Thursday, September 9, 2021

New York Fashion Week Designer Creates Sustainable Clothing That Brings to Life Pieces Inspired by Dance, Art and Joy of the Franciscan Friars

Christian fashion designer, artist and dancer Caterine Sanchez prepares for her New York Fashion Week showcase on Sept. 7. (Photos: Missy E.)

By Missy E.

GREENWICH VILLAGE lf life imitates art, then the glamorous pieces that fashion designer Caterine Sanchez brings to fruition are clothes that embrace sensuality, femininity, imagination and nature, while incorporating movement, hand-drawn images and if one digs a little deeper - even symbolizes her admiration for a group of friars.


“I’m really close with the friars, I love them a lot,” Sanchez said. “It’s just the community, the love, the animals, St. Francis.”