Seattle Personalities

Why fashion?
I grew up around fashion since I was a baby. My mother is an amazing seamstress who made customize clothing for me and siblings when we were children. My mother owns a sewing contracting business for over 10 years now. I grew up surrounded by fabrics, industrial sewing machines, patterns, intense deadlines,and thread clippings all over my clothes. I went to South Seattle Community College and received my Associate of Business and then received my Baccalaureate of Science in Fashion Marketing and Management in Spring 2009.

What NOUN has been the biggest influence on your designs? Explain.
Momma- She's strong, feminine, and super cool. She introduced me to fashion and has been so supportive with this line.

What's the best part of being a designer out of Seattle and how do you think you can benefit from that?
Tons of petite women in Seattle. My ...

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Where did your motto Fashion with Freedom and Purpose come from?

My sister Kelly is a full-time humanitarian, so we were searching for a way to combine our passions. When we started to realize what could happen with the organizations we identified that had already started the training aspects of a program for women, but had no strong streams of revenue created for the, The Freedom Project was born and it all came together. Not only are the designs themselves freeing, but the core of the brand has a purpose far beyond greed and profit which truly makes it stand alone.

How did you become a fashion designer?

I became a fashion designer over 6 years of working hard day and night. I call it persistence beyond what seems reasonable, because there have been so many obstacles to overcome, but I always knew that there was no other path for ...

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