[gigabox id=”8″]As a little girl born in Liberia, West Africa; designing clothing has been a family business and way of life. Therefore, fashion design is a passion and talent that has been carefully cultivated over many years as a child from watching and being taught by my mother who was a Seamstress and Home Economics Teacher as she designed and sewed clothes for sale at the same time teach at public schools and went to villages to teach underprivileged women Home Economics and Sewing. Learning about African fabrics selection is very important to my designs and even growing up in Norcross, Ga. my eyes were set on blending fabrics to compliment the different cultures.

From designing my own prom and special occasion dresses to working as personal stylists for weddings and small events; I found the courage pursue that which has been deposited in me by my mother. Today, my focus is bringing back the root of African Fashion with a modern twist to embrace our current generation by creating its demand for everyday and all occasions.
African fashion is more than just the rich solid prints; it is rather the celebration of beautiful skin tones and different body types. My intention is to make our presence known and felt not by what we wear alone but by whom we are and what we represent – that’s the beauty of elegance.

Elegance by Olive was launched October 19, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina where I currently reside as an online Boutique (www.elegancebyolive.com) with sub stores on EBay and Etsy.com. Since launching, Elegance by Olive has been the first choice of Fashion Designer for High Fashion shows in Charlotte, NC such as the Charlotte International Fashion Week, The Ronald Macdonald House Girls Night Out Fashion Show, African Exchange Fashion Shows, UNC Students Association Fashion Show, and 2nd Annual African Fashion Show. Also the 2014 Fashion Sneak Peek Show in Atlanta, the Christmas Fashion Show in Silver Spring, MD and the Autoimmune Disease Awareness –Metro Fashion Show in Columbia, SC.

Elegance by Olive is on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as Elegance by Olive.
Website is www.elegancebyolive.com and phone number is 704-258-4639