>> PRODUCTION OF BROAD & HIGH IS PROVIDED BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, FOSTERING TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART, AND MORE AT COLUMBUSFASHIONCOUNCIL.

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COM, FROM AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> WILL THIS TIME ON BROAD & HIGH, WE HEAD INTO THE KITCHEN, DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING DESIGNERS.

MEET A DESIGNER WITH A LIFELONG PASSION FOR WOMEN'S WEAR DESIGN.

AND HEAR FROM A CREATIVE WHO HAS DESIGNED EVERYTHING FROM HIGH FASHION TO CLASSIC READY TO WEAR.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON BROAD & HIGH.

>> WELCOME TO BROAD & HIGH, I'M YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

IN OUR FIRST SEGMENT, WE HEAD INTO THE KITCHEN WITH THE FOUNDER OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF PASSION MEETS PURPOSE.

AND OF COURSE, WE'LL MAKE A QUICK BITE.

WITH ME IN THE KITCHEN TODAY IS THOMAS MCCLURE, FOUNDER OF THE COLUMBUS FASHION COUNCIL.

THOMAS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> OF COURSE.

SO TELL US ALL ABOUT THE COLUMBUS FASHION COUNCIL?

>> SURE, SO THE COLUMBUS FASHION COUNCIL OVERSEES FASHION WEEK COLUMBUS AS THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, ALONG WITH OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, LIKE THE FASHION AWARDS, ALSO THE FASHION INDUSTRY CONFERENCE, PARTNERED PROGRAMS AS WELL, BUT IT ALL REALLY STARTED WITH FASHION WEEK COLUMBUS BACK IN 2010.

WHY IT STARTED THAT WAY IS BECAUSE WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A FASHION ECOSYSTEM HERE.

AND DURING THAT TIME, WE HAD ONE RUNWAY SHOW.

AND WE ALL LOVE HALLOWEEN.

WE LOVE THE COSTUMES, RIGHT?

BUT I HAD SOME MODELS BECAUSE I WAS A TALENT AGENT.

I WAS A DIRECTOR OF A TALENT AGENCY, AND WE HAD SOME MODELS THAT WANTED TO WALK THE RUNWAY.

WE'RE 15th LARGEST IN THE CITY, WHY DON'T WE HAVE A FASHION WEEK?

IT STARTED WITH A FOUR-DAY FASHION WEEK.

BUT SINCE 2010, ALL THE WAY TO 2018, WE WERE INADVERTENTLY BUILDING AND DEVELOPING THE FASHION ECOSYSTEM IT IN CENTRAL OHIO.

THAT MEANS THE MAKEUP ARTIST, THE HAIR STYLISTS, THE PHOTOGRAPHERS, THE VIDEOGRAPHERS, THE DESIGNERS, THE MODELS, THE CREW.

ALL THESE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER EVERY YEAR FOR ONE FULL WEEK DURING FASHION WEEK TO CREATE MAGIC ON THE RUNWAY, TO HELP LAUNCH THESE DESIGNERS.

SO BY DOING THAT, WE JUST CREATED A FASHION FAMILY, THIS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL OHIO.

SO IN 2018, IT WAS TIME TO CREATE THE COLUMBUS FASHION COUNCIL.

>> OF COURSE.

>> WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT.

>> NO, IT HAD TO BUILD UP?

>> EXACTLY.

SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BROADENED OUR VISION.

WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR MISSION, WHICH IS PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO FASHION DESIGN STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR LOCAL AND EMERGING FASHION DESIGNERS.

AND NOW HERE WE ARE, 16 YEARS IN.

>> STOP IT.

WILD.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE.

I MEAN, COLUMBUS IS A VERY FASHIONABLE CITY.

A LOT OF CREATIVE PEOPLE AND, OF COURSE, FASHION AND FOOD.

>> YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH FASHION AND FOOD, AND THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I COULD LITERALLY -- YOU'RE MARRYING MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS.

>> THEY'RE THE BEST THING.

I LOVE IT.

I LOVE ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL INGREDIENTS IN FRONT OF US.

