Nicole Sinclair, Chief Creative Officer, STYLE SANCTUM
Nicole’s thoughts on style and fashion have been cultivated by the best names in the industry. While studying fashion design at Parsons School of Design (yes, the same place where Project Runway was filmed),she interned at Bergdorf Goodman. Here, she was involved in personal appearances with Kate Spade, Lulu Guinness, and Rafe. She attended style clinics given by Lillian von Stauffenberg, at the time Lillian Wang (best dressed list 2002) and the Creative Director for Bergdorf. She has also dressed hundreds of women for retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. In light of Nicole’s fashionable past, moms began requesting her advice on where their daughters should attend design school, and the path that they should take to enter the fashion industry and so, Style Sanctum – a fashion art studio was born. The studio has prepared it’s students to take the lead in acceptance to design programs at Parsons School of Design, Northwest School of the Arts and The Art Institute of Charlotte. Now in it’s third year, the studio has made it’s classes readily accessible to aspiring fashionista’s everywhere, through it’s on-line program! Now, the next wave of BIG fashion names can cull their talent in their own time and learn to live a beautiful, creative life, in their own voice!
Stacee Michelle, Stacee Michelle’s Blog
Driven by the passion for making dreams become reality, Stacee Michelle has positioned herself as the “fashion guru” of the South. She specializes in marketing, branding, production, styling, coaching and modeling. A west coast native, Stacee has infused her exposure to a variety of styles and cultures into the ever-changing fashion market on the east coast. Her love for the arts led her to pursue a Bachelors degree in Fashion Marketing. Eager to dive into the competitive fashion landscape, Stacee landed an internship at Tommy Hilfger’s headquarters in New York City. With her hand on the pulse of “what’s hot” she was able to work NY Fashion Week and assist in styling celebrities like John Legend, Fergie, Hillary Swank and Diane Kruger. Over the past four years in Charlotte, Stacee Michelle has spearheaded branding and development projects for several designers, artists, models and boutiques in the local area. She’s also become a go-to person for directing photo shoots and training models on runway and posing techniques. When Stacee isn’t ripping the runway, she finds pleasure in giving back to the community by mentoring young adults who aspire to be in the fashion industry. She realizes that in order to reach the top, you have to pull others up along the way. Her motto is: “Everyone has potential – it’s what you do with it that makes the difference!”
Kimberly Brookshire, Managing Director, Charlotte, STYLE SANCTUM
Kimberly Brookshire is from Taylorsville, NC. Soon after moving to Charlotte in 2003 she matriculated at The Art Institute of Charlotte where she studied Fashion Marketing and Management, graduating at the top of her class and as a member of Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society in December of 2009. While at the Art Institute, Kimberly was awarded the Most Outstanding Student Award within the Fashion Department. As a Student Ambassador for the Fashion Department, Kimberly was involved in the Nouveau Fashion Club and even attended brunch with Tim Gunn. Kimberly also helped backstage at the Liz Clairborne fashion show with designer Isaac Mizrahi and has worked with stylists Lauren Lewellyn for Seventeen Magazine as well as Ali Kahn for The Simon Fashion Show. She interned at Charlotte STYLE Magazine and while interning, attended Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in September 2009 to cover the spring and summer 2010 collections. Since joining the Style Sanctum team in February 2010, she has taught a variety of classes, attended Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for more coverage, helped with fashion show Underwater Muse and Lessons from Coco, has styled clients in the area and most recently became the Managing Director for Charlotte. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as painting, drawing, sewing, traveling, and DIY projects.
Lori Tate, Editor, Lake Norman CURRENTS Magazine
Lori lives in Cornelius with her husband, John, and has worked as a freelance writer and editor in the Southeast for the past five years. A 1994 graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lori has worked in an editorial capacity for Charlotte magazine, Charlotte Home Design, WHERE Charleston, Vacation Hilton Head, and Today’s Charlotte Woman. The North Carolina native enjoys writing and reading about extraordinary people who strengthen their communities by going after their dreams. When Lori is not meeting deadlines, she enjoys theatre, running, volunteering, and spending time with her toddler twins, family and friends.
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