Olga Parra is the stylish force behind the Hippie Chic by OP brand. With a love for color, culture and fashion, the brand’s prolific collections are consistent predictors of what will be trending in popular culture. Olga and her team of craftspeopl

The founder of Alize NY, Anisha Singla, is currently a junior in a seven-year medical program at the New York Institute of Technology. When she was applying to college, she was faced with many options that involved leaving New York. Faced with that p

New Jersey-based designer Theresa Kaz knows a thing or two about adversity. Last spring, just as everyone was amping up to head to Las Vegas, where Theresa exhibited at the launch of PREMIER X Designer, her home burnt down. And when I say “burn

In these trying times, it’s heartening to see the many ways in which our industry is coming together to elevate others and show support to one another, albeit from a distance. The number of calls and text exchanges we’ve had with so many of you h

Education and learning from the best are paramount to designer Farbod Sarreshteh. He attended GIA and Revere Academy of Arts, where he was mentored by Alan Revere himself, and he continued to study and cull inspiration for his collections from cities

Designer Shari Cuartero named her collection, Olivia B, after her greatest source of inspiration, her daughter. Shari began her career in her hometown of New York City, where she graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology. She went on to design,