http://www.limitemagazine.com Your online guide to lifestyle Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.limitemagazine.com/isabella-toledo/comment-page-1/#comment-12795 Guide Into 2010: Fashion | Limité Magazine Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:03 +0000 http://www.limitemagazine.com/?page_id=17133#comment-12795 [...] Cuban-born Toledo studied painting, ceramics and fashion design at New York’s FIT and Parson’s School of Design before showing her first solo collection in 1985. Though strongly connected to her culture, Toledo’s American upbringing fueled her appreciation for the craft behind the beauty, hence her self-description as a “seamstress” with a love for the technique of sewing. Interestingly, she sees herself, the female designer, as being at an advantage because she believes women can “experience” clothing while men tend to be “decorators of clothing.” continue reading [...] [...] Cuban-born Toledo studied painting, ceramics and fashion design at New York’s FIT and Parson’s School of Design before showing her first solo collection in 1985. Though strongly connected to her culture, Toledo’s American upbringing fueled her appreciation for the craft behind the beauty, hence her self-description as a “seamstress” with a love for the technique of sewing. Interestingly, she sees herself, the female designer, as being at an advantage because she believes women can “experience” clothing while men tend to be “decorators of clothing.” continue reading [...]

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