FASHION PROFILES Wardrobe by Will - Stylist
We saw Wilfree for the first time at a Vogue club event in New York City, was this flamant young man covered by a khaki color duster and hat. While approaching the waiting group he greeted us with a big smile and magnetic energy that would make anyone feel welcome. You probably have seen his style work on celebrities like Cher, Selena Gomez, or Kim Kardashian, either on advertising, or fashion shows. He’s a stylist, well, more than that, and we got the chance to interview him nearby Spring Studios.
Wilfree Vasquez Torres is an American Dominican fashion consultant, cataloged as an emerging talent into the fashion world, he’s currently living in the East Coast, and as his profession demands he moves all around the globe since he started his production career back in 2016.
Technique
When someone approaches us we can read the intentions and the personality by the image, and what we see. Clothing, makeup, hairstyling are key print marks that drive human interactions. Our species evolved to value beauty and balance as a sign of health, power, security, and leadership. If you think about it twice, your personal image directs and reflects your goals, it moves society. That’s why Wilfree talks about the right shape, texture and colors with his clients due, and fortunately, all humans are different to each other. Extrapolating these principles into commercial campaigns through photography and video productions makes it imperative to have a person with his skills.
Experience
Because Wilfree’s profession is also his passion it is possible to track the very beginning of creative expression since he was 8 years old, mostlike assembling outfits and accessorizing for his mother. It’s not a surprise that the combination of discipline and talent positioned his name on the industry holding a bag full of successful projects like being the Lead Stylist/Brand Ambassador for Irina Shabayeva, the winner of Bravo TV’s Project Runway's sixth season. Wilfree’s name is on projects for Under Armor, Nike, Disney, Rexona, New Balance, Apple, Dancing with the Stars, Universal Studios, Cirque Du Soleil, Macys, Netflix, among others. In 2023, Wilfree achieved the prestigious honor of being named the Stylist’s Choice by The Lab NYFW, marking a pivotal moment in his career.
Life purpose
While walking on Spring Studios back street, between the shade and sunny skyscrapers light reflection the question about his life’s role came to the conversation, Wilfree smiled and defined himself, very clearly, as a giver “...Everyone’s happiness around me fulfills me… my role is to ensure that I can help people to become their more authentic self by the way they dress, by the way they look…” that’s why between his services, the personal fashion consultant is remarkable, a straight way to impact people’s life.
To know more about Wilfree, please visit his website www.wardrobebywill.com and follow @wilfreevasqueztorres on instagram.