ABOUT

The Creative Cookie was founded in 2008 by Lesley Ware, an easily inspired fashion blogger. This blog started off as a behind-the-scenes look at NYC's fashion industry and has evolved over the years to include more of Lesley’s creations and those of the people who inspire her. Read more about the Creative Cookie contributors here:

 

	Lesley Ware is a New York City-based creator who is a believer of fashion-as-self-care and uses her platform to encourage others to use fashion as a tool. She is the author of three books: Sew Fab: Style for Young Fashionistas, My Fab Fashion Style File and How to be a Fashion Designer. She is working on her fourth and fifth books which are soon to be released. Lesley has also led and developed education programs for Parsons School of Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Times Student Journeys, and New Visions for Public Schools. Lesley is currently designing a bridal collection that was inspired by her recent nuptials. She hopes to continue to spread joy and creative vibes through this blog and her ever-evolving projects for young fashionistas and fashionistos. Photo - Emma Trim 2020
	Morgan Hale is the Creative Cookie Studio Assistant and a New York City-based artist and weaver. She learned to weave and received her BFA in Fibers from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work is process-driven, centered around floor loom weaving. Recently, Morgan has been incorporating plaster into her woven work and uses the two contrasting materials to examine themes of time and perception. As well as fine art, she also creates functional goods by commission, working with clients to bring their vision to reality. Morgan enjoys sharing and teaching others about the magic of weaving and hopes to offer one-on-one floor loom classes in the future.
	Kasey Lettrich is the Fashion Journalism Intern for The Creative Cookie and is a junior in the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University studying journalism with minors in fashion merchandising and strategic social media. She is the president of Mirage Magazine, a student-run fashion, beauty, lifestyle magazine on campus, and created a podcast with a local newspaper, The Dominion Post, in association with the magazine called Mirage Monday. Kasey also works as an assistant for the Reed College of Media. She hopes to one day work for a fashion magazine in New York City spreading love, positivity and inspiration through the world of fashion.
	Joanna Etienne is The Creative Cookie high school intern. Joanna is 18 years old and a senior at New Visions AIM I Charter High School, located in East New York. Joanna is of Haitian descent and speaks fluent Haitian Creole. Her goals include attending a two-year-college in the fall and achieving her associates degree in nursing (ADN) to pursue a career as a pediatric nurse. She spent some time at The Secondary School Of Journalism, a journalism-based high school. This is where she gained her passion for writing. She spends a lot of her free time writing excerpts, poems or think pieces. Joanna will be adding a new feature called Fashion Fridays to The Creative Cookie where she will highlight creatives in the art / fashion world and unique, fun DIYs. You will hear these topics and more from a teenager’s perspective!