Stella Nolasco’s charm and metropolitan sensibility render her designs modern, stylish and edgy. Consequently she has earned a reputation as Puerto Rico most avant-garde designer. Her designs exude, at once, both vintage nostalgia, and sophisticated modernity.Nolasco obtained a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, and was chosen to participate in the fashion program at the acclaimed SACI School of art in Italy. Stella is a household name in Puerto Rico where her work receives near constant media coverage.

The black and white theme was consistent at this year’s Karina Gamez Fashion Week. Karina is the Founder, CEO and Chief Creative Director of KARIGAM, a New York City-based luxury women’s apparel brand. An international entrepreneur, Karina Gamez grew up in Venezuela contributing to every aspect of her family’s successful import/export businesses: starting in operations and logistics, then later managing finance and personnel, where she is credited with leading the business to unprecedented growth. She studied Business Administration and Fashion Design before launching KARIGAM in 2014. Today, KARIGAM represents the pinnacle of sophisticated design using premium Italian fabrics and materials, each piece carefully crafted to meet the requirements of a dynamic metropolitan and directional woman.