\u200bI love the warmth of Latino culture. As Latinos, we typically give besos or big hugs upon meeting. I just love that! It makes people feel welcomed and included. That same warmth transcends into our music and food, both of which bring people together.<\/p>\n \u200bBlue. Although I wear a lot of darks and neutrals, I’ve been loving to wear red.<\/p>\n \n \u200bFavorite places to shop are Zara, Nordstrom and Asos. My current favorite brands are Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo.<\/p>\n \u200bMy biggest role model growing up was my mami. She’s such a hard worker. She’s independent. She’s resourceful. She’s beautiful. She’s strong. I am who I am today because of her, her love and her support.<\/p>\n \u200bMy favorite Puerto Rican dish is pasteles (to be followed with a cold Malta Goya).<\/p>\n \u200bI love to get dressed up to go out to eat with friends and family.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Desir\u00e9e Vel\u00e1squez is a Puerto Rican fashionista from Chicago. Having lived in Madrid, Spain for half a decade has given her a different perspective on fashion which she shares on her blog Fashionlingual. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":35604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2476,2251],"tags":[2649,806],"class_list":["post-35587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-featured-fashionista","tag-desiree-velasquez","tag-fashion"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 17:45:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez.jpg",940,500,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez.jpg",940,500,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez.jpg",940,500,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez-80x80.jpg",80,80,true],"medium":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez-300x160.jpg",300,160,true],"large":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez-850x452.jpg",525,279,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez.jpg",940,500,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez.jpg",940,500,false],"twentyseventeen-featured-image":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez.jpg",940,500,false],"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar":["https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Desir\u00e9e-Vel\u00e1squez.jpg",100,53,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"thrd admin","author_link":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/author\/thrdadmin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"Featured<\/a> Featured Fashionista<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Desir\u00e9e Vel\u00e1squez is a Puerto Rican fashionista from Chicago. Having lived in Madrid, Spain for half a decade has given her a different perspective on fashion which she shares on her blog Fashionlingual.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Desir\u00e9e](\"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2-14.png\" "\\"Desir\u00e9e")
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<\/span><\/p>\nWhat do you like about being Latina?<\/h5>\n
\u200bWhat are your favorite colors?<\/h5>\n
\u200bWhat are your favorite brands?<\/h5>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u200bWhat is your favorite style?<\/h5>\n
\u200bI’m not sure that I have a favorite. I love to mix and match different styles. Overall, I love European street style that has a fashion edge, but isn’t overly trendy.<\/h3>\n
\u200bWhat are the 5 items you always carry in your purse? <\/h5>\n
\u200bPhone, Kat Von D concealer, small perfume roller, hair tie, debit card and lipstick.<\/h3>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u200bWho was your role model growing up and how does that influence who you are today?<\/h5>\n
\u200bWhat is your favorite Latino Dish?<\/h5>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n\u200bWhat is your favorite thing to do?<\/h5>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nShop by category<\/h1>\n
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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nDresses<\/a><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/inner-model-11.png\" "\\"inner-model-11\\"")
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nShoes<\/a><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gucci-bag-1.png\" "\\"gucci-bag\\"")
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nBags<\/a><\/h4>\n
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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nMakeup<\/a><\/h4>\n
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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSunglasses<\/a><\/h4>\n
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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nJackets<\/a><\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hermosaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boots-snake-print.png\" "\\"boots-snake-print\\"")
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nBoots<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"