In 2011, I designed an emerald green lace evening gown for a formal event I would be attending in the spring. Later that year, the trend posts came out and lace was the number one trend across top leading designers in the UK and America. 

This trend, filled with lace, beautiful applique, and three dimensionality, makes a woman feel beautiful and at one with nature. The focus to my senior collection is 3D hand sewn applique and beautiful beading. I am excited to debut my collection while this trend is very relevant. My primar

The summer before I started my freshman year at Purdue (August 2010), I had my very first Elena Victoria Sale. The sale started at 2 PM and ended around 3 PM. I sold out of every garment I had made that year, each garment containing an exposed zipper in the design. When 2012 came around, I was in my sophomore year of college. The exposed zipper trend had hit hard, and people were crazy about it. My 23 year old brother called and asked, didn't you think of that years ago?