[music] 0:00:07.740,0:00:15.240 I came to Cornell as a pre-med major with aspirations to become a great plastic 0:00:15.240,0:00:19.280 surgeon, but I've always had a sewing machine and even though I didn't have 0:00:19.289,0:00:23.369 any training on it, it just popped to me oh I want to be a fashion design major. 0:00:23.369,0:00:31.099 I was really lucky that Cornell also has a fashion design program 0:00:32.140,0:00:38.820 I was awarded two different YMA Awards. the money they gave me help fund 0:00:38.820,0:00:43.570 materials and a lot of the things that I needed in order to have my dream 0:00:43.570,0:00:52.930 collection. the inspiration was the work of Alberto Giacometti I really wanted to 0:00:52.930,0:01:03.610 bring through it texture and simple shapes with very complex evolution. 0:01:03.610,0:01:08.259 YMA has definitely helped me get in touch with very important people in the 0:01:08.259,0:01:13.869 fashion industry. head designers for houses like Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis and 0:01:13.869,0:01:21.929 Geoffrey Beene. hopefully it'll be a good gateway once I am looking for jobs 0:01:21.929,0:01:27.759 you need a kicker portfolio, but you also need the contacts and I feel 0:01:27.759,0:01:30.060 prepared. 0:01:31.000,0:01:33.060 you