When I grow up...

Elleria Couture
The first year for the Charlotte Fashion Week, September 18- 20 at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte NC, will be filled with new and upcoming fashion designers. This is a time for pretty much everyone to get some experience and network, network, NETWORK!

One of the designers showcasing her fashions this season will be Charlotte, NC native Arielle Parker Bergmann. I know very little about this young designer but I am already really excited to see her debut! On her website, http://www.elleiracouture.com/, you can find several images from her trendy new line that range from casual to chic.

After studying at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia she pursued her dream of becoming a fashion designer that she had since she was only 8 years old. Elevate Magazine, in the Fall of 2005, said that she “began mimicking the designs she saw on the shows [soap operas] and started creating fashions for her dolls.” Not only is she a women’s fashion designer, now, but she also spends her time teaching other design-dreamers what it takes to be heard in the industry.

I hope everyone is as excited about fashion week as I am! I know when I was 8 years old all I ever wanted to do was pretend I was hosting a fashion show for all my Barbies! :)ny