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Fashion designer Elena Velez has created a signature style by seamlessly incorporating American craftsmanship with fine art

For Wisconsin and NYC-based fashion designer Elena Velez (@elenavelez), rising up within the Midwest and exploring industrial areas left a long-lasting impression, influencing the artistic identification she brings to her eponymous model, Elena Velez. On this episode of In The Know: Style Changemakers, Velez shares how she incorporates parts from her non-traditional childhood and the historical past of Midwestern craftsmanship…