Stylelist
By Lesley Kennedy After suffering a stroke at a young age in 2006, Gino Velardi found his fashion design dreams were put on hold. The stroke left Velardi, a Colorado native, paralyzed on his left side for a few months. “But with physical therapy and hope, I overcame,” he says. “And with that came an [...]
By Lesley Kennedy When Denver designer Fallene Wells was 11, and her sister was 18, she traveled to Brooks College for Interior Design in California to check out the school. “They also had fashion design,” Wells says. ”I can still vividly remember looking at all the dress forms and fashion illustrations with amazement. I knew at that [...]
By Lesley Kennedy Independent Denver fashion designer Tricia Hoke grew up in Winter Park, moved to Denver after high school, and, instead of going to college as planned in New York, decided to stay in the Mile High City. She attended the Emily Griffith Opportunity School, where she says she received a great foundation when it comes [...]
She returned to Denver, working in various jobs in the garment industry, and eventually started her own design line selling wholesale items. She opened Mona Lucero boutique, 2544 15th St., in November 2002. We asked her about getting her start, where she finds inspiration and the importance of supporting local designers.
By Lesley Kennedy Gabriel Conroy is a fashion designer living in Basalt. His clothes are available for purchase exclusively by private appointment and at B’jewel in Aspen. We caught up with Conroy as he dished on his influences, his favorite style-makers and why green is the new black. How I got started in fashion: In 1995, I [...]
