{"id":2175551,"date":"2026-10-02T05:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2175551"},"modified":"2026-10-02T05:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:20:44","slug":"devon-a-level-student-starts-her-own-fashion-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2175551","title":{"rendered":"Devon A-level student starts her own fashion line"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gracie, 16, enjoys modelling but admits to loving business “that little bit more”<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A teenage model has launched her own fashion label while still studying for her A-levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gracie, 16, from Tavistock, said she had got the idea of setting up her own clothing company while modelling on the catwalk at London Fashion Week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Back home in her bedroom, she got to work designing hoodies which she believes have a unique selling point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The teenage designer said the hoodies were a single colour on the outside but have a polka dot material lining the hood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gracie designed the hoodies in her bedroom<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gracie said she was 14 when she was spotted by a talent scout at a Taylor Swift concert. By the age of 15, she was on the catwalk at London Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She thought that although it was “really cool wearing other people’s clothes”, it would be better if she could create something other people wanted to wear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Once she had the idea for her hoodies, she moved quickly to get them into production under her brand Bloom House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I had the sketches, picked out some colours, found a factory and now we’re making them,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gracie credits her parents, Lei and Mitch, as her inspiration<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gracie said her parents, Mitch and Lei, had inspired her as both run their own businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mitch said his daughter had sought different quotes and fabrics and tested everything “all off her own bat”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“She’s keen and she wants to do this, but we’ll be here in the background,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lei said even if Gracie’s new company did not “go global”, it would always be “a really good start”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As well as running her own business and modelling, Gracie has a part-time job in a restaurant, runs her own social media platforms and is studying business, economics, psychology and core maths for her A-levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I’ve always been pretty good with time management, so if I keep that hopefully it shouldn’t get too much,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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