Accessories – Boston
I am a true believer in the freedom of self-expression. Ortega Jewelry Designs, founded in 2011, is inspired by the concept that jewelry is an extension of one\'s personality. The Universe inspires my work and for custom designs, I try to capture the person’s personality in the piece itself. I am a Boston-based jewelry designer that specializes in one-of-a-kind pieces and custom designs. I create beaded jewelry and embellished chains using gemstones, sterling silver, pearls, crystals, feathers, wire, metals, fabrics, and salvaged materials. More recently, I have been experimenting with scale and chainmaille; Successfully creating and implementing a whole collection around conceptual body armor and coordinated wearable jewelry pieces inspired by medieval and modern fashion.
My original collection made its grand premiere in it’s first year for Boston Fashion Week 2011 in “Anomaly” for DH Studios Inc. I had the amazing privilege of collaborating with designers and accessorizing all the models in the show! Since then, my designs have been seen on the Fashion Week runways of Boston for EXTRINSIC 2012, New York PLITZ 2012, Boston’s Eco-Fashion GreenFest 2012, Latinista Fashion Week 2013 in NYC, EXTRINSIC2 for BFW 2013, Fashion Week Las Vegas 2014, BFW 2014, and my very first international debut at the 2014 FDC Young Designer Award Gala Collections Showcase in London, England.
I am currently expanding my new armor capsule collection entitled “The Androgynous Siren” that will make it’s official debut April 2015 in NYC at the FDC Young Designer Awards Gala Collections Showcase.