She spent time in Virginia Beach, Virginia where she attended Kempsville High School, and Washington, D.C., before settling in New York City in 1982, at age nineteen, to pursue a career in fashion design.
She spent time in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she attended Kempsville High School. She then moved to Washington, D.C. before settling in New York City in 1982, at age 19, to pursue a career in fashion design.