June 9, 2023, 8:10 AM EDT

By Raul A. Reyes

Adrienne Jones, a professor of fashion at the Pratt Institute, said that “even when Emilio does period pieces, like in ‘Sweeney Todd,’ he still manages to show his signature within that framework.” Part of his talent, she said, is his ability to make his designs relevant and appropriate to a variety of genres.

Jones conceived and curated the Black Dress exhibition, which honors Black designers and addresses the lack of diversity in the fashion and design world. “Emilio’s varied career path is actually not unusual in the fashion and design industries,” she said. “In these fields, there is no linear path. As creatives we know and must accept that. People like Emilio, they work, work, work 18 hours a day, because they love what they do.”

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