When choosing a subject for a fashion illustration project, it came to me, clear as day, that what culture displays all the wealth, social standing, marital status, as well as passion, obsession, energy, and aggression on their costumes but the nomads?

--Viramontes. Edited by Nose Chieko, Ryuko Rsushin Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 1988 --“Antonia’s Tales from the Thousand and One Nights”. Stewart, Tabori & Chang, Inc., New York, New York, 1985.