“I've always wanted my work to be more available. I had this vision when I was younger of wanting to replace all of the bad jewelry in mom and pop jewelry stores with good designs. [I wanted to offer] a range of crazy, experimental one-of-a-kind pieces that would have integrity and be made of great construction as well as interesting engineering.” WellsKindMadeWantedInterestingVisionPiecesCrazyDesignMomIntegrityOffersAvailablePopsStoresRangeConstructionEngineeringJewelryGood DesignOne Of A Kind Author:Robert Lee Morris
“My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design. And then Gossip Girl completely blew open the door to fashion for me.” MadeGirlDoorsFashionDesignMomClothesAppreciationMy MomGossipGossip Girl Author:Blake Lively
“The Open Hearts design was inspired by my Mom's advice that only when you keep your heart open can you best give and receive love. My hope is that the design will become a universal symbol of keeping an open heart - open to life's new experiences, open to allow something new and beautiful to come in.” GivingHeartBeautifulAdviceDesignMomUniversalInspiredMy MomSymbolsSomething NewOpen HeartNew ExperiencesGiving And Receiving Author:Jane Seymour
“My mom taught me how to sew when I was super young; I used to make clothes for my dolls. When I finally went to [fashion design] school [in 1999], I really took to pattern making. Everyone in class was good at something; I was the person, if you need help with your patterns, you come to me and I would help you out.” IfsNeedsPersonsHelpingSchoolYoungUsedClassFashionDesignTaughtMomClothesPatternsMy MomDollsNeed HelpFashion Design Author:Serena Williams
“Now my mom designs to resign so she runs for US senate, and now at 67 my mom just launched a new company called Women's Leadership Live, she is the cofounder and CEO, and it's all about empowering women to be successful in business however they define success. When you have a role model like that you really don't ever look at gender as an issue and it's about owning your place and taking charge of your role, regardless of what you look like.” LooksRunningCompanyRolesIssuesSuccessfulDesignMomModelsMy MomGenderEmpoweringBeing SuccessfulRole ModelsSenateCeoEmpowering WomenTaking ChargeDefine SuccessNew Company Author:Stephanie McMahon
“I had an appreciation for clothes and style starting at a young age, my mom was always very fashionable and I loved playing dress up in her closet. So I think my passion for design was always there.” ThinkingAgePassionStyleDesignMomAppreciationMy MomMy PassionFashionable Author:Charlotte Ronson