This past spring, I?ve been falling asleep to the hum of a timer, which turns on a set of fluorescent lights promptly at 9 am. This corner of the bedroom is my urban farmer boyfriend?s temporary ?nursery,? with baby basils and kales sprouting their lovely green leaves. Other corners of our apartment are filled with […]

This past spring, I?ve been falling asleep to the hum of a timer, which turns on a set of fluorescent lights promptly at 9 am. This corner of the bedroom is my urban farmer boyfriend?s temporary ?nursery,? with baby basils and kales sprouting their lovely green leaves. Other corners of our apartment are filled with props, waiting to be packed or unpacked from my styling gigs. Blurring that line between a workplace and home life is very familiar to me, but it?s comforting to see I?m not alone in this. Shannon Maldonado, the owner of the online shop Yowie, is someone who blurs that home/work line, and she makes it look so stylish in the process. Shannon grew up in a creative household in Philadelphia, PA. Her mother taught her how to sew at age 10, and from that moment, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in fashion. That conviction led her to attend FIT for Fashion Design, which landed her jobs with some of the most recognizable names in the industry like Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren. She later settled into a role with American Eagle Outfitters, which equipped her with established examples for starting her own business.
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