ABOUT De Leon

Jorden De Leon is 19 years old, born and raised in Portland, Oregon. De Leon connected with art from a very young age and ended up attending an arts academy for middle and high school. With a background and love for many forms of art ranging from performing on the stage to throwing on the wheel, he decided to focus on fashion styling and creative direction when he was 17. He started with sketching collections and design concepts to realizing his first personal project in May of 2024 and went on to publish his first article with Dam Chic at Oregon State University in the same month. De Leon often takes inspiration from artists who are storytellers with their work and strives to do the same. He loves to push the boundaries and does so by constantly consuming new media and gaining inspiration from multiple types of sources and is learning to translate those ideas into his work with his own flair and sense of self. De Leon will continue to try new things, have a taste for wacky and eclectic fashions, and will always look for open doors with a curious mind and willingness to learn.