TELL US WHAT RECIPE WE'RE MAKING TODAY?

>> SO THIS RECIPE IS A RECIPE FROM MY GRANDMOTHER.

IN MY OWN LITTLE TWIST TO THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE A TWIST TO IT.

>> OF COURSE.

>> IS ANCHOVY PASTE.

IT CREATES A UNAMI FLAVOR.

IT DOESN'T TASTE LIKE FISH.

>> PEOPLE GET WEIRDED OUT.

>> IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT IT'S PROBABLY IN MORE THINGS THAN YOU THINK.

>> RIGHT?

IT'S FOR THAT FLAVOR.

>> IT DOES, IT'S REALLY GOOD.

>> I'M SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED.

TELL US WHAT INGREDIENTS WE NEED.

>> HALF THE SWEET ONION, CHOPPED.

FOUR TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL.

FOUR GARLIC CLOVES, EIGHT FRESH BASIL LEAVES, TWO STALKS OF CELERY, 32 OUNCES OF WHITE BUTTON MUSHROOMS, TWO 28-OUNCE CANS OF CRUSHED TOMATOES, ONE TABLESPOON OF TOMATO PASTE, ONE POUND OF GRASS-FED GROUND BEEF, ONE TEASPOON OF CRUSHED RED PEPPERS.

HALF A TEASPOON OF OREGANO.

ONE TEASPOON OF SALT, TWO TEASPOONS OF FISH SAUCE OR ANCHOVY PASTE.

EIGHT OUNCES OR MORE OF PINO NOIR, AND THEN DRY OR FRESH SPAGHETTI NOODLES.

>> OKAY, THOMAS, THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING HERE.

WHERE DO WE START?

>> THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING HERE.

WHERE I START, I DO THE GARLIC, CELERY, AND THE ONIONS.

I SAUTE THEM TOGETHER.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADD THE CELERY HERE.

YOU HEAR A LITTLE SIZZLE.

>> I LOVE IT.

>> I'M GOING TO ADD THE ONION.

>> YOU'RE KIND OF EYEBALLING?

>> YEAH.

>> AND THAT'S THE THING, YOU CAN BE FLEXIBLE WITH THE AMOUNTS.

>> ALL THE GARLIC.

ALL THE GARLIC.

>> COOKING IS AN ART.

>> MIX THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> LOVE IT.

>> THEN I'M GOING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF SALT.

YOU WANT TO SALT AS YOU GO.

>> OKAY, LAYER THAT SEASONING IN.

>> LAYER IT.

AND THIS IS SEA SALT.

IT'S HEALTHIER THAN TABLE SALT.

>> A LITTLE BIT.

>> AT LEAST I TELL MYSELF THAT.

>> YEAH.

>> LET THAT SIMMER.

WE'LL LET THAT SAUTE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, AND WE'LL ADD THE HAMBURGER MEAT.

>> OKAY.

>> THIS IS TRANSLUCENT, YOUR GARLIC, YOU CAN SMELL THE GARLIC.

IT'S READY, RIGHT?

>> YES.

>> WHATEVER YOU WANT.

JUST DON'T BURN YOURSELF.

YOU GOT IT.

AND --LITERALLY JUST CHOP IT UP.

IF YOU HAVE LIKE A MASHER, ONE OF THOSE WIRE MASHERS, THAT HELPS A LOT.

>> LOOKING GOOD.

>> SO RIGHT WHEN IT'S BROWN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GO AHEAD AND TURN UP THE HEAT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> OKAY.

>> SO LET ME DO THIS.

YEP.

TURN THE HEAT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT SOME INGREDIENTS IN.

>> YEAH.

>> I THINK THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

ANOTHER INGREDIENT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN RIGHT NOW IS THE TOMATO PASTE.

>> I'LL USE THIS IF YOU WANT TO SCRAPE IT IN?

>> YES, THANK YOU.

>> TOMATO PASTE.

YEAH.

>> TOMATO PASTE.

>> WOULDN'T COOKING BE SO EASY IF EVERY TIME ALL THIS STUFF WAS LAID OUT FOR YOU?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS MOVE THE MEAT TO THE SIDE, JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

>> OKAY.

