In the summer of 2020, I launched a clothing brand in Los Angeles, CA called "Love Is Vogue," signifying that love is fashionable, promoting kindness, and emphasizing its transformative power. We conducted a small, controlled photoshoot during the COVID-19 pandemic in front of an abandoned building near my home. A backdrop of flowers arranged on a fence in our neighborhood was staged, symbolizing the message of the brand: beauty emerging from adversity.

Our first 7-piece collection was themed "wild wild west" to represent the "world wide web." During the lockdown, the internet became a new frontier for exploration. This theme echoed my childhood desire to be a cowboy. The drop was a huge success, practically selling out of all products and building a platform and customer roster for future collections.