Lakewood fashionistas - meet Vincente Chinor

[Alex Belisle]

If you didn't already know it, Lakewood has probably the premier couture designer in NE Ohio. Vincente's taste is impeccable with an eye for wearable avant-garde style. He's such a good artist that his designs emanate from his imagination, not photos from magazines.

Vincente's work would easily pass the bar in NYC, Paris, Milan et al

http://lakewoodobserver.com/photoblogs/ ... e-designer

[Christine Gordillo]

Thank you for sharing, Alex. The work is exquisite and I always wondered what was beyond that V storefront.

[Dru McKeown]

I love his work. He had put some sketches of one of his dresses in his window and I just thought the design process he illustrated was fantastic. A really nice guy too (judging on stopping him on the street after he was closing up to tell him how much I liked his dresses, and I'm pretty sure I was dressed in very scrubbing clothing and am a larger bearded fellow, not his store's demographic).

[Bill Grulich]

Love your photos, Alex!

[John LePlae]

Very interesting, and i'm not that into fashion. Here's a link to his website: http://vchinor.com