>> I'M GOING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE OIL.

>> OKAY.

>> THIS IS GOING TO KIND OF COOK THE BROWN SUGAR DOWN.

>> DOES THE BROWN SUGAR KIND OF CARAMELIZE A LITTLE BIT?

>> IT DOES.

WHAT IT DOES, IT CUTS THE ACID FROM ALL THESE TOMATOES.

SO THERE WE GO.

BROWN SUGAR.

I'LL USE MY HANDS.

I DID CLEAN THEM.

IT'S ANOTHER HABIT OF CLEANING MY HANDS.

>> WHAT IS IT, CLEAN HANDS, THE COOK'S BEST TOOL?

>> YES!

SO THAT CARAMELIZES.

>> IT DOES, REAL QUICK.

>> THEN JUST MOVE THAT, START MOVING IT.

>> WITH WHAT A CLEVER TRICK.

>> WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ADD IN OUR VERY SMELLY FISH ANCHOVIES OR ANCHOVY PASTE.

>> OR FISH SAUCE.

>> I'M ONLY DOING HALF.

>> OKAY.

>> BECAUSE WE HAVE A LITTLE LESS BEEF.

>> SURE.

MAKES SENSE.

>> JUST MIX THAT IN BECAUSE YOU WANT YOUR BEEF TO PICK UP THE FLAVOR.

>> YES, YOU ARE REALLY LAYERING THOSE FLAVORS.

>> WE ARE LAYERING.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY, NOW WE'RE READY WHAT WE MIGHT CALL THE DEGLAZING.

>> THE WINE?

>> THE WINE.

>> ARE WE POURING IT ALL IN?

>> ALL OF IT.

ALL OF IT.

I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT SPOON.

>> SMELLS SO RICH AND DELICIOUS.

NOW IT'S HAPPENING.

>> SMELL THAT?

THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SMELLS IN THE WORLD, BY THE WAY.

PINOT NOIR COOKING.

>> GOES WITH EVERYTHING.

[ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT, THIS DELICIOUS SAUCE IS SIMMERING.

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FASHION WEEK.

YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW IT BEGAN.

TELL ME ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE?

>> SO, IT'S LITERALLY A WEEK OF MAGIC.

I CAN SAY THAT, BUT THAT'S SUCH A BROAD, YOU KNOW, TERM.

WHAT DOES THAT MAGIC MEAN?

IF YOU EVER ATTENDED FASHION WEEK COLUMBUS, WE HAVE EIGHT FULL EVENTS IN ONE SEVEN-DAY PERIOD.

MOST OF THE SHOWS ARE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY THE SHOW, LIKE RECYCLED RUNWAY, WHICH IS RECYCLED WEARS, RECYCLED FASHIONS, WHICH WE LOVE.

IT'S A COMMUNITY FAVORITE.

WE ALSO HAVE ELAINA B FASHION, WHERE WE GET TO MEET OUR CELEBRITY DESIGNER WE BRING IN AND HAVE A Q&A WITH HER OR HIM.

AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR MACY'S FALL FASHION SHOW AND OUR NORDSTROM FALL BEAUTY SHOWCASE.

THOSE TWO ARE AMAZING.

THOSE ARE FREE EVENTS.

BUT THEN WE HAVE SW CURVE, WHICH IS OUR CURVY FASHION SHOW, WHERE WE DISPLAY OR FEATURE PLUS-SIZE DESIGNERS OR MODELS.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THEY HAVE MONEY TO SPEND.

>> THEY HAVE MONEY TO SPEND.

AND IT ALL CULMINATES IN THE END OF THE WEEK AT THE FINALE RUNWAY SHOW.

FINALE RUNWAY SHOW IS WHERE WE FEATURE FIVE LOCAL REGIONAL DESIGNERS.

CELEBRITY DESIGNER COMES IN AS WELL TO SHOWCASE THEIR COLLECTION.

ADD THAT TOMATO SAUCE.

>> OF COURSE.

I LOVE YOU'RE STAYING ON TRACK AND TALKING.

