British stone. Louis-Chris Cole's love and affinity for fashion began at a very young age.

She said that when she was in third grade, after her aunt handed her sewing supplies, she turned the bed sheets and shower curtain into pencil skirts and so on. She said she would also cut out photos of her school and sew them on pieces of cloth.

She said that when she grew up, she began to read books from the library and watch YouTube videos to expand her knowledge of sewing different clothes. She officially launched her brand Kris Cole the Brand at the age of 19 wearing a ball gown. Since then, she has produced these and other women's clothing items for various occasions, including birthdays, weddings, formal occasions, girls' nightlife and more.

"I am a visual learner. For my gifts, I always say that they are given by God because I don't use measurement. I don't use a tape measure. Everything makes people dizzy," she is receiving "St. Louis American" Said in the interview. "This may not be the traditional way, but this is my way, and it gives me what I have."

For the past three years, clients have met and consulted with Cole in a private suite in a building at 1409 Washington Avenue. Starting November 6, repeat customers and new customers can now visit her at her Kris Cole Design Loft & Accessories store at 1309 Washington Avenue.

As soon as they enter the door, guests will see a series of her mannequins wearing her iconic floor-to-ceiling ball gowns with curvy hug silhouettes with intricate beading and diamond-encrusted details. Dresses in pink, black, and silver tones match the rest of the store. The rest of the store is decorated in the same color scheme. It is not surprising that the flowered walls and key furniture provide a charming aesthetic for the 26-year-old fashion designer.

Customers can not only purchase custom designs with her, but can also purchase ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories shipped internally by clothing manufacturers.

Cole swayed one of her own designs in a layered gown with a shiny high neckline, nude mesh long sleeves, and all hand-woven jewelry, telling a group of people outside of her grand opening to accept her entity The business was unexpected. She said that one day she was in her office, and the next day she got her store key.

"I don't know where it came from, but it seems to be made for me," she told the crowd. "I already work on the street. It's on the perfect side of the shade. It has the right amount of fitting rooms. The layout matches the overall assets of the store to match my style and suit my customers."

She thanked her family for being her biggest supporters, including her 9-year-old son Christian Cole, who suffered a severe car accident a few weeks ago that caused his leg to be broken.

"For those who don't know, my baby has a broken leg, but you can never tell because he keeps walking, but guess where he got it (the crowd yelled at her mother)," she Say. "I am grateful that I can pass it on to my children."

At the grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting ceremony, she shouted out her mother and asked for feedback, and affirmed that she was willing to accept suggestions on how to continue to improve her business.

She said that she chose the current location because she knew that its location in the city would bring a lot of traffic compared to when she first operated outside the office.

"I know that once there is a flow of people, I can produce more products because when I am in the office, I don't take it with me because my customers are mainly private customers," she said. "As soon as I arrived at my store, I knew that I had to make things more custom-made and put them on the shelves so that people didn't have to wait for the time to make the clothes. I had designed something to the size and prepared it."

She said that her favorite dress is evening dress because it is more eye-catching than traditional dress.

"People will say,'Oh my God, how did you do it?' Compared to standard pants and shirts," she said. "My dress is unique. If I do something, people will know that I designed it. This is my signature."

She toasted the crowd and encouraged everyone to chase their dreams.

"Let us toast everyone here to achieve their goals, live fearlessly to everyone here, chase dreams, work hard, do what they like to do, and don't let small setbacks change their thinking about the future," she said.

"If anyone in this group of people today has been trying to figure out what they are going to do next, and how to do for them, then please give time to God to make a plan for you. He is just weighing the journey."

"Come and see me. You can come to the store or experience the reservation consultation yourself," she said. "I can show you the fabrics I own and the different outsourcing services of the company I use to create the perfect look."

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