Surrey girl makes use of her love of trend design to construct self-confidence in youth

Amber Snow discovered trend design by mistake.

In 2019, her then nine-year-old daughter Kayzhia Snow, needed to expertise working in a runway present. In order that they travelled to the Metropolis of Angels. Los Angeles.

They didn’t find it irresistible.

However they determined to attempt once more and Kayzhia was requested to mannequin at a small present within the Massive Apple. New York Metropolis.

This time was totally different – Kayzhia beloved it.

As a hairstyling division head within the movie trade, Amber provided her expertise backstage, doing hair and make-up. As she watched the runway present, she thought to herself, “I may do that, I may design my very own line.”

And that’s simply what she did. She designed her personal line and was quickly accepted to point out it.

From there it snowballed.

“Folks simply saved asking, and other people saved shopping for issues and away we go,” stated Amber, who lives in Fraser Heights together with her 4 kids.

Because the first present in New York, she has executed 25 exhibits and had greater than 1,000 fashions put on her designs. She has additionally registered as a enterprise, Kayzie Couture.

Kayzhia Snow and Mike Bazer at HiTechMODA present on the Edison ballroom and rooftop throughout New York Style Week final season. (Submitted photograph)

One factor the 39-year-old single mom has realized is that every present comes at a value.

“They’re not low-cost,” Amber stated. “They’re very costly. After which, you recognize, it’s important to pay for the fashions to come back, then pay on your make-up staff, pay on your resort, your flight. It provides up in a short time.”

For her strains, Amber designs virtually all the things. The clothes and jewellery. The hair and make-up. The one factor she doesn’t design is the footwear. Kayzhia, now 13, injects her trend sense into the designs as properly, bringing a youthful, extra stylish perspective, which balances properly with Amber’s standard aptitude.

Inspiration for Amber’s designs comes from distinctive locations.

“We’ll go to Worth Village and I’ll see like a bizarre outdated necklace and I’m like, Oh, if I tear that aside, I may make a crown and do that and do this.”

And she or he solely designs one, perhaps two of every merchandise.

“It’s extra like a residing artwork present for me,” stated Amber, who realized to stitch from her mom whereas rising up. “I’m not attempting to get you to go and buy that gown as a result of it doesn’t exist anymore.”

Together with her work, Amber offers younger folks an opportunity to get expertise within the trade and for fashions, there are some perks. These chosen for a present are given an outfit and so they get their hair and make-up executed, together with a photograph shoot.

However Amber didn’t need the expertise to be restricted to solely these chosen for fashions. People who find themselves not chosen can purchase what Amber calls an “expertise bundle,” the place an outfit and photoshoot will be bought. This manner, the younger individual can nonetheless expertise what being at a runway present is like.

For Amber, it’s all about serving to younger folks construct self-confidence.

“I don’t care what age, what dimension, what gender you’re, there’s a spot on a runway someplace for you,” she stated. “And if any individual tells you no, the reply isn’t no, simply preserve trying.”

To be taught extra about Amber go to her web site, kayziecouture.com.

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