>> I'M GOING TO TURN IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>> KEEP GOING.

>> BOTH CANS GO IN RIGHT HERE.

>> YOU'RE SO GOOD AT MULTITASKING.

>> WELL, I MEAN, I CAN TALK AND COOK AT THE SAME TIME.

>> I LOVE IT.

THAT'S A LOT.

A SEVEN-DAY PERIOD?

TALK ABOUT MAGIC.

>> WHAT FASHION WEEK REALLY IS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.

OH, IT'S JUST THEATER.

IT'S A BRAND LAUNCHING PLATFORM.

SO THE DESIGNERS, THE MODELS THAT MAKE UP THE ART, THE PHOTOGRAPHERS, THESE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> RIGHT.

WHOLE INDUSTRY.

>> THEY'RE EITHER LLCs OR 1099s, AND THEY'RE COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE MAGIC ON THE RUNWAY.

BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, THEY'RE LAUNCHING THEIR BRANDS FROM THE RUNWAY BECAUSE BEYOND THE RUNWAY, YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHER THAT MOVES ON.

YOU HAVE VIDEOS THAT MOVE ON, AND YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THAT MOVES ON.

SO THE DESIGNERS HAVE ALL THESE MARKETING TOOLS, AND THEY HAVE BUILT A BOND WITH THE AUDIENCES.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> SO THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO CARRY ON THEIR SMALL BUSINESS TO STAY IN CENTRAL OHIO, DOING WHAT THEY LOVE.

>> CREATING, DESIGNING RIGHT HERE IN COLUMBUS.

>> YEAH.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

[ MUSIC ] >> OKAY, THOMAS, WHILE OUR DELICIOUS SAUCE IS SIMMERING, TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS INVOLVED WITH THE COLUMBUS FASHION COUNCIL?

>> A PROGRAM WE HAVE ON THE COLUMBUS FASHION COUNCIL IS THE FASHION AWARDS FALL, WHICH WILL HOST THE COLUMBUS FASHION AWARDS.

SO WE DO PRESENT THE COLUMBUS FASHION AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE MADE AN IMPACT THROUGH FASHION OR IN FASHION.

AND THAT IS ON ITS, I BELIEVE, FIFTH YEAR OR FOURTH YEAR, SO WE INTRODUCE THAT RIGHT BACK IN 2021.

WE ALSO HAVE THE FASHION INDUSTRY CONFERENCE, WHICH INCLUDES THE STATE OF FASHION IN OHIO, WHICH IS ONE DAY, WHERE WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE COME IN TO TALK ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION AND HOW THEY IMPACT FASHION.

THAT INCLUDES CLEVELAND AND SINCE SINCE FAT HAD TEE CINCINNATI.

THEN WE HAVE A FEW PARTNER PROGRAMS.

A PARTNER WORK FORCE PROGRAM WITH OHIO MEDIA SCHOOL, WHERE THEIR STUDENTS WILL COME IN AND CREATE, RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE CREATING A DOCUMENTARY ON ONE OF THE DESIGNERS, AND THEY GET CREDIT FOR THAT, FOR THEIR PROGRAMS.

WE'RE PROVIDING THE CONTACT, RIGHT?

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER WORK FORCE PROGRAM WITH THE NURTURE INSTITUTE.

THEY HANDLE ALL THE HAIR AND MAKEUP FOR ALL THE FASHION SHOWS, AND THEY ALSO GET CREDIT FOR THEIR SCHOOLING, AND THEY GET REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES.

THIS IS SOMETHING THEY COULDN'T REALLY GET IN SCHOOL, BUT WE PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.

WE HAVE OTHER INITIATIVES COMING UP TOO.

WE ARE ALWAYS DEVELOPING.

WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT HEY, USE THE SMALL BUSINESS IF YOU'RE A DESIGNER, A MODEL, WHATEVER, A PHOTOGRAPHER.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE?

>> RIGHT.

>> AND IN OHIO, RIGHT?

>> I LOVE HOW THEY ARE SO CONNECTED IN SO BE HAD DIFFERENT WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED AND TO BOOST THE FASHION COMMUNITY.

