I wasn't able to afford high-end brands or any of that, so I grew up on streetwear.

Even though I wasn't making a lot of money I was enjoying what I was doing.

I'm based in Atlanta so there weren't a lot of people to talk to about fashion because no one was really doing it on the scale that I wanted to do it. I had to do a lot of research on my own.

I believe that if you work hard enough and do things the right way recognition will come.

The thing is you can be a great designer but you can also be lazy or not understand the other person's preferences or be more concerned about being a star than being good at what you do.

I don't just want to put a price tag on pieces because I can. I don't want put a price tag on pieces that are unreasonable either. Just because people might buy it doesn't mean you won't alienate fans eventually.

I wanted to give people an experience. I wanted them to get their money's worth.