K*Rose

Fashion – Las Vegas

I studied at Virginia Commonwealth University for Fashion design. My goal is to share my love of art and hope to spread creativity to others. Because to me art is truly a necessity in life however you look at it. Growing up in New England I enjoyed being active in a variety of sports, dance forms, singing, theater, art, photography, fashion, hair and make-up. I suppose you could say I love it all possessing great energy fueling my passions taking them from emotions, thoughts and ideas onto the canvas, runway, and out to the public sharing my creativity and expression of my soul. I was born in South Portland, Maine, grew up in Beverly, Massachusetts, nominated as a Junior in high school to participate in the Art All State held at the Worcester Art Museum and finished high school in Naples, Florida where I placed in multiple art shows. I traveled to Richmond, Virginia to pursue my BA in Fashion Design at Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU. As an extra curricular activity I thought it would be fun to compete in the yearly Wearable Art Fashion Show held at the 1708 Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. My first experience as a competitor proved to be the beginning of my love affair of a lifetime with fashion. I competed all four years during college placing Best in Category and Best in Show and was invited back as a professional artist post graduation. Following graduation I moved to California to be immersed in the fashion industry creating original designs for entertainers. Starting with a design internship at Matty M followed by an internship with Fox Studio in wardrobe. I then worked at Dillon Rogers and Dandy Craft. Also while living at Venice Beach I designed and produced my own Venice Beach inspired fashion and accessories line. Las Vegas sparkle grabbed my attention and pulled me from California into an exciting and new world of self expression offering opportunity into a fun inspiring community of amazingly talented artists aglow with their open gifts to share. I\'m growing within the network of Raw Artists with Amber Cajiao, City Director of Las Vegas Natural Born Artists. I began with Raw Artists starting with my showcase of mixed media paintings followed by my Asylum fashion line runway show. I am so elated to win LasVegas Raw Fashion Designer 2011! Networking with so many talented artists I have participated in the Steampunk Cause-Play Couture Fashion Show and also a fund-raising event for The Emigrant at the Beauty Bar. I will be in the Twisted Christmas Show and also the 1 Crazy Happy Hour event. The artists community in Las Vegas is fresh, innovative, openhearted, giving, connected, dedicated and dependable, with an eager willingness to truly contribute and support with the collaboration of all aspects of the flourishing talent in Vegas. If The video does not work below here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LaDloJf0mI