AND I LOVE IT'S ALL OF OHIO TOO.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> IT'S BEYOND COLUMBUS?

>> YES.

WE ARE CONNECTED TOO, BY THE WAY.

WE LOVE OHIO, RIGHT?

I THINK IN COLUMBUS, SOME OF US PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK BECAUSE WE DO SUCH A GREAT JOB, BUT WE HAVE TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OUTSIDE OF OHIO.

>> YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU'RE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, RIGHT?

WHEN WE DO THAT, WE PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION.

WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA IN NEW YORK, WHICH IS THE FASHION COUNCIL OF THE WORLD BASICALLY.

>> RIGHT.

>> WILL AND WE PARTNERED WITH OTHER FASHION ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

[ MUSIC ] > >> THOMAS, IT HAS BEEN A DELIGHT HAVING YOU HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME COOK WITH YOU.

>> THAT HAS BEEN THE BEST PART.

THIS IS AMAZING.

I CAN'T WAIT TO DIG IN.

I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COLUMBUS FASHION COUNCIL.

>> OF COURSE.

CHEERS!

> >> TO FIND OUT MORE, CHECK THEM OUT ONLINE AT COLUMBUSFASHIONCOUNCIL.

ORG.

> >> FROM A YOUNG AGE, CANDACE WALKER VIEWED FASHION AS A MEANS TO EXPRESS HER CREATIVE VISION.

TODAY, AS THE FOUNDER OF ELAINA B, SHE CONTINUES THIS JOURNEY.

THE BROAD & HIGH TEAM MET UP WITH CANDACE IN HER HOME STUDIO, AS WELL AS DURING FASHION WEEK COLUMBUS, WHERE SHE SHARED HER PASSION FOR FASHION.

>> MY PASSION FOR FASHION GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

I WOULD CARRY AROUND A COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK, AND I WOULD USE THAT AS MY SKETCHBOOK, AND I WOULD HAVE THESE IDEAS THAT HAVE THESE CHALLENGES, LIKE I'M GOING TO MAKE A COLLECTION BASED ON THE ALPHABET.

SO ONE TIME I LITERALLY DID THAT.

I DREW THE ALPHABET OUT, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, AND THEN I DREW A FIGURE BEHIND EACH LETTER.

CAN I TURN THIS A INTO A DRESS?

CAN I TURN IT THIS B INTO SOME OUTFIT, SO I WAS DOING STUFF LIKE THAT.

OR LET ME SEE HOW MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF PANTS I COULD MAKE, AND I WOULD JUST DRAW, DRAW, DRAW.

I STUCK WITH IT.

I KNEW THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

THANKFULLY I HAD A SUPPORTIVE MOTHER.

SHE REALLY SAW THAT INTEREST IN ME, AND SHE HAD SOME ARTISTIC CAPABILITIES HERSELF.

SO SHE REALLY NURTURED THAT IN ME.

IN COLLEGE, I DID INTERNSHIPS BECAUSE COLUMBUS HAS A LOT OF FASHION COMPANIES, A LOT OF HEADQUARTERS HERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED THE ONES I WORKED FOR, BUT I DID WORK FOR A LONG TIME ON THE CORPORATE SIDE OF THINGS.

I WAS A TECHNICAL DESIGNER FOR 14 PLUS YEARS.

SO THE TECHNICAL DESIGNER IS BASICALLY THE POINT PERSON BETWEEN THE DESIGNER, THE MERCHANT, AND THE FACTORY.

SO IT WAS MY JOB TO TAKE THE DESIGNER'S CREATIVE VISION AND LIKE THEIR STYLES THEY WOULD CREATE, AND THEN TURN THAT INTO PATTERNS, AND BASICALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL TO THE FACTORY ON HOW TO MAKE IT.

THAT GAVE ME A LOT OF INSIGHT INTO BEING VERY DETAIL ORIENTED, AND ALSO THINKING OF THINGS MORE SO FROM LIKE A FIT PERSPECTIVE THEN A PATTERN PERSPECTIVE.

