What it was like Dressing Miz Cracker from Rupaul’s Drag Race

           It was a cold winter evening in Washington Heights, Manhattan when I first met  Miz Cracker. She came into my studio/living room/Mom’s room/sewing room, the place where I had been working out of.  I was inmidiatly star struck; she wasn’t even famous outside the New York Drag scene, nor had I seen her act at all; but the way she came into my building in full drag on a weekday,  made me understand that I was in the presence of someone whom would go very far.  

    Miz Cracker never mentioned why she wanted the dresses for,  and We didn’t  have any idea that she was cast in Rupaul’s drag race season 10.   All we wanted was to make the best work possible for her to perform in, but also for us is  important  to work with different visual artist and create unique works of arts. And with Miz Cracker; we are so happy to be able to create these amazing looks that forever will be in our wall of happy projects. And the bonus; to find out later that the garments we made for her would be highlighted everywhere from the national TV show, to PAPER Magazine, Billboards, among other publications. 

Miz Cracker was an absolute dream to work with, she has the heart and soul of a winner and the master tongue to support her all the way through any challenge in real life.

We love you Miz Cracker.  

Here is our Miz Cracker Collection 

PHOTOS by JMA VISION  

for Dragcon Booth

Barbie Judy Jetson 

Denim look

From My first collection which was shown at New York Fashion Week at the Lincoln center  2012 in my graduating class. 

La Nomindada Al premio soberano Carolina Camacho llevará un vestido de Nelson Tavarez en la alfombra roja del evento.

La nominada artista estará haciendo su debut en las alfombras con un vestido exclusivo del diseńador Nelson Tavarez. Un vestido hermoso y de acuerdo con las tendencias del momento. 

Les invito a todo a estar pendientes a este magnifico evento que resalta la cultura Dominicana y sus logros en las artes escénicas. El estilismo fue coordinado por WILKINS Fernando quien es el director creativo de la firma. Ya que NelsonTavarez se encuentra en otros contratos laborables.  

Nelson Tavarez Resort '18

Look of the day @nelsontavareznt 

Nuestra Belleza Clarisa Molina viste un diseño nuestro

La joven y bella presentadora Dominicana quien forma  parte del elenco de El gordo y la Glaca por Univisión; llevo un vestido de color gris, blanco y negro con forma de contraste y bloqueo, en un material cómodo de algodón de suéter con un zipper atrás. Es un ejemplo de lo que se avesina en las próximas temporadas en las grandes firmas de la moda. Nosotros aquí en Nelson Tavarez mes esforzamos en realizar trabajos duraderos y a la vanguardia 

Clarissa Molina  

Final Frontier

Final Frontier, a space exploration story that begs to question the role of women in the new horizon of Space travel. Find the complete lookbook and shop our silk screen options at www.nelsontavarez.com

Did Google and Ivyrevel just killed fashion?

So Google and H&M who is parent company of Ivyrevel just launch the dreadful application that will make even more damage to the already cluttered fashion industry. Many designers for years never took the time to think about their client or women they were dressing. Mostly it was a fantasy of males point of views with a few exceptions.   But all through out you could see the art inspiring fashion and viceversa, but I would like to question the role of a artist in fashion. 

For some the cloths that cover their bodies is not important but for many it represents the them in great detail. Fashion is a point of reference for self, for when you connect a memory to an outfit your emotions are touched in a deeper level.   Though you would not be aware of that because most just want to try to be someone they are not and therefore what is there to remember. 

I hope I can be a fashion designer for a long time but with more technology coming up and redefining my vision don't know how Is that going to happen.  My hope is that this doesn't take off and that more people buy my designs.

In the landscape of Fashion; made to order helps new talent survive.

It very satisfying to see a client wear a piece you conceived. It doesn't matter if that client is a friend or a new customer, we feel the same kind of love a mother feels when se sees her child graduate. Here we have an amazing  friend and Top Dominican Model Rosa Gough wearing an exclusively made for her trip to Manila, Philippines. 

Model Rosa Gough Travels to Manila

 Long time friends and colleagues Rosa Gough and Sal Garcia both come from the same agency; where master connoisseur Sandro Guzman discovered them.  Rosa Gough has had much success in breaking boundaries for the New breed of Models coming out of the Dominican Republic.  Now she travels to the Philippines in support of her pal Sal Garcia, whom is competing in the Miss Universe in Manila, representing the Dominican Republic. Here is shot of Rosa Gough wearing our collection Final Frontier. 

Top Model Rosa Gough wearing Final Frontier in Manila.