My name is Alex Flores and I was raised in the central coast of California in a small town called Gonzales. I am a small town girl at heart but decided to take a chance in a big city and move to San Francisco to study fashion design at the Academy of Art University. There I learned many skills on how to be a fashion designer but most importantly I learned about my love for leather and my cultures aesthetic. I am proud to be Mexican and like to incorporate traditional ideas and designs into my work. I now live in Los Angeles and am pursuing a career in fashion design.