that’s involved with all things fashion and I’m determined to get other cities to recognize the worth and talent in this city and all over Texas globally!”
Sophia Shah
Apparel Designer
10 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
I work towards innovation and sustainability within any project I am involved with. I started my fashion career in Miami, then worked in the NYC garment district for different established brands, and now I’m happy to call San Antonio my new home. I look forward to growing my freelance design consulting business while continuing to create art and fashion at every chance!
Cynthia Hernandez
24 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
“I am so proud of my heritage, city and the hard work all the creative community has put in to make our city shine.”
THERESA SATTERWHITE
Owner/Business Manager of The LL Plus Brand
9 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Saige Thomas
3Years
San Antonio, Texas Member
I look forward to contributing to that growth through my photography for San Antonio and for the great state of Texas through TFII.”
Jessica Meshaun
Owner of Meshaun Model Management, LLC
12 Years Experience
San Antonio, Texas Member
Being born and raised here, its made me who I am. What better way to give back then to pay it forward. Texas is home and there’s so much talent here that’s yet to be tapped into. That’s where I pray to leave my mark.
DOUG DOUGLAS
Austin, Texas Member
as an agency owner, it provides opportunities for people from this area to pursue their dreams without having to move or give up on them altogether. There is no reason why we can’t have a major fashion hub right in the middle of Texas.”
Roshnic Latiff
Fashion Designer
10 Years
San Antonio, Texas
Fashion industry is a platform to bring out the thoughts and feelings in every aspect no matter where you belong and what part of country you represent.
