Raissa Palacios, O/S (in progress), 2019. Polyester organza, thread, hanger, 70” x 180”.
Raissa Palacios, O/S (sketch including grandmother’s mariachi suit), 2020, ink, watercolor, marker, 12” x 16”.
Raissa Palacios, Pinafore, 2019. Scrap wood, acrylic, metal rings, 10” x 15” x 45”, (Model: Rachel Wiley, Photographer: Nino Fernandez).
Raissa Palacios, Pinafore, 2019. Scrap wood, acrylic, metal rings, 10” x 15” x 45”, (Model: Rachel Wiley, Photographer: Nino Fernandez).
Raissa Palacios, Untitled (quarantine), 2020. Polyester organza and thread, 55” x 60.”
Raissa Palacios, Untitled (quarantine) (detail), 2020.

Raissa Palacios

Raissa Palacios reflects on personal relationships with clothing through textile manipulation and design. She embraces the ephemerality of cloth and works to deconstruct the boundaries between fashion and art. Her influences include Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Mary Quant, ABBA, quinceañera dresses, and aquariums. She was born, raised, and is currently living in East Oakland, California.