EMERGING DESIGNER

Chaquita Collie

IN THIS FEATURE: Meet Chaquita Fashion Focus

IZIQ...is a brand and an image. Chaquita La-Nae wants the ladies who choose MIZIQ to understand that clothes are an image. You can perfect it and most importantly, change it every day. Her clothes provide another option to the traditional "mall" choices.

Chaquita La'Nae fell in love with fashion ever since she can remember. But she pursued it seriously in 1997. While in high school studying Musical Theatre, La'Nae was often ridiculed for her unique fashion attempts. Her peers just didn't understand it nor did they want to accept it. However, taking her hand-me-downs and creating her own expressive art to wear provided her with great comfort and excitement.

She merged her theatrical attitude with her reconstructive techniques to produce one-of-a-kind show stoppers. Realizing that a traditional career path was not for her, La'Nae obtained a Bachelor's degree with the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Fashion Design.