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Bonny ANA

Founder.CEO

Bonny ANA: Graduated from Parsons School of Design and studied Fashion Design, Womenswear Design, Fashion Styling, Fashion Management and Fashion Luxury Brand Management at the Marangoni School of Fashion Design in Italy. After graduation, moved from my native Holland to Los Angeles to start my own fashion design studio, XS - Lyliante7, and immigrated to the United States as well as becoming a business owner. I have won numerous awards for my design products and have held positions such as Design Director, Fashion Marketing Director and Design Concept Mentor.

wendy martinez

President of the Council

Hello everyone! I'm [wendy martinez], a passionate and experienced fashion design professional. With over [12] years of experience in the fashion industry, I have a keen eye for market trends and consumer needs. I started my career at Parsons School of Design, then I joined [Louis Vuitton] before choosing to leave after 5 years for [Chanel], where I gained extensive sales experience. From the first contact with a customer to the final closing, I am always committed to providing exceptional service and ensuring that our customers are not only satisfied with our products, but also trust and delighted with our service. Throughout my career, I have successfully achieved several key sales targets and built an extensive network of clients. I specialize in promoting our brand through social media and fashion events and am constantly looking for innovative ways to attract new customers and maintain existing ones. I believe that fashion is more than just matching clothes, it is a lifestyle and attitude. I am passionate about delivering our design philosophy to each and every customer and helping them find the clothes that best express themselves. I look forward to sharing the charm of fashion with more like-minded friends and customers and creating more beautiful fashion stories.

LOMBARDI LARA

Haute Couture Designer

Born in Milan, Italy, Lara is a fan of the classic styles of Cristóbal Balenciaga and Gabrielle Chanel, the famous fashion designers of the 1950s and 1960s. In 2010, LARA graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York and spent the next two years working for renowned French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, designing the brand's licensed jewelry collection. She then joined the French luxury brand Balenciaga under the tutelage of Josephus Thimister, and after Nicolas Ghesquière took over as Balenciaga's creative director, LARA was in charge of the atelier from 2014 to 2016, assisting the designer with his ready-to-wear collections and gradually shifting to haute couture collections. LARA She joined Lili Vanessa as a board member in 2017 and traveled between the LA and NY studios as a couture designer in charge of all couture collections.

Sophie Sialet

Haute Couture Designer

At the age of 18, Sophie Theallet moved to Paris to attend the Studio Berçot fashion design school. She graduated early after winning France's National Prize for Young Designers and was hired by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Theallet then worked with Azzedine Alaïa for ten years before moving to New York City. She now lives in Montreal. After moving to New York City, Theallet continued to work with Alaïa on a part-time basis, as well as for other fashion brands, launching her own label, Sophie Theallet, in 2007, receiving the CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund Award in 2009, and the American Woolmark Prize in 2012. In 2015, Theallet served as the couture consultant for the film The Dressmaker, directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Kate WinsletTheallet champions inclusivity, representation, and diversity at her fashion events and runway showsIn 2014, she partnered with retailer Lane Bryant to bring fashionable luxury designs to the plus-size market. She is a pioneer in the rise of plus-size models on the runway and in high-end fashion.Vogue often writes about her runway shows. For example, the spring 2014 runway show (customarily held in fall 2013) drew comments from critics that her work "establishes a sophisticated tone of sensuality. "In November 2016, Theallet wrote an open letter explaining that she would not be designing clothes for future First Lady Melania Trump because she believed that she would not be designing clothes for future First Lady Melania Trump. Trump because of what she perceived as "racist and xenophobic" comments in Donald Trump's tone during his campaign for the U.S. presidency. She was soon joined by designers Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs. A few days later, Tommy Hilfiger responded to Theallet's statement, calling Melania "a very beautiful woman" and saying that he felt "any designer should be proud to design clothes for her. "In 2018, she and her family In 2018, she and her family moved to Montreal, where she met Bonny and chose to take a stake in the company as well as joining Lilyvanessa Clothing Design as its second-largest shareholder and senior costume designer.