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Ashleen Castillo Cruz is an entrepreneur, designer, artist, and educator with ten years of experience in product design and development in the United States and Latin America, focused on textiles and community work. Creating has always been her passion, which motivated her to study fashion design in Puerto Rico and Philadelphia. During her studies at Moore College of Art and Design, she had the opportunity to develop and present her work on platforms such as New York Fashion Week and Philly Fashion Week 2019. Castillo was awarded the Adrienne Vittadini ‘66 Award for Best Ready-to-wear Collection and Best Craftsmanship Award for her thesis collection De-Transformación. Moved by her passion for identity through clothing, she had the opportunity to intern in Guatemala, working with Weaver’s cooperative Trama Textiles located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Thanks to this experience, she discovered her passion and social commitment. Since then, Ashleen has worked to build a proposal that explores our surroundings, and environment through transitions and collaborations that arise in them, always striving for a sustainable way of production. Having these elements always present in her creative process, the challenge arises about communicating this through her work and making it accessible so that whoever wishes can wear a piece of clothing with meaning.
Ashleen Castillo Cruz is an entrepreneur, designer, artist, and educator with ten years of experience in product design and development in the United States and Latin America, focused on textiles and community work. Creating has always been her passion, which motivated her to study fashion design in Puerto Rico and Philadelphia. During her studies at Moore College of Art and Design, she had the opportunity to develop and present her work on platforms such as New York Fashion Week and Philly Fashion Week 2019. Castillo was awarded the Adrienne Vittadini ‘66 Award for Best Ready-to-wear Collection and Best Craftsmanship Award for her thesis collection De-Transformación. Moved by her passion for identity through clothing, she had the opportunity to intern in Guatemala, working with Weaver’s cooperative Trama Textiles located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Thanks to this experience, she discovered her passion and social commitment. Since then, Ashleen has worked to build a proposal that explores our surroundings, and environment through transitions and collaborations that arise in them, always striving for a sustainable way of production. Having these elements always present in her creative process, the challenge arises about communicating this through her work and making it accessible so that whoever wishes can wear a piece of clothing with meaning.
Passionate about craftsmanship, cultural identity, and collaboration, she was responsible for continue developing, teach, and coordinate the Young Artists Program (YAP) of the non-profit organization Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia. YAP is a visual arts and entrepreneurship training program with a strong Puerto Rican/Latin American cultural component by the agency's mission and educational philosophy. She worked alongside high school students, supporting young people to develop their portfolios to apply to art schools or other forms of career preparation.
Passionate about craftsmanship, cultural identity, and collaboration, she was responsible for continue developing, teach, and coordinate the Young Artists Program (YAP) of the non-profit organization Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia. YAP is a visual arts and entrepreneurship training program with a strong Puerto Rican/Latin American cultural component by the agency's mission and educational philosophy. She worked alongside high school students, supporting young people to develop their portfolios to apply to art schools or other forms of career preparation.
This creative has founded two sustainable fashion projects: Ashleen Castillo, a brand that began in 2015 as a swimsuit line, evolved into a resort/lifestyle clothing and accessory brand designed and manufactured in Puerto Rico and the US. Her experience includes prototype design, illustration, textile design, project management, creative direction, fashion editorials, exhibition design, fashion design, and sewing training. Her work has appeared on CBS News Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and El Calce, among others. Ashleen has showcased her work in Puerto Rico, Philadelphia, and New York.
This creative has founded two sustainable fashion projects: Ashleen Castillo, a brand that began in 2015 as a swimsuit line, evolved into a resort/lifestyle clothing and accessory brand designed and manufactured in Puerto Rico and the US. Her experience includes prototype design, illustration, textile design, project management, creative direction, fashion editorials, exhibition design, fashion design, and sewing training. Her work has appeared on CBS News Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and El Calce, among others. Ashleen has showcased her work in Puerto Rico, Philadelphia, and New York.
Las Divas del Monte. This project was born in 2019 due to the alarming textile waste produced at fashion studios. An opportunity to rescue textile material and educate about upcycling methods. This project proposes a new life to waste, with which they create clothes and accessories, rescuing textile material, plastic, and wood. Las Divas del Monte also uses their platform to train young children, adults, and seniors, offering basic fashion design and sewing workshops.
Las Divas del Monte. This project was born in 2019 due to the alarming textile waste produced at fashion studios. An opportunity to rescue textile material and educate about upcycling methods. This project proposes a new life to waste, with which they create clothes and accessories, rescuing textile material, plastic, and wood. Las Divas del Monte also uses their platform to train young children, adults, and seniors, offering basic fashion design and sewing workshops.
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