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02-27-2016, 08:13 PM
10-year-old responds to bullies by debuting Fashion Week collection
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Like too many other young students, 10-year-old Egypt "Ify" Ufele (https://www.instagram.com/bullychasers/) was bullied at school. Her classmates teased her for her size. It went so far as that one student*even stabbed her with a pencil (http://www.today.com/style/bullied-5th-grader-ify-ufele-makes-fashion-week-debut-clothing-t74001).
Ufele decided to fight back by designing her own plus-size collection — and debuting it at Fashion Week
Ufele launched Chubiiline (http://www.chubiiline.com/) to bring African culture to the forefront of the American fashion industry, and to do so in a size-inclusive way. Her work captures her strong spirit, featuring bright colors and bold patterns.*
"My designs are inspired by the tribes in Nigeria," Ufele told Mashable. "They have an urban twist to them, because my Father is from Nigeria and I ... was born in New York." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/27/10-year-old-nyfw/)
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Like too many other young students, 10-year-old Egypt "Ify" Ufele (https://www.instagram.com/bullychasers/) was bullied at school. Her classmates teased her for her size. It went so far as that one student*even stabbed her with a pencil (http://www.today.com/style/bullied-5th-grader-ify-ufele-makes-fashion-week-debut-clothing-t74001).
Ufele decided to fight back by designing her own plus-size collection — and debuting it at Fashion Week
Ufele launched Chubiiline (http://www.chubiiline.com/) to bring African culture to the forefront of the American fashion industry, and to do so in a size-inclusive way. Her work captures her strong spirit, featuring bright colors and bold patterns.*
"My designs are inspired by the tribes in Nigeria," Ufele told Mashable. "They have an urban twist to them, because my Father is from Nigeria and I ... was born in New York." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/27/10-year-old-nyfw/)
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