AVA CARMICHAEL BRANDS, LLC

Ava Carmichael Brands, LLC is an apparel and accessories design company, owned and operated by Ava Carmichael, who serves as the Creative Design Director. Ava Carmichael offers classic styles, combining both fashion and functionality to her collections for men and women. She is known for her designs in the denim industry, with a keen eye for upcoming trends and impeccable fits. Ava Carmichael began designing professionally in 2003 with her first collection of denim. In 2005, while attending Wade College of Design in Dallas, she launched her first evening wear collection in Austin, TX during ATX Fashion Week and debuted her collection shortly thereafter at The Dallas Market. She has worked as a denim/bottoms designer for such companies as Miller International, Solow and JCPenney, as well as Russell-Newman (now owned by Industrial Renaissance Inc.) designing lounge wear and sleepwear for private label companies such as: Saks 5th Ave., Belk, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Federated, TJ Maxx and Dillards. Her interest and career then took her to Los Angeles in 2007, where she worked with premium brands such as Prospect Denim, Brown Label Jeans, Solow, as well as some of the best factories and wash houses in LA. From 2009-2010, she lived in New York and Dallas, and successfully launched the denim collection, Mockingbird and the junior activewear line, Berry Jane. She is the owner and designer of Ava Carmichael Brands, LLC and currently produces Berry Jane activewear. www.avacarmichael.com