User:Ahardmon/Zulema N. George

Zulema N. George (born 1980, on a small island in the Caribbean St Vincent And The Grenadines. Zulema  graduated from the Brooklyn Tech. She began producing her own designs and handbags in 2004 and opened a boutique in 2008 to allow for her independence from department stores. She designed AK with her own needs in mind. Her boutique gained wide acceptance as the Frugal Fashonistas Boutique.

The core Anavaa Kisasa Boutique has expanded to include AK handbags, outerwear,accessories, candles In October 2007, George launched Divaluxe, an "upscale red carpet" collection. Her cosmetics products are marketed by Melaleuca. Today, the Nicole Miller lines are sold in thirty Nicole Miller Boutiques and upscale retailers such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus.

One of her dresses was featured in the Seinfeld episode "The Wig Master".

the designer behind Anavaa Kisasa LLC  “Even as a child, I always strived to stand out from the crowd – to that end, scarves became belts, brooches became buttons,” she laughs. “Designing is what really hit home with me. I would sketch anything”. Fast forward a few years and Zulema is at the helm of her very own burgeoning fashion empire. Swahili for “she dresses in fashion”, Anavaa Kisasa is a fashion accessory line that specializes in high-quality handbags.

Starting out as an image consultant, Zulema channelled her creativity and eye for detail into dressing artists for music videos. She soon honed in on designing handbags after growing increasingly tired of purchasing bags made from inferior materials at exorbitant prices. A New York girl at heart, Zulema is savvy, stylish and resourceful. A self professed accessories junkie, she designed AK with her own needs in mind. As such, AK bags are made from high quality Italian leathers and produced in small quantities – a feature that enables each bag to be given special care and attention.

“A handbag is more than an accessory, it’s an extension of you,” says the designer, “What you wear speaks volumes even when you aren’t saying a word”. An AK woman is stylish and distinctive. She is anything but ordinary and always stands out in a crowd. She lives freely, she loves fearlessly, and she dresses in fashion.

Zulema N. George, the creative designer behind Anavaa Kisasa LLC was born in Kingstown, St. Vincent. Anavaa Kisasa, which means "she dresses in fashion" in Swahili, is a fashion accessory line specializing in women's handbags,was founded in 2004 when this Brooklyn native became tired of purchasing handbags that she knew she could create herself. "Adding my sense of style to an array of the finest leathers, I started creating funky, versatile bags that any woman would love. My handbags are custom made and personally handcrafted. I use leathers in a variety of colors adding a touch of personality to each handbag with a special detail." She replied when asked about her line.

Zulema always had a flair for fashion and knew what looked good, but she didn’t become interested in being a designer until 1995 when she returned to New York after attending Howard University to take a job in the fashion/retail industry. This sparked her interest in clothing and accessory design. Though her collegiate degrees are in the sciences, Zulema's true passion is design. Her current studies, at the renowned Fashion Institute of Technology, in New York City, has only heightened her interests and fueled her creativity and desire to share her vision with the world. She has a unique eye for fashion and a knack for making everything that she touches beautiful.