Lisa Thon is a

fashion designer Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

born in

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...

Biography

After graduating from high school, Thon began her studying fashion at the

Altos de Chavón Altos de Chavón is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of a 16th century Mediterranean–style village, located atop the Chavón River in the city of La Romana, Dominican Republic. It is the most popular attraction in the city and hosts a cultu ...

in Dominican Republic and completed her bachelor's degree at

Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

in New York City. In 1996, Thon established her brand recognition, and opened her store and Fashion Design School in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are located at 992 Muñoz Rivera Avenue (one of the most commercial avenues of the island), nearby the University of Puerto Rico. Thon presented her first collection to the American market at the Midtown Exhibition Center in the Parsons New School for Design in September 2005. Lisa, then showed her Spring-Summer 2007 collection to be presented in Olympus Fashion Week in September 2006. She presented her new collection as part of the New York Fashion Week on September 6, 2007, on Bryant Park Grill.Lisa Thon en NY
Primera Hora - Sep 18, 2007

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Puerto Rican fashion designers Parsons School of Design alumni {{fashion-bio-stub