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Melina Cortes-Nmili of Lalla Bee featured in Gladys Magazine Spring Issue, showcasing luxury fashion, custom design, and sustainable clothing by an independent designer.

Melina Cortes-Nmili Featured in Gladys Magazine

April 01, 2024 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Tags: Community Design fashion show magazine spread timeless design
Boston Common Magazine highlights Lalla Bee founder Melina Cortes-Nmili as the centerpiece of the Annual Velvet Party at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, showcasing custom design and luxury fashion.

lalla bee Featured in Boston Common Magazine

March 01, 2024 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
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Melina Cortes-Nmili At the Isabel Stewart Gardner Museum Velvet Gala

Diseñadora Melina Cortes-Nmili, primera Latina que participa en “Gala de Terciopelo”

January 23, 2024 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Tags: Boston show Closing Designer fashion show fashion show museum
ChatGPT said: Alt text: Melina Cortes-Nmili, founder and designer of Lalla Bee, featured in Hispanic Image Magazine, recognized for custom design, luxury dresses, and sustainable fashion by an independent luxury designer.

Hispanic Image Magazine - Get To Know the Woman Behind Lalla Bee

December 15, 2023 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Tags: Fashion hispanic image interview Leadership magazine
Model walking down the runway with a custom made lalla bee gown

lalla bee: Editor's Favorite Looks From Styleweek Season 17

September 23, 2023 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Tags: Boston show couture gowns Design fashion show Fashion show Styleweek
Melina Cortes-Nmili, founder of Lalla Bee, named Best Clothing Designer by Boston Magazine, showcasing custom design, high end dresses, and sustainable luxury fashion.

Melina Cortes-Nmili Named Boston Best Designer by Boston Magazine

June 28, 2023 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Tags: fashion LatinX magazine article magazine spread my story timeless design
Lalla Bee featured in The Charmsters Animated Influencer series, showing a cartoon character in a floral dress and boots against a backdrop of purple flowers and city buildings.

Bella Magazine

May 30, 2022 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Melina Cortes-Nmili fitting a model in a black high-low floral dress from her Lalla Bee collection, showcasing custom design, luxury dresses, and independent sustainable fashion in Boston.

Who Says Boston Isn’t a Fashion Town?

March 17, 2021 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Tags: collaboration Design design inspiration interview magazine article magazine spread timeless design
Model walking the runway in a Lalla Bee custom design at StyleWeek Northeast, featuring a bold floral skirt and yellow blouse, showcasing luxury dresses by independent designer Melina Cortes.

lalla bee featured in Forbes

September 30, 2019 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
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Model in a black and white ball gown by Melina Cortes for Lalla Bee leading the runway at Boston Fashion Week, showcasing custom design and luxury dresses by an independent designer.

Boston Fashion Week: Past, Present, Future

September 22, 2019 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Models showcasing Lalla Bee gowns designed by Melina Cortes during Boston Fashion Week, highlighting custom design, luxury dresses, and independent designer fashion.

How Boston Fashion Week Evolved Beyond Models and Runways

September 18, 2019 — Melina Cortes-Nmili
Melina Cortes of Lalla Bee with fellow designers speaking at the Diversity on the Runway event in Boston, featured in Sampan, highlighting independent luxury designers and custom fashion creations.

Sampan

June 14, 2019 — Melina Cortes-Nmili