By Kaitlin CandelariaBradford Billingsley has a long list of accolades, from recently receiving top honors on the fashion reality show “Project Runway: Threads” to being featured in Seventeen magazine. He is definitely working on making a name for himself. Billingsley is also only 13 years old.Billingsley said he began drawing at age 4. His first sketches featured … [Read more...]
Girl Guide: Vestavia Senior Shares Fashion, Lifestyle Tips on Her Own YouTube Channel
By Emily WilliamsYouTube sensation Meredith Edwards harnessed the entrepreneurial opportunities of online video-blogging and created a career through her YouTube channel Southernbelle606.Edwards, a senior at Vestavia Hills High School, operates a fashion, beauty and lifestyle channel geared towards guiding young women and promoting self-confidence.“I just want to … [Read more...]
Travels Inspire Jezebel’s Boutique Owner
By Milan BallardGloria White said she has a love of all things beautiful, and that's what led her to open a shop in Homewood which specializes in bringing one-of-a-kind “wearable art” to Over the Mountain residents.White said her lifelong love of discovering unique items around the world inspired her to open Jezebel's on 18th Street in downtown Homewood in … [Read more...]
Game Day-themed Show Will Benefit Hearing Program
The Birmingham Alumnae Chapter of Delta Zeta sorority will host its second annual “Make Some Noise!” Game Day Fashion Show, Luncheon and Silent Auction Aug. 23 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Iron City Grill.Tickets will be $45 at the door.For information on sponsored tables, visit [email protected] or call 413-6464.Proceeds will support the Alabama … [Read more...]
Lifetime Opportunity
By Keysha DrexelGrowing up in India, Sandhya Garg had just one Barbie doll and just one dream."When I was 8 years old, I just had that one doll, so I started making clothes for it and I decided at that moment that I would someday be a fashion designer," the Mountain Brook resident said. "I knew from an early age that this was the only path for me."Twenty years … [Read more...]