About Stella Nolasco

Stella Nolasco is Puerto Rico's most celebrated designer, renowned for her captivating creations worn by celebrities and fashion elites at high-profile events worldwide. Additionally, she is a sought-after fashion design consultant.

Bold, lush, and full-spirited, Stella’s designs are marked by a meticulous focus on artisan craftsmanship. Her ornate fabrics are paired with hand-stitched laces and delicate beading, creating pieces that evoke Puerto Rico’s unique aesthetic evolution from the late colonial period through midcentury and beyond. Stella's luxuriant, sexy, and post-modern creations express a profound love and understanding of Latin spirit, capturing the imaginations of critics and exclusive clients globally.

Stella earned her bachelor’s degree from Drexel University and was selected for the prestigious fashion program at the SACI School of Art in Italy. She has showcased her work at Fashion Weeks in Paris and New York, earning significant acclaim.

Her designs have been worn by celebrities including Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, Eva Longoria, Laverne Cox, Issa Rae, Ednita Nazario, Juliette Lewis, America Ferrera, Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black), Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes), Katie Lowes (Scandal), and Kristin Maldonado (of the Grammy Award-winning group Pentatonix). Stella has also collaborated with Hollywood actor and fashion designer John Malkovich for his line, “Technobohemian.”