LINCOLN – Watch out fashion world, there’s a new designer on the horizon and she’s already making waves with animal prints and bold colors.
Marlee Stark isn’t a teenager yet, but at just 12 years old, she knows what she likes, and an online retailer likes it, too. Zulily chose Marlee as one of their school trendsetters after she created her own clothing line and won their national competition.
Marlee goes to John Adams Academy, a charter school in Lincoln, where she has to wear a uniform and perhaps this is where her fashion creativity came to life.
“So I usually add a lot of jewelry because that’s one of the few things we’re allowed to do,” she said. “And hair accessories and wearing hair in beautiful ways.”
But it’s not just about looking good. Marlee uses fashion techniques to make kids feel good too.
“They can look down on themselves because they don’t have those clothes that look cool, and my goal is to make sure kids know that whatever they have in their closet, you can make it unique and cool, and you can’t you have to spend a lot of money on something,” Marlee said.
For this new trendsetter, you might want to bookmark her name because you just might see her on your clothing label one day.
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