Stories are what got me into the world of fashion in the first place. Growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, as a young artist, I turned to history, books, museums and music to open up my gaze to a whole world of stories waiting to be translated into garments and fascinated by the untold stories our clothing choices show about our experiences in life, big and small and how we use them to represent ourselves to the rest of society. I seek to tell my own story and the stories of others, who span over a wide variety of cultures, time, and place, through the fashion I create and the narrative I write in my collections. Studying Fashion Design at Parsons The New School for Design in the heart of New York City has given me the opportunity to be surrounded by people from diverse cultures and engage in one on one encounters. My work mixes sophisticated silhouettes with playful details, that drape comfortably on the body, incorporating ethereal and natural elements inspired by own home. My work allows women to be both feminine and strong in who they are and where they come from.