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Texas Lifestyle Magazine   “All my paintings are made up of many layers and textures— just like life.” Allison Hoffer Castillo, who comes from a long line of artists, grew up in Fort Worth. She established Allison Castillo Designs in 2017 and has found an instant following with her bold, graphic, Texas-inspired line of scarves. With an artist’s eye, she draws inspiration from personal life, cultural experiences, travel and the everyday to bring a fresh, fun spirit to her line of accessories. Currently featuring a line of bold, Otomi-inspired Texas scarves, plans are underway to design and create many new and...

New temporary holiday shop at WestBend   Three recognizable Fort Worth brands are opening in a one limited time location at WestBend for the holiday shopping season. Allison Castillo Designs (AC Designs) has announced a new retail experience in collaboration with A Friendly Arrangement and Sevargo called The Shoppe that opened to the public Oct. 22, 18. The Shoppe will celebrate the creative talents of the three Fort Worth female entrepreneurs and offer a unique shopping experience in a 1,000 square-foot, temporary location in the WestBend district, AC Designs said in a news release. Fort Worth brands offered at the...

3 women-owned brands power new pop-up boutique in west Fort Worth With barely two months to go until Christmas — and even fewer days until Hanukkah — a group of female artisan-entrepreneurs has teamed up to power a new holiday gift-buying experience in Fort Worth. They've boldly and definitively called it The Shoppe. (Like "shop," with an extra, two-letter boost of holiday shopping fuel.) Allison Castillo Designs has set up the pop-up "Shoppe" with the owners of home decor purveyors A Friendly Arrangement and Sevargo in the buzzy WestBend shopping center. The new 1,000-square-foot, temporary store will offer upscale fashion, home decor, paper...

Hello Friends - I have been so amazed and humbled by all of your support and interest in my work! From Instagram comments to Facebook messages, you have all continued to encourage me to grow and share! Starting this month, I am launching a new monthly series that not only shares what I am working on, but offers a space where I can open up and give you the purpose behind the paint -- a series titled From the Studio.  This year has been one of great heartache and major self exploration. Some of you may know, but for those...