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LESLYE RAE IS A MEXICAN DESIGNER ORIGINALLY FROM CHIHUAHUA. HER LOVE FOR FASHION STARTED WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE, DESIGNING OUTFITS FOR HER DOLLS WITH FABRIC SCRAPS. AT 15, SHE FOUNDED HER FIRST BRAND, SELLING HER DESIGNS AT LOCAL MARKETS. AT 17 YEARS OLD, SHE MOVED TO MONTERREY, MÉXICO, TO START FASHION SCHOOL AND BUILD HER OWN PORTFOLIO, DEFINING HER ASPIRATIONS AS A DESIGNER. HOWEVER, THE FASHION INDUSTRY'S DARK SIDE, ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND LACK OF ETHICS MADE HER QUESTION HER PATH. THIS MARKED THE BEGINNING OF HER RESPONSIBLE JOURNEY.

IN 2017, RAE ATTENDED NYFW FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND IT INTENSIFIED HER LOVE FOR THE INDUSTRY.

IN 2018, A THRIFT STORE VISIT SPARKED AN IDEA. SHE LAUNCHED AFTERONE, A SUSTAINABLE-UPCYLING BRAND.

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DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES IN THE CITY HELPED HER FIND HERSELF AS A DESIGNER AND SOLIDIFY HER BELIEFS IN THE WAY SHE MAKES CLOTHES AND HOW SHE WANTS TO IMPACT THE WORLD.

AFTER WORKING WITH BRANDS DURING NYFW, AND MULTIPLE INTERNSHIPS, SHE REALIZED HOW MUCH SHE MISSED HAVING AND BUILDING HER OWN PATH, WHICH LED TO THE BIRTH OF LSLY RÆ. THOUGH AFTERONE CLOSED, RAE'S DEDICATION TO ETHICAL FASHION REMAINED.

 

LSLY RÆ WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 1, 2022, INSPIRED BY HER LOVE FOR NYC, MEXICAN HERITAGE, AND SELF-EXPRESSION. THE BRAND AIMS TO BE INCLUSIVE, CELEBRATING INDIVIDUALITY, AND ENCOURAGING CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION.