This writer was first exposed to Arias���s work at a benefit
for the Folk Art Museum when she saw Yaz Hernandez
wearing an absolutely stunning party dress and asked,
���Where did you get that?��� Yaz replied, ���It���s by a twentyfive-year-old girl named Fabiola Arias. Remember that
name.��� When asked how she first discovered Arias, Yaz
replied, ���I saw her in an elevator and I was captivated by
her looks. She looked impeccable! I immediately started
a conversation, complimenting her and asking her who
had designed what she was wearing. She was wearing
a fabulous hat and a dress she had designed. A few
months later I visited her studio and was blown away by
her talent.���
HYLAND
