For Carol Hannah Whitfield, fashion is about feeling.
What began as a childhood hobby blossomed into a fairly secretive profession until Project Runway launched her into the public’s eye in 2009. Carol Hannah’s self-taught skill of pattern making and draping combined with learning from watching her Mother sew enabled her to start her love affair with design. As a winner of the Emerging Local Designer competition, Carol Hannah’s first collection of cocktail and evening dresses debuted at Charleston Fashion week in 2008. The overwhelmingly positive response she received from the show gave her the confidence to pursue fashion fulltime and to throw her hat in the ring for Project Runway. A finalist and fan favorite, Carol Hannah showed her just second ever collection at New York Fashion Week in Bryant Park for Fall 2009 and was dubbed “The People’s Champion.”
Carol Hannah launched her bridal line in Spring 2010, which was met with rave reviews from the press and real brides alike. Other current projects include blogging for People Magazine and the Lifetime Network, hosting fashion events and charity benefits, traveling for trunk shows at bridal salons, and working with brides from her studio in NYC’s garment district.
Carol Hannah
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