Nasheli Juliana Ortiz is currently the Fashion Design Chair at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia — the country’s first and only women’s visual arts college for undergraduates. Born and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Ortiz received her MFA in Fashion Design from Savannah College of Art and Design, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico, in addition to an AAS from Altos de Chavón. With her brand, Nasheli Juliana, Ortiz has shown her own collections internationally, including most recently her Suora collection, which was shown on the runway at Oxford Fashion Studio’s Emerging Designers Show at Devonshire Square in London in February and was even featured with a photo in Vogue.
In her visit with AL DÍA, Ortiz will speak to her work as a woman designer, her connection to Puerto Rico, her vision for the Fashion Department at Moore College, and more.