The courtyard of the Historic Sanford Welcome Center
will be featuring 5 'wave-making' Costume Designers
Rich & Norelis
Rich & Norelis, is the husband and wife design company of Richard Dean and Norelis Arroyo Velez Dean.
They both received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design and Merchandising from the International Academy of Design and Technology; however they never met in college since Rich Graduated before Norelis started.
Rich and Norelis met while working for a local costume company and from there they joined their talents and became the first winners of "judges choice" at the EDGE (Emerging Designer Gauntlet Exhibit) competition for Orlando International Fashion Week 2014.
They both received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design and Merchandising from the International Academy of Design and Technology; however they never met in college since Rich Graduated before Norelis started.
Rich and Norelis met while working for a local costume company and from there they joined their talents and became the first winners of "judges choice" at the EDGE (Emerging Designer Gauntlet Exhibit) competition for Orlando International Fashion Week 2014.
Rich & Norelis experience with the costuming of 'drag' have been mostly from the production side of events like Headdress Ball, but it is a genre they would love to design.
They both currently work for the Orlando Ballet where Rich is the Production Assistant/Prop Master and Norelis is the Wardrobe Assistant/Patternmaker.
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Nancy Alonso
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Meagan 'Megelyn' Moreno
Megelyn recently exhibited a mini-collection at both Orlando International Fashion Week 2016 and the One Pulse Charity Fashion Show at the Orlando Eye.
Megelyn designed and created an amazing piece titled "Love Conquers Hate", a tribute piece for the victims of Pulse - an angel in honor of those whom we have lost, as well as those whom were injured—their families and friends, and all who were affected by the horrific tragedy.
"Love Conquers Hate" was part of the Pulse Charity Fashion Show. The piece won "Best Use of Materials" in the 2017 Trash 2 Trends Fashion Show.
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Russell Reynolds
Russell Reynolds received his bachelors in Fashion Design and Merchandising International Academy of Design & Technology – Orlando.
I began doing drag portraying female characters through Cosplay at local comic book conventions.
Through that outlet, I gained knowledge learning how to adapt the female form onto a mans silhouette to make it appear more feminine.
I will be showcasing the Cosplay costumes that I have previously made for myself as well as some original pieces to show diversity working with other fabrics.
Since stepping into drag for the first time, I have had the opportunity to learn makeup tips as well as wig styling; skills that I never imagined myself attempting.
There is so much going into drag that I would never had known if I had not experienced it for myself.
Russell as an Elizabethan version of Harley Quinn from Batman
