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Fashion:
Wearing Cuban Art
By: Gladys Egüez Cantero | Photos: Boris Luis Murieras
Distinguished fashion designer Oscar de la Portilla is firstly an artist, evident in his exuberant colors and brushstrokes; it is also evident that he is proud of his hometown, central Cuba's historic Villa Clara, with its valleys, mountains and rivers that serve as an inspiration to this creator.
After more than 10 years enriching catwalks and accepting awards at different events, he decided to join designers Octavio Anido and Sadi Castellón. Their collective creation has produced carefully printed fabrics, exclusive fashions and excellent needlework.
These magicians begin with their surroundings, the Caribbean climate that permits enjoying beaches and swimming year round, as well as the self-assurance that touches everything from a morning stroll through theater or ballet to the most formal meeting.
Summoning life at every moment, the pure cotton and translucent fabrics are dyed and painted with figurative and abstract works of art often obtaining magnificence
is firstly an artist, evident in his exuberant colors and brushstrokes; it is also evident that he is proud of his hometown, central Cuba's historic Villa Clara, with its valleys, mountains and rivers that serve as an inspiration to this creator. 
These magicians begin with their surroundings, the Caribbean climate that permits enjoying beaches and swimming year round, as well as the self-assurance that touches everything from a morning stroll through theater or ballet to the most formal meeting. 
