About Rachel
Since a very young age fashion has been my passion. Doug and Mellissa fashion designing puzzles were my favorite. Year after year my “all about me” posters always stated that I wanted to be a fashion designer. At 7 years old, my grandmother enrolled me at Joann’s Fabrics. We made pillow covers, shorts and pants “the sewing machine was super fast.” Too young for anymore sewing classes, I expanded my interest with duck tape creating wallets, cellphone case covers, dresses, purses, bows and flowers-selling them at school in the neighborhood, fairs and boutiques. My nickname was “Ducktape Girl.” That same Christmas I made over 30 polar fleece blankets for Christmas gifts. After many years of pleading with my mom, I visited FIDM and the fashion district in downtown Los Angeles. “I was like a kid in candy store” The following year I made 20 dress for Christmas and I started designing in profession design books-Nine Heads. In 2013, I completed all of the courses at Fashion Camp in Orange County-making me one of the youngest designers to complete their program. That same year my mother also enrolled me at FIDM completing Saturday workshops and 3 Days of Fashion-again making me one of the youngest. Knowing my full potential my robotics teacher allowed me to create and design the T-shirts for the robotics team. I have also made drapes for the school and my home. Last Christmas I made over 25 pillows for my friends, family and paying clients.
Being a third generation seamstress, I know how to drape, sew notions, darts, pleats, hems, botton holes and croquettes. I have sewn and designed ball gowns and specialize in working with dress forms in hopes of being like vera wang ( a wedding dress designer) and Zac posen one day!
My great grandmother was a seamstress in New York. My mentor and inspiration is my grandmother as she has made many clothes for her children and grandchildren. As a way of giving back, I volunteer as the chairperson, making baby blankets, for the El Sano/Misteco Oxnard Field workers, making dresses for Africa and making animal blankets for Operation Blanket of Love. Everyone needs alittle fashion in their life!!!