On January 20, thousands attended the inauguration ceremony of United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. That day, Dominican pride also got its highest expression when the names of the team responsible for making Harris’ dress became known.
In the workshop of Mexican Arturo Castañeda, the three pieces designed by Christopher John Rogers were created, who made history by decorating the first woman to become Vice President of the United States of America.
Four Dominicans, including the tailor José Dolores de Jesús Martínez, three Mexicans, two Colombians, one Guatemalan and the Honduran seamstress Natalia Hernández, were the Latinos chosen to sew, largely by hand, the dress and coat that has numerous awards deserved. experts, and it took four days to get ready.
Testimony
José Dolores de Jesús Martínez comes from a modest family in the province of San Cristóbal, in the south of the Dominican Republic, and was born and raised in the capital.
“Fashion has been my passion since I was a kid. I started working in sewing workshops at a very young age, but I could not get a design course because of the need to enter the job market. Some time later I emigrated to New York ”, José Dolores recalls when he spoke exclusively with the LISTÍN DIARIO team.
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Trajectory
Upon his arrival in the United States, he began working at designer Thom Browne’s studio and then Alan David. From there he became part of the exclusive team of designer Rocco Ciccarelli, until he arrived nine years ago in the studio of Arturo Castañeda.
Not To Forget
De Jesús Martínez confesses that at first he wasn’t sure whose dress it was, but he knew it was important to someone, as the workshop, located in central New York, is recognized for tailoring celebrity clothing.
Discipline
“In all my work I put passion and care for details. I was proud and happy to know that the piece I was holding was for Vice President Kamala Harris. “