THE WHOLE CREATIVE PROCESS IS EXTREMELY REWARDING BECAUSE YOU'RE TABBING INTO SOMETHING.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL WHEN I'M MAKING THINGS.

IT'S LIKE DO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS RIGHT?

DO I FEEL THIS SHAPE IS RIGHT?

DO I FEEL THIS FABRIC IS RIGHT?

DO I FEEL THIS COLOR IS RIGHT?

IF IT'S NOT, I'M TAKING IT ALL BACK APART AND REDOING IT.

LIKE A SCULPTOR, SOMETIMES THEY'RE ON THE WHEEL, AND THE SHAPE IS NOT HOW THEY ENVISIONED IT IN THEIR MIND, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THEY WILL LIKE SCRAP IT AND DO A WHOLE NEW LUMP AND REDO IT.

AFTER YOU FEEL THE SATISFACTION THAT YES, IT'S PERFECT.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.

THAT IS THE REWARD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.

I CALL IT DOWNLOADS.

SOMETIMES I'LL EVEN BE LIKE SITTING HERE, AND A LOT OF TIMES, I USE THIS CHAIR TO SEW IN, BUT A LOT OF TIMES I'M SITTING ON THE FLOOR.

AND I'LL LITERALLY JUST BE LIKE -- WITH MY MUSIC.

LORD, I NEED SOME IDEAS BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU CAN BE HONEST.

LIKE I'M NOT LIKE SUPER SERIOUS.

I'M HONEST.

I NEED IDEAS, I NEED REVELATION, I NEED IDEAS.

AND THEN SOMETIMES LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF ME PRAYING, I'LL SEE AN IMAGE IN MY MIND OF LIKE A QUICK FLASH OF LIKE A DETAIL OR A QUICK FLASH OF A SILHOUETTE, OR A QUICK FLASH OF A DRESS.

AND A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I'M SITTING THERE ON THE FLOOR LIKE THAT, I HAVE A SKETCHBOOK WITH ME BECAUSE I NEED TO HURRY UP AND DRAW IT DOWN, SO I DON'T FORGET.

SO A LOT OF TIMES IN MY SKETCHBOOK, I HAVE PARTIAL PIECES OF THINGS I JUST SAW, AND THEN I MAKE IT.

USUALLY I'LL ALWAYS HAVE --AND THE COLORS I PULLED WERE ALL FROM LIKE FLOWERS, GREENERY, AND ALL OF THAT.

SOME OF THESE DRESSES, IT TOOK ME MONTHS BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS MISSING SOMETHING, IT NEEDED SOMETHING, YOU KNOW.

UNTIL YOU FIND THAT.

AND THEN IT'S LIKE, UH, AN INTERNAL SENSE OF SATISFACTION.

I USE THIS ANALOGY.

IT'S LIKE I GAVE BIRTH.

LIKE I --IT WAS IN ME, AND IT WAS LIKE GROWING, AND I'M NURTURING IT, I'M THINKING ON IT, AND I'M PONDERING ON IT, AND I'M, HM, I'M SKETCHING IT.

I'LL ERASE IT, I DON'T LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW?

FINALLY WHEN IT'S RIGHT AND IT COMES FORTH, YES.

THAT'S MY BABY.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> TO SEE MORE OF CANDACE'S WORK, YOU CAN FIND HER ON INSTAGRAM AT ELAINABLTD.

> >> PERUVIAN BORN JUAN JOSE SAENZ-FERREYROS IS A DESIGNER AND SO MUCH MORE.

THIS MULTI-TALENTED PROFESSIONAL'S CAREER SPANS MODELING AND JOURNALISM, AS WELL AS STINTS AS A TV HOST AND CHEF.

JUAN JOSE SAT DOWN TO TALK AT HIS CAREER, AND THE HANDS-ON APPROACH HE EMPLOYEES IN HIS CREATIONS.

>> THE FASHION IS MY LIFE.

EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE IN FASHION IS BETTER.

WITH MY PARENTS.

ALL THE TIME, MY PARENTS WOULD GO TO PARTIES.

