Danielle Dean is a senior fashion design student at Stevenson who鈥檚 showcasing her collection at this year鈥檚 annual 麻豆社 fashion show on May 6th. Danielle first started sewing at the young age of 9. She recalls the biggest struggle of learning how to sew wasn鈥檛 sewing itself but cutting out pattern pieces and fitting them together to create the shape needed. Danielle felt that the collections class allowed her to grow as a designer. She was pushed out of her comfort zone and branched out with her aesthetic.
The brand Lola and the Boys inspired Danielle鈥檚 collection due to the glitter and bright colors. Danielle described her collection in three words鈥� fun, bright, and funky. If Danielle had one piece of advice to give to up-and-coming designers, she said, 鈥渢o push yourself because some of the greatest things come out of pushing yourself.鈥� She describes it as hard for her to come out of the box as a designer, but she is so happy that she did!