TARA KEELY TRUNK SHOW

Friday, January 13, 2017 – Sunday, January 15, 2017

176 Yonge Street, 7th Floor

Toronto, ON, M5C 2L7

Canada

Lazaro Perez, designer of the Lazaro and Tara Keely collections, is known for his impeccable fit and glamorous collections featuring exquisite beading and embroidery with dramatic silhouettes. With over 20 years of design experience, Lazaro is regarded as one of the industry’s premier bridal designers.

Upon graduating from the renowned Ray College of Design at the Illinois Institute of Art, Lazaro caught the attention of a premier bridal salon in Chicago when he was awarded Best New Bridal Design in the bridal, bridesmaid and mother of the bride categories. His design talent soon led him to New York, where he worked for the then prominent bridal house of Galina-Bouquet. From there, he moved on to become the uncredited designer of Richard Glasgow’s Riccio collection. Soon after, JLM Couture president and CEO Joseph Murphy brought him into the JLM group. In 1994, he launched the Lazaro collection of bridal and bridesmaid gowns. In February 2010, Lazaro was also named head designer of Tara Keely. In October of 2013, JLM launched a new collection.

Lazaro’s work has frequently been recognized by the fashion industry and national news media. In 2001, he was awarded the Distinctive Excellence in the Bridal Industry (DEBI) award in the Style Innovator for Bridal Gowns category, as well as Designer of the Year. In 2004, Lazaro was given the Couture Bridal Award in the bridesmaid category by Wedding Dresses magazine. Lazaro frequently appears on TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” in New York and Atlanta, and WE tv’s “Girl Meets Gown.” His designs have been featured on the “Today Show,” “Good Day L.A.,” American Latino TV, and Fox Business’s “Happy Hour.” When it comes to inspiration, Lazaro is hands on. He personally travels to many of his trunk shows to meet with brides, helping them choose the most flattering styles that best express their personalities.