Ashley Dearborn featuring Ashley Dearborn
Ashley Dearborn's path to becoming a shoe designer has taken many twists and turns. Born and raised in Los Angeles she obtained a BFA majoring in photography from Cornell University, NYC in 1996. Immediately after graduating she was offered a job in Portland, Oregon with sports giant Nike, helping to edit their NBA commercials; a job which was to last only 7 weeks. After just one night school semester at Parson's, NYC studying small business and shoe engineering, Ashley decided to strike out on her own in 2001. more...
Peter Soronen Designer Profile featuring Ashley Dearborn
You don't have to be a Fashion Editor to figure out that Peter Soronen's designs have their origin in corsetry. After making made-to-order evening and wedding gowns in Chicago and then New York City, Peter's collection made its runway debut in 2007, the thread through each of his garment evolutions being the aesthetic of Elizabethan Louis XIV, the Victorian era and the '50s (which are all eras when the corset was visible in outerwear.) He made the jump from runway into Barney's fairly quickly with star power like Sarah Jessica Parker behind him. (Hey, if you're going to play the celeb game, it's good to have someone with personal style rather than that more...
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