Merging the Old & New in Art with Lisa Thon

Fashion designer and teacher Lisa Thon knows too well the struggles that beginner artists experience as they work to master their craft and break out into the scene. This is why she works to educate young designers and help them discover their styles and passions.

Listen in as she shares her advice and insights in finding one’s footing in the fashion world.

▶️ Merging the Old & New in Art with Lisa Thon

[00:00:44] Lisa’s career beginnings and lessons learned in France.

[00:08:02] Why Lisa chose teaching as a profession and what she brings to her students.

[00:14:18] How Lisa juggles designing and education.

[00:15:10] Lisa’s most valuable advice to her students and to beginners in fashion.

[00:23:18] Why digital fashion will stay forever and the importance of doing art by hand.

[00:30:02] Lisa’s masterclass, why she wants women to follow their dreams, and her future plans.

Lisa Thon was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a mix of American, Irish, German, and Puerto Rican ancestors. After graduating high school, Thon started her fashion studies at Altos de Chavón in the Dominican Republic and completed her Bachelor's Degree at Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1996, she became the CEO of Centro Moda School of Design in San Juan P.R. Thon is currently the Design Department Director at EDP University of Puerto Rico. 

Singers and actresses like Yolandita Monge, Kany García, Melina León, Olga Tañón, Daddy Yankee, and Don Omar among others have been dressed by Lisa for special events, editorials, magazine covers, CD portraits, and music videos. 

In 2006, Thon was the first Puerto Rican designer to feature a collection during the prestigious New York Fashion Week. She was awarded the ‘Puerto Rican Heritage Award’ by the Comité Noviembre in New York City. 

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