She is effortless. She glides into the room, comfortably working with all types of people, personalities, visionaries, creatives, and artists. She nimbly works out the details, contours the lines, clears the distractions, adds the vibrance, crafts the image, and does it with such skill of perfectionism and humility. Observing her work, Raysa Suarez Williams demonstrates her many years of professional experience that has formed her ability to conceptualize an image and bring it into existence.
RSW was formed eight years ago in Bolivia, taking on the unique name of the fashion director herself. Through much research and practical experience, Raysa developed an ability to differentiate herself through art and find beauty in the non traditional. She recognized that her city in Bolivia, Cochabamba, would benefit from her talent in being a fashion producer. She delivered that talent and worked to produce fashion shows and promote fashion designers; her work was featured in films, billboards, magazines, and live shows.
RSW has evolved into an image consulting business, providing fashion direction, photography, styling, and production in a holistic approach. She spends time understanding her client and helps her client in creating a vision and executing the concept. Her background in modeling enables her the freedom to mirror to the client and provide direction. She has worked both alongside other collaborators in Winston-Salem and independently, promoting fashion lines, creating curated editorials, and working with various individuals to build modeling portfolios and capture meaningful life portraits.
When talking to Raysa she has a raw beauty in genuine authenticity- to her country of origin, to her story of resilience, to her journey of learning through the process in the fashion industry, to her courage in moving from where she was known to a place where she was unknown, to her grit as a female entrepreneur, to her value in being a mother. She is able to technically achieve and remain human in the process. She aims to empower others and portray the strength and beauty of how fashion and art contribute to society.
December 22, 2021
