12. Fashion Designer & Stylist, Korto Momolu
Roots of the Spirit Podcast
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Check out this deeply inspiring episode featuring Liberian-born fashion designer and stylist, Korto Momolu (First Runner Up, Project Runway Season 5) who has overcome many challenges to blaze her own path in the fashion industry - stamping her global brand on fashion-forward women’s wear and accessories that celebrate the essence of her rich heritage through the use of traditional and luxury fabrics.
The Korto Momolu brand has over the years expanded to include creating an accessory line for Dillard’s Incorporated department stores; producing an eco-friendly jewelry line for the Smithsonian museum stores; designing the uniforms for the Walton Family Museum (Crystal Bridges); serving as the Cheerios’ ambassador for the Shoprite Partners in Caring “Knock Out Hunger” campaign; and contributing her time and talents to countless charitable and philanthropic endeavors.
Highlighted in the ‘Top 5 Designers to Watch’ at her debut season at New York fashion week SS2009 season, Korto has been featured in many international and national publications and has appeared on numerous television shows, including two seasons of Project Runway AllStars. She presently makes her home with her husband and children in Little Rock, Arkansas.
COMING UP!
High Fashion Meets the World of Cannabis: Korto Momolu for Women Grow SS20 Collection
High Fashion meets the world of Cannabis for the first time at New York Fashion Week. Renowned fashion designer, Korto Momolu, known for her bold fashion-forward designs on Project Runway, has joined forces with Women Grow, the largest network of women in the cannabis and hemp industries whose mission is not to cultivate cannabis but women leaders in cannabis. LINK below for TICKET INFO.
"If you're out there dreaming, quit dreaming and start speaking it...get out there and make your dream happen and live it out loud. It is possible, it's doable. I'm a testament of that." ~ Korto Momolu
Korto's Website: www.kortomomolu.com
Korto Social Media: @kortomomolu
High Fashion Meets the World of Cannabis: https://kortomomoluforwomengrow.eventbrite.com
Korto Momolu | My Chapter and Verse | BET
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