"Time May Heal But Your Story Is Forever"

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Advice 

A key piece of advice that resonates with the owner is, "Success is not final, failure is not final, it’s the courage to continue that counts."

Audience & Mission: 

The brand targets individuals who appreciate luxury streetwear with meaningful messages. Its mission is to inspire and uplift youth, showing them that they can overcome trauma and succeed.

The interviewee is an emerging fashion designer, musician, and creative from Chicago, IL. They are the CEO of Time Heals Open Trauma, a luxury streetwear brand launched in 2021. The brand promotes resilience and overcoming obstacles through fashion. 

In middle school, the passion for fashion unraveled sparking a strong confidence that he would build his success with his own line. The brand has not participated in any fashion shows yet but is currently focused on pop-up shops and organic marketing.

The challenges are what make or break any brand, so naturally there will be a few such as: delayed packages and missed deadlines. But his determination, professionalism and persistence are what creates a safe, healthy, rapport with his client base enough for them to see that he is serious about his brand. The clients not only praise the brands' message and high-quality products but also the exceptional customer experience.

The vision to be a designer in a high esteemed show requires models that are professional and who are serious about honing their craft and skills. The owner dreams of hosting a show at NYC Fashion Week, combining fashion with live music, featuring a performer like Coi Leray as a showstopper.

 We all dream of collaborating with our favorite singers, models, and actors at some point in our life. So, it is no surprise that the owner would love to style Rihanna, Coi Leray, and Teshki, as they align with the brand's aesthetic of mixing sexy and classy looks.

 The beauty of travel is exploring creativity. You could start in a rural area but end up in the city. The location variety is endless! So, Japan or Paris, would be a good start with Instagram model @TheTayJean for excellent quality photoshoots for the streetwear brand. 

• Shoutouts: Thanks are given to the owner’s mom, early supporters, and those who resonate with the brand's message: "Time May Heal But Your Story Is Forever."

• Contact Info: People can reach the brand via email at timehealsopentrauma@gmail.com or through social media @TimeHealsOpenTrauma.

From Pain to Beauty: Healer of the East

 

FUN FACTS

She creates handmade jewelry, art, & resin!

 The celebrity she would do a photoshoot with would be Edris Elba!

 

In the midst of storms there is always one person who guides the community to a more hopeful future and that kind yet powerful person, who is from Raleigh NC is a beautiful woman by the name of Ashley Jordan.

She started her passion for fashion, when her mother signed her up for classes with John Casablanca. Of course, the excitement and nervousness showed because she was so young and unsure of what she liked, but she eventually found a bit more balance through runway practices and make up classes.

 

The beauty of life is that Inspiration can come from strangers. So, throughout her life people told her that she is beautiful, confident and that she has a great personality. Then, in September of 2019 she decided to become a freelance model. As we know the beauty standards in the fashion industry have become less restrictive, but there are still many challenges for those with unique qualities.

 

There are many ways to get your toes wet in the fashion industry, and when she began modeling, she admits she didn’t know much, but she found it easy to learn once she did her research and put what she learned to the test.

We often have dreams and goals that we desire to pursue but that does not stop us from our other responsibilities. Her daughter was about 5 when she started modeling, but she didn’t find it hard to move forward with her goals because she had a great support system. But, when she had her son two years ago, it became difficult to handle a new baby and her modeling career. So, she put her modeling career on hold to be a mother and give her kids her undivided attention.

 

So far in her career she has walked in eight fashion shows, and she absolutely loved each experience! Her most memorable fashion show was for an amazing designer by the name of Hippy Ky. She is a young designer in the Greensboro area. The show was at The Elsewhere Museum in downtown Greensboro. In Ashley’s review, not only was this location amazing but the performances and audience left her speechless. Surprisingly, the designer fitted and styled her right before the show actually started!  She was honored to be a part of such a creative, artistic, and original opportunity.

In that experience and others, she was led to one of her biggest career accomplishments which was coordinating a fashion show platform created by: Dewayne Hinnant called: Beauty is Pain. The show was a domestic violence awareness event presented by the I Am Enough Body Confidence Movement. The show was meant to not only bring awareness to domestic violence but to also celebrate those who have survived those types of traumatic experiences.

 

Ashley’s Advice for Future Models

 

·      Stay consistent,

·      Do your research,

·      Ask other models questions

·      Perfect your craft

·      Never give up on yourself  

·      Perfect your craft  

·      Know your worth

 

If you want to learn more about all the wonderfulness that she is made with, please check out the following:

www.linkpop.com/ashleyjordan

Instagram: @baeashleyae

Shop: www.Divinedsm.com