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I have always been a designer at heart.  At the age of seven, I started making dresses and accessories for my dolls out of anything I could get my hands on, including my good dresses and my mother's linen napkins!  Fun for me, not so fun for mami.

 

I left my family home in Homestead, Florida to attended the  George Washington University where I  studied International Business and Art History.  The international environment and world-class museums offered in Washington, DC, fueled my passion for discovery and wonder and have influenced my personal style.  My signature style of taking culturally-inspired fabrics and techniques and interpreting them in elegant yet functional  fashion and home accessories has been admired by friends and colleagues for years. 

 

I've spent most of my career living on both East and West coasts, and traveling as an international executive for multinational corporations such as Cable & Wireless, Western Union, and Marriott.  Today, I live and design in St. John, USVI and Miami, Florida.

 

From Buenos Aires to Tokyo, Paris to Nairobi, Mumbai to Kingston, professional and personal travel have taken me to diverse places rich in cultural traditions.  All the while I have been fortunate enough to collect inspiration, stories, and other treasures from all corners of the globe. 

 

After fifteen years of fine tuning my eye for beautiful fabrics, intricate details and elegant design, I started a couture line of decorative pillows utilizing my personal collection of fabrics.  The pillow collection quickly expanded to include the fashion and home  accessories you see here.

 

I invite you to view the collection. 

 

Thank you,

 

 
 

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