Growing up, Autumn Adeigbo imagined she would make a good lawyer, gifted with the ability to objectively view both sides of a situation. Or perhaps her love for animals could serve her well as a veterinarian. It wasn\u2019t until age 19 when Autumn recognized and began to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While working with a top stylist and A-list celebrity in Paris, an opportunity most aspiring fashion designers could only dream about, Autumn yearned for more. This would later be described as her defining career moment; the desire to dig deeper into the industry, attempt to change the status quo and fully utilize her creativity in order to reach her full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Autumn\u2019s namesake fashion label is seasoned with the culture, color and conscience of her African heritage, a lifestyle-driven brand that empowers women through style and purpose. The collection is designed and sewn in New York City in female-owned production facilities, hand-beaded by women of West African tribes employed utilizing a portion of sales, and sold via a community of entrepreneurial women through their social networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below, Autumn shares her thoughts on work, love and life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n