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I’M LESLYE RAE, A MEXICAN DESIGNER FROM CHIHUAHUA, NOW BUILDING MY PRACTICE AND MY BRAND IN NEW YORK CITY. MY WORK HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROOTED IN REINVENTION — I’VE BEEN RECONSTRUCTING GARMENTS SINCE I WAS YOUNG, AND THAT INSTINCT NATURALLY EVOLVED INTO A COMMITMENT TO CIRCULARITY AND CONSCIOUS DESIGN.

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I LAUNCHED MY FIRST BRAND AT 15 AND LATER MOVED TO MONTERREY FOR FASHION SCHOOL, WHERE I STARTED DEVELOPING MY TECHNICAL FOUNDATION AND A CLEARER VIEW OF THE INDUSTRY. SEEING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT UP CLOSE PUSHED ME TO RETHINK HOW I WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE. THAT’S WHERE THE SUSTAINABILITY LENS BECAME NON-NEGOTIABLE FOR ME — NOT AS A TREND, BUT AS AN OPERATING PRINCIPLE.

WHEN I MOVED TO NEW YORK, EVERYTHING ACCELERATED. BETWEEN INTERNSHIPS, NYFW WORK, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE INSIDE DIFFERENT STUDIOS, I REFINED MY AESTHETIC, MY SYSTEMS, AND THE KIND OF DESIGNER I WANTED TO BE. I RAN AN UPCYCLING LABEL FOR A FEW YEARS, WHICH TAUGHT ME HOW TO WORK RESOURCEFULLY, HOW TO DESIGN WITHIN CONSTRAINTS, AND HOW TO BUILD SMALL-BATCH PROCESSES THAT ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE FOR THE PLANET.

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LSLY RÆ WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 1, 2022. A BRAND SHAPED BY MY MEXICAN BACKGROUND, MY LIFE IN THE CITY, AND MY BELIEF IN CREATING PIECES WITH INTENTION.

EVERY GARMENT IS PRODUCED IN MICRO-BATCHES, USING DEADSTOCK OR RECLAIMED MATERIALS, AND DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE LONGEVITY, CHARACTER, AND RESPONSIBLE CRAFTSMANSHIP.

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MY FOCUS IS SIMPLE: BUILD A BRAND ECOSYSTEM THAT FEELS PERSONAL, THOUGHTFUL, AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED — WHILE PROVING THAT SUSTAINABILITY AND STRONG DESIGN CAN COEXIST WITHOUT COMPROMISE.

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