I grew up in Portland, OR, and spent many weekends with my product designer dad in antique and thrift stores, studying how things were made. I quickly became obsessed with vintage clothing - how garments held stories, aged with time, and revealed the hands that made them. I taught myself to sew on my mom’s treasured sewing machine, using vintage patterns as my guide and reference. That small curiosity turned into a full-time passion: I started collecting, restoring, and replicating everything from mid-century dresses to 1940s western suits, often found at estate sales in the early hours of the morning.