Knj New York Hoodie

With the perfect fabric find at the thrift store, Sallee heads back to her home studio where all of her designs are handmade.

“I usually use her old dresses as kind of like a template,” said Sallee as she works to cut and sew a new dress for Lolly.

The 25-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri was self-taught before heading to the Art Institute of Tampa.

“I started re-working denim in middle school and then in high school, I started really putting pieces together and accessorizing and playing with prints and color,” said Sallee.