[Forbes] How A Self-Made, Self-Taught Fashion Designer Became A Major Hollywood Player In Just 3 Years
By The Snow Agency
Maxie James is a fashion designer to the stars, including Blac Chyna, Letoya Luckett, Erica Mena and India Love, and a boutique owner who “won’t let anything stop me from going after my dreams.” Her clothing line, Ellae Lisque, held its second annual show this past Sunday, the same day as James’ 30th birthday. Her line will appear in New York Fashion Week this coming weekend. Style House by MJ, her clothing store, is one of the only Black-owned businesses on LA’s swanky Melrose Ave.
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