MY NAME IS LAILA KATZ, AND I AM A NYC-BASED CREATIVE EXPLORING MEDIUMS SUCH AS FASHION, GRAPHIC, HOME WEAR, AND TEXTILE DESIGN AS WELL AS BRAND DEVELOPMENT. I RECIEVED MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGN FROM THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND WENT ON TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY AT THE FASHION INSTITUTE TO GET MY BFA IN FABRIC STYLING. THROUGHOUT MY TIME AT FIT, I DISCOVERED I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT FORMS OF DESIGN, AND I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH ART AND FASHION HISTORY. I AM INSPIRED BY EVERYTHING IN MY DAILY LIFE: THE PEOPLE I PASS BY ON THE STREET, THE MUSIC I LISTEN TO, AND THE EXPERIENCES I HAVE WITH MY FRIENDS, AS WELL AS THE EUROPEAN MODERNIST ART MOVEMENT AND THE BAUHAUS. THROUGH MY LIFE EXPERIENCES GROWING UP AROUND THE NEW YORK CITY SKATE SCENE AND PUNK SCENE, I'VE MET SO MANY COLORFUL PEOPLE AND LEARNED TO SEE INSPIRATION WITHIN THE STORIES OF OTHERS, AND STIVE TO KEEP THEIR STORIES AND SPIRITS LIVE ON WITHIN MY WORK.

MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IS SEEING WHAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE AND USING IT AS A ROOT OF INSPIRATION.

MY ATTITUDE TOWARDS DESIGN IS THE SAME AS THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE: I TAKE MY WORK SERIOUSLY BUT NOT MYSELF, AND I HAVE A GOOD TIME ALL THE TIME.