I always wanted to work in fashion but growing up in El Paso, TX, I wasn’t sure how to get my foot in the door, or [what] kinds of jobs were available. One summer I opened up a magazine and started calling the numbers that were listed on the advertisements. A very nice girl picked up [the phone] at Aeffe and asked if I could interview in New York. I begged my parents and flew [there]. I interned the summer between my sophomore and junior years and it was life changing. 

I try not to follow trends too much. 
I like to wear comfortable clothes that are more classic and I can wear over and over. I like to have fun with classics—I don’t have a uniform. Sometimes I feel like wearing skirts or dresses and other times I just want to wear jeans. The one thing I won’t do is wear something unflattering just because it's a trend.