Hispanic DesignersAntonio Del Castillo
 
 

Elizabeth Arden, New York, design by Castillo
Dress Label,1949-1950
Catalog # 1977.0458.7
Gift of Janet Newbolt Stewart
Neg. No. 2000- 3541

Elizabeth Arden, wanting to be the first to bring Paris fashion to New York, persuaded Castillo to work in the haute couture department of her New York salon in 1945. His first collections won rave reviews. Castillo remained with Elizabeth Arden until 1950. He also designed costumes for the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway shows.

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