About

apparel/design/creation

My interest in apparel and fashion started at a young age, fascinated by how garments fit the body, how they were constructed, and their design. My teen years were spent working at the family restaurant and at retail clothing stores leading to work in the vintage clothing field, which served as an education in fashion history and construction.

I have worked in the apparel industry for over twenty-five years, teaching apparel construction and design at the School of Apparel Design & Development at Seattle Central College and working at Heller’s Cafe Inc., a wholesale/export vintage clothing company catering to the Japanese market.