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January 27, 2010
Jenae Lee
When 18-year-old Alyssa Bird isn’t doing class work at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in San Francisco or fulfilling her duties at an American Apparel store, she is developing her own clothing line called “Alyssa Nicole.”
Bird taught herself how to sew at age 12. When she designs a collection, she does not get inspired by fashion, clothing or style; abstract objects, music and feelings inspire her instead.
Bird’s fall 2008 collection was inspired by 80s hip hop culture, and the muse of spring 2009 collection was a song by The Dresden Dolls called “Shores of California.”
When Bird is out on a photo shoot for her collection, she tries to portray the inspiration for that collection.
Bird designs with the envision of a young woman between the ages of 14 to 25. She designs mostly summer dresses for teenage girls and cocktail dresses for women in their 20s.
“The type of girl that would wear my designs is a fun, outgoing, flirty girl who just wants to look and feel pretty,” Bird said.
Her latest collection, which is available on her website, http://www.alyssabird.com was inspired by the evolution of her personal style. She went from wearing dirty Chuck Taylor shoes to wearing super feminine designer dresses.
The latest collection consists of dresses in different shades of pink. Bird’s dresses are ideal for proms, dinner parties, weddings or other special events.
“The collection definitely has an unexpected twist to it,” Bird said.
Bird hopes to have her designs sold in boutiques worldwide and to have a fashion show in New York Fashion Week. In the meantime, she wants to make dresses that would make women feel confident and beautiful.
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