PHXFW Designer | Where Are They Now? | ARAE

I was originally introduced to ARAE during various Phoenix Fashion Week events in 2015. Designer and owner Rachael Levine hand makes her pieces and uses a special tie-dying treatment on silk like in the first look. The second dress is also tie-dye and it is a cotton fabric. I love the high neckline in the second dress and the free flowing feeling of the first dress. In both looks, I worked with Stacy Eden to style Clutch Jewelry with these looks. I reached out to Rachael recently to see what her and ARAE have been up to. Here are her answers… TFK: Since you showed your collection in PHXFW 2015, what have you been keeping busy with? ARAE: Since PHXFW 2015, I’ve mostly been focusing on designing and perfecting a couple of styles that are my best sellers and developing new styles based around them. Since I’m not a manufactured designer and…