Strategic, luxuriant focused, and extraordinarily driven, Laura's first ventures in the design world started in art, selling multiple paintings by age 13 and going on her first business trip (with her wonderful Mom for legal reasons) at 14 after winning an international design contest by The Sak Company to have her designs mass produced overseas.

While studying design at The Fashion Institute of Technology, she designed for multiple fashion companies where her work ended up on the racks of several major retailers but was still seeking a larger role in the fashion world.

After completing her degree, Laura took a job as a wholesale brand manager for the fashion house Fernando Sanchez. She was afforded the opportunity to take the reigns of the design department at the early age of 23 following the passing of the legendary designer. At the company Laura worked with clients Saks 5th Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Home Shopping Network, Bloomingdale’s, and Macy’s, as well as hundreds of nation-wide boutiques, where the customers and their stories were a constant inspiration.

Years later, in the face of a struggling luxury market during the recession in 2008, Laura sought to help retail clients maximize profit instead in the mass market where she saw extensive opportunity emerging in direct sourcing. 

While utilizing banks, mills, and factories as partners, her consulting has contributed to companies adopting new methodology behind putting together saleable collections or materials at a reasonable cost. Working with clients such as Gap, Urban Outfitters, Ralph Lauren, Ann Taylor, V1969 Versace, Samsung Textiles, Britney Spears, House of Dereon (Beyonce’s label), and Lil Kim just to name a few. Laura was able acquire a vast amount of industry relationships and still continues to serve as a brand and manufacturer matchmaker.

Laura’s eponymous jewelry and accessories collection was born in the years in between however, as the years passed, she found herself increasingly at odds with the expectations of the business side of fashion—the constant demand for novelty and the challenge of maintaining personal expression within such a commercialized space.

Earlier this year, after an enlivening vacation to Dubai and Australia, she started to paint again and immerse herself into a return to art. Laura is looking forward to a new opportunity to express, without limitation, the ideas and emotions that have always been the foundation of her work.

“Fashion taught me the power of transformation, but art allows me to speak in a language that is timeless, unfiltered, and deeply personal. This is my new canvas, and I can’t wait to put everything I have and so much more into this new series which will be unveiled soon. The sky is the limit.” She said.