PS: What was your first experience with fashion, and why do you love it?
LA: I was always a tomboy, but I love fashion because it allows everyone to be their unique selves. You can tell a lot about a person in the way that they dress and that became an outlet to really be who I was. In my earlier years I was a sneakerhead where I would showcase all the best sneakers that I bought, and I would be so proud that I could save my money to buy them.
Now I think fashion should be fun and whatever you feel. People sometimes are like, "Okay, what are the trends now?" I don't think too much about them anymore. The trends are whatever you feel good in. It's just how you wear it and the confidence when you wear it.
PS: What are your hopes for the future of the fashion and entertainment industries?
LA: I just hope to continue to see great Black talent emerging. There's so much more we can do, so many more stories to be told, and so many more fashion rules to be broken. Just to continue to support these up and coming designers, young and old. We run to all these fashion shows, which are great, but it's also great to put into our own.
Pictured: Chelsea Grays