We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Elvira Zamora. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Elvira below.

Elvira, appreciate you joining us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

The moment I wanted to pursue my creative path was when I felt a feeling of happiness and calmness when I designed. Creating the clothes, managing the photoshoots and the runway shows was the way I could express to the world my creative side. Being in corporate all my adult life has accomplished my bills paid, but not a feeling of fulfilment.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I describe myself as a transplant because I arrived in 1991 from Peru to Los Angeles. This is always an important fact of my introduction because that is where my pov comes from, as an immigrant who was raised in a Chicano environment. My influence for fashion was through my father as he was a tailor for more than 1/2 of his life. I did not pursue my art full time due to fear of failure, so now I am currently trying to make the move to full time artist. I continue to design, create and push forward because I know I can make it happen, timing is everything & things do happen for a reason. It takes discipline to be able to keep going, stay on top of your responsibilities and finances so that you do not fall into a rut. I am here as a stylist, designer, creative director and stay tuned for my future titles to come because we only have one life, why settle, why hold back, for who? for what? My brands are Thrifs.com and ChicanoElegance.com

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

When I think of resilience, I think of a time when I had order of deportation and although that is the ultimate punishment, we pushed on, kept it positive even with tears in our eyes and won our case. Nothing could be scarier than that moment in my life, and I remind myself of that every time I have a weak moment.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

I always thought they made zero sense and I was completely right, it turned out to be a scam but for those who made money of it, cheers to you.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://thrifs.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrifs_/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-zamora-a33a7413a/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShopThrifs

Image Credits

Aguilar Photography
PhotoRebel Photography