#319: Elena Velez

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Cool people like cool things, which is why we asked Elena Velez to share a taste of her taste on Perfectly Imperfect.

Elena Velez is a Milwaukee born, New York City-based fashion designer and artist whose work rejects the industry’s elitist bicoastal-ness by heavily drawing from her working class roots and the industrial legacy of the Rust Belt. Her Midwest-inspired looks have dressed Perfectly Imperfect-favorites such as Solange, Arca, Caroline Polachek, Ethel Cain, Julia Fox, and Eartheater. Last year Elena was the winner of the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund and received the CFDA American Emerging Designer of the Year Award. Lucky for us, Elena is here to tell us what she’s been into.

Without further ado

Elena Velez (instagram, website)

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If I didn't get a calendar invite I’m not coming and the conversation never happened. I’m a virgo aka a Godless Girlboss™️ and even make my BD share my schedule. I even prototyped my dream app and realized it already existed in Jamboard. In a…