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SULLY BONNELLY
I was born in the Dominican Republic, where my fashion education began at an early age. All of the women in my family loved to dress up for all occasions. Their delight and enthusiasm inspired my love for designing and ultimately sparked my career in fashion.
I began studying architecture in Santo Domingo but finished my education in fashion at Parson’s in New York City. Following graduation I was fortunate enough to be able to work with designers Oscar de la Renta and Bill Blass and to then launch my own collection in 1998. In 2000 I was elected as a member of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), one of the leading fashion associations in the world.
Only lately, luck had it that I returned to work under Oscar de la Renta as the creative director of O Oscar, an Oscar de la Renta company, the brand new sports wear collection.
After O Oscar I became creative director for Muse a contemporary dress collection and to Isaac Mizrahi New York launching sportswear and dress collections for the Better department
“My work in fashion thrills me. In my mind there is an imaginary scrapbook of colors, textures, rhythms and fragrances that I have experienced in my travels. I try to enhance my designs with these recollections.
I want my designs to evoke a feeling of well being and self confidence in the woman who wears them. I want her to feel fresh, radiant and empowered knowing that she will light up any room as soon as she enters.”