I WOULD SEE MY MOTHER IN LONG DRESSES.

I MEAN IN MY COUNTRY AT THIS TIME --SO I THINK AT IT HAD TIME, WHAT I WANT FOR MY LIFE AND MY FUTURE.

MY PROFESSION IS JOURNALISM.

I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISM.

BUT AFTER JOURNALISM, I WENT TO FASHION SCHOOL.

I WENT TO ARGENTINA.

ACTUALLY, I'M WORKING IN FASHION IN ARGENTINA FOR A LONG TIME.

AFTER THIS, I WENT TO COLOMBIA, WORKING FOR THE MISS UNIVERSE HOUSE IN COLOMBIA.

NOW I WORK FOR MANY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES IN MY COUNTRY.

I WORK FOR DIFFERENT FASHION SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD.

WHEN I START WITH ONE COLLECTION, I'M THINKING ABOUT MY MOTHER.

WHEN I SIT DOWN AND DESIGN, I REMEMBER MY MOM.

IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING BECAUSE MY PARENTS PASSED AWAY.

MY MOTHER SAT DOWN WITH A SEWING MACHINE, MAKING CLOTHES FOR ME AND MY BROTHERS.

SHE DIDN'T WORK FOR OTHER PEOPLE, ONLY FOR THE FAMILY.

WHEN I SIT DOWN AT THE SEWING MACHINE, I REMEMBER MY MOM, AND I'M THINKING, OH MY GOSH, THIS COLLECTION, I'M MAKING IT FOR YOU.

WHEN I START MY COLLECTION, I --I LIKE IT AT FIRST, THE INFORMATION.

WHEN I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO OTHER COUNTRIES, I GO TO THEIR MUSEUMS.

I COLLECT IDEAS FOR MY COLLECTION.

WHEN I GO BACK HOME, I SKETCH IN MY BOOK.

SO I'M SELECTING MY FABRICS, SELECTING THE ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES.

WHEN I GET MY FABRIC AND SIT DOWN AT THE SEWING MACHINE, ONE PART I LIKE, I AM -- [ INAUDIBLE ] SO ONE PART OF THE DRESS IS IN THE SEWING MACHINE, AND THE OTHER PART IS MY HAND.

AFTER THIS, DOING IT BY HAND, THE SEQUINS, WHATEVER.

WHEN THE DRESS IS READY, I SELECT THE JEWELRY AND THE SHOES.

THE COLORS, MY NIECE IN PERU IS A JEWELRY DESIGNER, SO I SEND THE COLORS AND THE PICTURES FOR MY FABRICS HERE, AND SHE PREPARES THE EARRINGS FOR ME.

I OPEN MY FABRIC, AND I ONLY SEE MY FABRIC.

I DON'T USE THE MODEL.

I ONLY SEE MY FABRIC, I SEE WHAT I WANT IN THE FABRIC, AND CUT IMMEDIATELY.

I DON'T MARK THE FABRIC.

SO I USE THE SCISSORS TO CUT THE FABRIC.

AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT.

EXACTLY WHAT I WANT.

SOMETHING MY MOTHER WOULD SAY WHEN SHE WOULD SAY OH, MY JUAN, IT'S AMAZING.

YOU UNDERSTAND.

YES, OF COURSE.

YES.

IT'S SO MANY YEARS, SO MANY PRACTICE IN THIS.

THE FASHION IS MY PASSION.

SOMETIMES I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP.

WHY DID THE DAY NOT HAVE MORE HOURS?

AND I AM SO HAPPY WHEN I SEE MY CLOTHES IN ONE.

ONE SHOW, ONE PROGRAM.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN WHAT I FEEL WHEN I WORK, WHEN I GO TO MY STUDIO.

IT'S MY LIFE.

>> TO SEE MORE OF JUAN JOSE'S CREATIONS, YOU CAN FIND HIM ON INSTAGRAM AT FERREYOS LIFE OFFICIAL.

> >> WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.

ORG, AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

[ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] > >> PRODUCTION OF BROAD & HIGH IS FUNDED IN PART BY GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATING FOSTERING AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART, AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.