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Rhode Island native Nicole Romano— the founding force behind her self-titled brand— graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where she studied apparel design. She fuses Rhode Island’ s legacy of craftsmanship with modern design language, which fuels her brand’ s core beliefs.“ I’ ve always believed in the power of adornment, not just to enhance beauty but to carry meaning,” Romano says.“ Everything I create is a tribute to heritage and self-expression.”
Local designer Nicole Romano reimagines her mother’ s 1970s wedding gown, proving that fashion is a language carried from one generation to the next.
WRITTEN BY Alicia Maria Ortiz Alba
PHOTOGRAPHY: LISA RICHOV( TOP); COURTESY OF NICOLE ROMANO( LEFT AND NEXT PAGE).
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