Glamour & risk were all around me

I’ve been doing this fashion thing since I was an itty bitty girl. I remember sewing up my interpretation of a Greek toga (‘cause togas absolutely need a stitch or two) for a 3rd grade class play & even younger than that, making tube (sock) dresses for my Barbie Dolls. But who could blame me, I grew up watching my mom & her 10 sisters pull a “Scarlett O’Hara” (drapes into ball gowns) every week for church! Glamor & risk were all around me right from the very start, so finding my effortless passion was as easy as doing the tootsie roll.

#boopGetmoney!

Fast forward—I escape small town Michigan for college in the big city of Chicago (it was big to me!). After that I land an amazing design internship in New York City under fellow Michigander & design icon Anna Sui--#boopGetmoney! I had arrived, or so I thought—lol! More like 13 years & many other great opportunities later, I have been blessed to experience a wide landscape of design & production in many different countries, under the direction of many more fashion stars (Sean Jean/Rogan/Public School/Diane von Furstenburg).

 I have this idea...

So that brings me to today… I have this idea. This idea most likely started as a seed, planted in my 7 or 8 years old mind, one day as I watched my mom, in her shortest shorts, prance around our house. She defied her conservative roots & suburban trappings SIMPLY because it suited her best! #BOSS. The idea, which has come back to me again & again, mostly as I realize how much I'm just like her (which aint so bad) is this—I want to make pretty little things that allow me, you, us—to feel sexy & glamorous without a lot of fuss! I want to create a space where we can feel connected to who we are & who we desire to be, without shame, without doubt, without girl on girl hate—lol! That's it...

XOXO,

TheNewSuzy

ps...momma would be proud