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Many years ago, as a Fashion Institute of Technology student, I learned that all fashion design begins and ends with fabric. Why? I asked pretty naively. The teacher replied material allows you to see the clothing you will design based on its intrinsic properties. For example, silk chiffon drapes ever so elegantly over the Lady's figure, thereby being the perfect fabric for an elegant wedding dres …

Designing a swimwear line involves many aspects. One must love fashion, swimwear, and modesty to create a genuine garment that suits all those needs. At the top of the list is listening to what our customers want to wear. What makes them feel happy and comfortable? Dressing modestly can challenge many ladies and girls, especially at the beach. As founder and head designer of Aqua Modesta, I ensure …

The word modesty or “tzniut” in Hebrew means many things to many people.Most people refer to humility as discretion in dress.Some say it means humble.Some say modesty is as important in behavior and speech as in dress codes.I believe it is all of the above. I want to tell you how I became more modest in the abovementioned ways—a process that has taken more than a decade and which I am currently un …

In my previous blog, you read how I came about designing my line of modest swimwear called Aqua Modesta. In the following few blogs, I want to describe some of my fashion design training at FIT (an acronym for Fashion Institute of Technology), known as one of the top design schools in NYC. In our fashion illustration class, we learned that the best way to draw a fashion figure is to extend th …