Designer Louis Verdad: From Wal-Mart to dressing Madonna, other celebrities

Louis Verdad has come a long way from designing frothy ballroom dresses for 15-year-old Hispanic debutantes in Atlanta.

The Mexican-American fashion designer got his start with the quinceanera crowd, but now he designs for stars like Madonna, Cate Blanchett, Cher, Paris Hilton, Halle Berry and Oprah Winfrey.

Speaking to The Associated Press before a retrospective fashion show in Mexico City honouring his two-decade career, Verdad said he is at the top of his game, but refuses to sell out. While other designers beg Hollywood’s elite to don their designs, he won’t give away his creations.”*

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