Spotlight on AKD Junior Designer Kayla - Age 7

Blog #2: Following Kayla, Age 7, Chicago: Last month, we introduced you to Kayla - our Fall 2013 AKD Junior Designer! Kayla is a Junior Luvabulls Dancer, where she wears an official AKD Role Models junior costume. 

This summer, we asked Kayla to join us in Chicago as an AKD Brand Ambassador alongside National Sales Manager Laura Clark. Kayla visited the Chicago Going Pro Convention in uniform, where she met dancers and cheerleaders and modeled AKD apparel. Here she is with Clark in her Junior Luvabulls uniform. 

"Kayla was an outstanding representative of AKD!" said Clark. "One of the most important qualities of a cheerleader and a brand ambassador is a great smile and willingness to talk to people. Kayla exhibited both of those attributes, and she was a great company representative!" 

The highlight of Kayla's program as an AKD Junior Designer is that she will have her own design brought to life! Kayla submitted three fabulous sketches to Angela King Designs, and one of them will be created just for her this fall! Kayla's inspiration for the drawings roots from her love to dance and cheer. We can't reveal which one will be chosen, but we can show you her creativity! See below for the three designs in various colors and styles. Which is your favorite? 

As we speak, the AKD production department is selecting Kayla's fabrics and matching her sizes to prepare for the prototype production of Kayla's costume. With a wide variety of fabrics to choose from, the professionals are selecting from solids, metallics, prints, and sequins to create the perfect set. 

Check back with us later this month when we will reveal Kayla's selected costume and see her reaction as she receives it in her very own size.   

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About the AKD Junior Designer Program: Our intentions in creating the AKD Role Models "Junior Designer" program are to promote design and creativity in our society's youth. We want to reach out to young designers and help them to realize their goals of becoming future fashion leaders. We hope that these Junior Designers will influence more children and teens to become young leaders and encourage them to follow their designing dreams.