"TEXTILE MEMOIRS"
Emiliano Moreno is a rising star in Southern California's fashion scene. With a passion for design that began in grammar school, he has honed his skills and developed a unique style that blends celestial inspiration with cutting-edge fashion. His designs have caught the attention of A-list clients like Madonna and TLC, and his work has been praised by industry experts like Helen Mitchell and Maryann Acuna.
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Moreno's aesthetic is characterized by metallic, reflective fabrics and a "spacey, new millennium look" that has captured the attention of fashionistas and stylists alike. His designs have graced the pages of top fashion publications and have even been featured in a Rock and Fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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With a studio in Whittier and a global approach to fashion, Moreno is making waves in the industry. His designs transcend ethnicity and cater to bodies, not boundaries, making him a go-to designer for clients like Patricia Manterola and Juan Gabriel. Moreno's mantra, "I always look forward," reflects his focus on innovation and the future of fashion.
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As an artist, Roberto Chavez’s work can best be described as poetic and transgressive, tranquil, and unsettling; images of real and the imagined that evoke a physical and opulent creative ideas while firmly rooted in reality, and the commercial aspects of the industry. His latest experimental portraiture includes artists and athletes and everyday Americans. These poetic and mysterious images sometimes reinvent the use of colors; his black and white collection have a nostalgic touch and point of view from decades passed, seducing his audiences with conceptualizing elegance and classical imagery that diffuse a delicate and graceful depiction of the human form or cityscapes.
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Within his professional field, Roberto Chávez currently serves as the Vice-President of the Compton College Foundation. He is also an active member of the Professional Photographers of America, the American Photographic Artists - Los Angeles Chapter. Among other non-profit organizations in the City of Whitter, Mr. Chávez is the current chair for the Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts in the City of La Habra Heights/Whittier. Besides past participations, this year, Mr. Chávez acted as Photography Curator for the Santa Fe Springs Art Festival celebration at the Clarke Estate, in the city of Santa Fe Springs, CA. He is also past Chair for the Whittier Cultural Arts Commission and the Whittier Cultural Arts Foundation, where he successfully chaired different fundraising events to celebrate the arts in the City of Whittier, such as the “The W Art Exhibit,” amongst many other Art and Cultural events such as ribbon cutting events of Art in Public Places, and allocation of financial reserves for such projects.
For almost a decade, Roberto Chavez has served as a Mentor for the Whittier High School Cardinal Computer Academy, as well as a board member of the Whittier Historical Society and Museum where he served as Marketing Development Chair. Along with Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Mr. Chávez co-chairs the 38th Congressional District High-school Art Competition where he successfully coordinates with the District Office to raise funds to support the arts in the cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Lakewood, Montebello, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, South El Monte, and Whittier; including the unincorporated communities of: Avocado Heights, Los Nietos, South San Gabriel, East Whittier, North Whittier & South Whittier.​
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