Shan Keith, a self-proclaimed chic, urban and contemporary designer, creates clothing that enhances and inspires individuality. Creating flirty, feminine and masculine garments, he is well known for his clothing with a distinctive style that will stand the test of time.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., Shan Keith was introduced to fashion at a young age., Flipside Magazine Editor, writes “It’s literally in his jeans (genes), no pun intended…” His mother and grandmother were both connoisseurs of fashion, sewing and designing garments for manufacturing companies throughout the states of Georgia and Missouri.
Shan Keith went to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He studied biology where he had dreams of becoming a doctor. It was there, through his personal style, that he used sewing as a hobby and designed and sewed garments for students and organizations on campus. Taking the inspiration as his motivation for success, he decided to resign from the university and started producing garments in the basement of his parent’s home. He laid the foundation for his garments by sewing and selling them to consignment shops and local boutiques throughout his hometown.
The Missourian admires fashion designers Sean john, Zac Posen, Mark Ecko, Roberto Cavalli, Betsy Johnson, Ralph Lauren, Plim and many more, primarily because of there free spirit, creativity, and notoriety for their clothing whether it be formal or casual. Clothing lines such as; Baby Phat, Ralph Lauren, Phat Farm, Tracey Reese, Sean John and Ecko all exemplify and stay true to their designs. This Midwestern has dreams of designing and creating garments for a big name designer label in order to gain experience in the fashion industry with prayers of starting his own clothing line. Shan has showcased his work in numerous fashion shows and Expo’s such as; Flipside Fashion, Hipsters Fashion, designing for music videos (P-Dubs “Good thang”), the Black Expo, Hautelanta Fashion Week, first place winner of 2008’s Pronto Fashion designer, 2008’s Project Design of St. Louis Fashion Week and has been featured in many articles across the Midwest including ALIVE Magazine. FashionInsider.com Alexander T. Thompson has named him “…St. Louis’s next big project to hit the runway in the fashion industry and says that he captivates the audience’s attention with his designs…”
Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream and Shan Keith definitely exemplifies an individual who is constantly on the move. He’s busy working on building a portfolio, which can be featured on styleportfolios.com/sammii, networking with other designers, entrepreneurs and boutiques using his innate traits to help him one day become a world renowned fashion design.
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