Draft:Cassandra Casas

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Background[edit]

Cassandra Casas Rojas was born in Monterrey, Mexico on January 3, 1995. She is one of three, middle children. She grew up in a small town, Dinwiddie, in Virginia. She grew up in dancing and cheerleading, she likes to think that these sports taught her discipline and her results of hard work. She didn’t know she wanted to pursue fashion until she was a junior in high school. Cassandra is a talented apparel designer and at 28 years old she has established her fashion line at an attainable price.

Education[edit]

At a young age, Cassandra had dream of becoming a doctor. Throughout her academic life, she was very excelled in her studies and took several AP courses. She was at the top of her class and held leadership roles. Cassandra had a passion for the arts but never thought about pursuing a career within the field. After attending Kent State University, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design with minors in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Since then, she has furthered pursued her career in fashion.

Career[edit]

Her goal as a designer is to be remembered as someone who didn't see barriers and had a talent for combining elements. Her whole life she wasn't seeking fashion until she found her passion to pursue the arts. She is now very successful and has achieved becoming the founder of her brand, CasasRojas.

business brand[edit]

Cassandra created her own clothing brand. She found inspiration from womanhood. She creates apparel that will rise to the most outrageous events, without having to sacrifice comfort. She loves the idea of suits, but she wishes they had made a comfortable option, so that why she created suits to her style and comfort.


Accomplishments[edit]

2023 - Austin Fashion Week - Austin, Texas - April 2023

2021 - New Orleans Fashion Week - New Orleans, LA - November 2021

2021 - New York Fashion Week - New York City, New York - September 2021

2021 - Top 100 FAB Leaders Award - Recognition of Her Contributions To The Field of Fashion, Apparel & Beauty - Las Vegas, United States - July 2021

2021 - Apparel & Beauty - Las Vegas, United States - July 2021

2021 - Fashion Forward Disruption Through Design Exhibition - Dunedin, New Zealand - March 2021 - October 2021 - 1 of 25 world finalist

2019 - New Zealand Emerging Designer Awards Dunedin, New Zealand, (Awarded “Free to be Award,” of 25 world finalists) 2018 - International Youth Design Competition - Beijing, China (Awarded 4th place of 31 world finalists)

2018 - Design competition in Shanghai, China, she was one of two students representing Kent State University.

April 2018 - Niche Award | Most innovative collection of 27 | Fashion Design Finalist, Winner at Kent State University

2018 - Fusion IFFTI Student Design Competition - Shanghai, China (1 of 45 world finalist)

In her first China competition in 2017, she created six evening looks in two months; her first collection went international, inspired by Mexican heritage.

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