Designers - Kenyatta Williams

Up and coming designer Kenyatta Williams, recently shared a few minutes of her time with me to bring us all up to speed on what it's like to be showing during New York Fashion Week for the first time. The Clark Atlanta University student began sewing at 15 after her mother bought her a sewing machine one Christmas. Two years later, while most girls her age were having trouble concentrating on homework, Kenyatta launched Kae Couture, a line of swim wear for women looking for more options than the standard bikini or one piece. After doing fashion shows at school and around the Atlanta area, she attended a FashionHow seminar which gave her the industry insight and inspiration to get moving towards her goal of becoming a top designer and hasn't stopped moving since. I asked Kenyatta how it felt to be living out every design students dream by showing during the FashionHow International Designers Show during New York Fashion Week, " Crazy!" was her response. With all the excitement of a kid at Christmas Kenyatta told me she felt as though she was "floating on cloud nine" and that she had been dreaming about this moment. She also told me what to expect from the collection she will be showing which is entitled Tainted Love. "The collection", according to Kenyatta, "will be intimate and full of color. It will evolve like love, from pure to tainted." If the sophisticated sex appeal of her past pieces are any indication, we will all be falling in love with Kae Couture this September. Being that she is very busy preparing for fashion week, Kenyatta kept it short and sweet when asked for the best advice she could give to young aspiring designers, "Never give up, stay persistent, and think positive."