Designer Tracy Reese Creates Wearable Magic
When Tracy Reese thinks back to her roots as a clothing designer, she remembers, ?My mom was a sewer and she taught me to sew. The Orange-handled Scissors were THE scissors. We weren?t allowed to use them when we were little. Those were mom?s scissors. But when I was promoted to a home sewer, I was […]
When Tracy Reese thinks back to her roots as a clothing designer, she remembers, ?My mom was a sewer and she taught me to sew. The Orange-handled Scissors were THE scissors. We weren?t allowed to use them when we were little. Those were mom?s scissors. But when I was promoted to a home sewer, I was allowed to use the Orange-handled Scissors.?
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Tracy graduated from Cass Technical High School and remembers making clothing from scratch with her mother as they sat next to each other at their own respective sewing machines. She headed to NYC in the early 80s to go to Parsons School of Design and after graduating in 1984, Tracy worked under Martine Sitbon at the firm Arlequin. She worked at several top fashion design houses, and eventually became head of the Women’s Portfolio for Perry Ellis before launching her own labels. Like so many others and a lot of you, our readers, Tracy’s creativity comes to life through a healthy dose of passion, a lot of skill and intuition and Fiskars Orange-handled Scissors. Along with us here at Design*Sponge, Tracy is celebrating Fiskars Orange-handled Scissors 50th anniversary and recent...
When Tracy Reese thinks back to her roots as a clothing designer, she remembers, ?My mom was a sewer and she taught me to sew. The Orange-handled Scissors were THE scissors. We weren?t allowed to use them when we were little. Those were mom?s scissors. But when I was promoted to a home sewer, I was allowed to use the Orange-handled Scissors.?
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Tracy graduated from Cass Technical High School and remembers making clothing from scratch with her mother as they sat next to each other at their own respective sewing machines. She headed to NYC in the early 80s to go to Parsons School of Design and after graduating in 1984, Tracy worked under Martine Sitbon at the firm Arlequin. She worked at several top fashion design houses, and eventually became head of the Women’s Portfolio for Perry Ellis before launching her own labels. Like so many others and a lot of you, our readers, Tracy’s creativity comes to life through a healthy dose of passion, a lot of skill and intuition and Fiskars Orange-handled Scissors. Along with us here at Design*Sponge, Tracy is celebrating Fiskars Orange-handled Scissors 50th anniversary and recent...
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