Tiffeny Wilson

One person that inspires me in fashion is Anna Wintour. Sure, it’s completely cliché of me to look up to her versus everyone else who adores her. However, my admiration for her is so intense. Her poise and demeanor is so incredible. She’s the complete master of her craft and she holds class while doing it. Growing up I’ve always wanted to be in the rim of fashion. Weather it was designing or just being the boss in the world of fashion. Moreover, as I got older my passion grew more so in magazines and I loved to read and write. My friends would always say they loved my style and where to get this piece from. I’d always been such a modest person when it comes down to people complementing me on my style. Soon I noticed that I always cared more

Wayne Dyer once said “doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life”. Ever since I was a little girl, fashion has always been a very important part of my life. However, while most young girls were busy designing Barbie’s next outfit, I was enthusiastically trying to figure out the best way to market and sell Barbie to my friends. This habit did not end during my childhood years; rather it followed me through high school. I firmly believe that being passionate about your career can add much happiness and depth to your life. By attending FIT I can bring and take away positive ideas and qualities.

Academically, Ms. Wilson has stood out as a student that values her education. Her hard work and dedication to assist others in need

Work hard, show up every day and to give your best ,” this is how Brenda Wilson lived her life. Brenda Wilson is a loving person with a great sense of humor. Growing up on a farm taught her how to work hard and care for others. She said her proudest achievement was raising two fantastic children.

Tory Burch is important in the fashion industry because she is also a business woman and a philanthropist. People around the world needs someone to look up to, and Tory Burch is very passionate about her career, she served on the board of Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She received several awards of her accomplishments in those societies, as well as “Accessory Brand Launch of the Year from Accessories Council of Excellence; and Rising Star award from Fashion Group International. Tory was named on of Forbes’s Most Powerful Women in the World” (Carrera, 2011). She was actually rated as the 73rd most powerful women.

“At a certain point, you need to turn around and say to yourself, do I love how I spend my day every single day? Is this the most effective use of my heart and my mind?” (Hyman). Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss are entrepreneurs that have changed the fashion industry by allowing every women to have the opportunity to access off the runway clothing for an affordable price. These two intelligent ladies started with a small idea that has blown up into multimillion dollar business and changed the way the economy is shared for the good of all women.

Kerby Jean-Raymond is a New York based fashion designer. He grew up in a very ethnically diverse area, and got exposure to a lot of different kind of people at a young age (Bulletin, n.d., p. 1). He grew up in East Flatbush Brooklyn, and went to high school in Manhattan. After school he would spend his time walking around looking for new sneaker shops, because he loved shoes. He got his love of fashion from his mother, who used to make dresses out of old drapes. He soon transferred to the High School of Fashion

Andy continued to be viewed as a misfit for the company’s culture as she did not behave, dress or own the designer fashion needed to blend in. What I have learned is that in the fashion industry such as the Runway, Benedictus (2009) mention in a Vogue article, a prerequisite of the job, is fashion. People would die to have the opportunity to work there. The work attire is crucial when the clothes of "what you wear is more important the job itself because if you came in looking like you were wearing something boring every day” you’re not fit for the culture of the job (Benedictus, 2009). In Andy’s case, she got the job without the prerequisite of the culture of fashion, which is very uncommon in this field of

Not only have she had her work put into hair books but she have also establish her own salon Perfect Barbie Hair & Nail Salon. Over the years, my aunt has always told me to be my own boss. Even though she is laid cool with her employees, Crystal is able to take care of business and keep her staff in check. For example, I went to my aunt shop to get my hair done for prom. When I arrived the shop was busy but the stylist was doing hair at a steady pace. The whole time I was there it amazed me how great the ladies were working. The shop had a nice environment, everyone individual area was neat and tide, plus people was in and out of the stylist chair. I was impressed. It is hard to find a hair salon that knows what they are doing, affordable, and was great with managing their time. I ask my aunt how she did it and she told me, “Baby, it’s all about who works for you and knowing how to be a boss.” There is not a story that I can share that well people to understand how much her knowledge, decisions, and even her work ethic have inspired me to become a business owner. However, I can express how her life have had a positive impact on mine. She is a living example of a woman who has strong work ethic, patience’s, and whom is business oriented. I have been to her shop plenty of times and I have seen first-hand how to run a staff, work with a team to finish a task, and the importance of time

An added benefit, that she loved doing when she was growing up, was study fashion and style.

This being a key part of her business she enrolled in the esthetician program at GTCC. She spent twelve months attending class in the morning and working the remainder of the day at her business.

I had removed corsets from my dresses, getting rid of full length and gave a new taste to my fashion. Which had never been done before. I had designed the infamous "Little Black Dress", the classic "Chanel Coat" and some of the bags, hats and shoes we know today. Boy do I love shoes! In 1933, I had decided to kick my feminist ideas into full gear! I made pants popular and fashionable to women. It was about time we had to wear something more than dresses and skirts! By 1935, I am at one of the highest points in my career, giving myself the worldwide love I had always wanted.Unfortunately,World War II was approaching. I had shut down all of my stores. Except for my little 21 Rue Cambon shop in Paris, making me in high demand. I didn't make anything during the war time, making everybody question what I was doing. I was even accused of being a spy. Me? A spy? How preposterous! I denied all of the accurate accusations being held against me. In 1954, I reopened and began designing again. Since I hadn’t made anything in a long while, many people had forgotten my work. It once again started to become very popular. Oddly in the United States, too. Oh, how I loved fashion. What I loved almost as equally as much was getting to be around people. Among the the late 50s and 60s I not only designed, but spent more time getting to know the people around me, as well as my models. In 1969, everyone in the world it seemed, including I,

I had the chance to sit down with Andrea Cowley, Dress For Sucesses associate director, to get some input on why she enjoys the job she does and her reasons for why Dress For Success has become so

Stacy Hill has always known she has wanted to own her business. She says “She always had a love for fashion.” Stacy Hill, the older sister three has always considered herself to be a ‘fashionista’ of the family. She says her dream was to open any type of store, as long as it caters to women. Stacy ventured off to follow her dreams at Howard University and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Fashion with a minor in Business. Stacy’s first job was at a ladies’ boutique in Washington, DC. During the summer vacation, Stacy would work at Calypso and Bermuda Railway Company. Stacy than went back to Bermuda looking for full time work. She found full time work at English Sport Shop and after three months, Stacy applied for a managerial position at a new boutique. The boutique was Secrets. Mrs. Hill worked as a manager at Secrets for 9 years before her old boss asked her if she wanted to buy. Stacy says “I wasn’t ready to own a business.” However, Stay’s sister gave her the push she needed. The sister told Stacy “You know what the store makes; therefore, you would know if

Deanna worked for a few years as an apprentice for various well-known fashion designers, but