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OutBoisemag.com | Issue 18 | April 2016
Art in Fashion
Ashley Barkley has been dedicating her life to fashion. Around the age of 7, she began dressing up her
dolls, customizing their clothing to find the “perfect
look.”
When that wasn’t enough for her any more, she
began dressing up her younger sister.
“I could probably say we “twinned” it all the way
up to fifth grade” she said.
Barkely’s passion, after grade school, led her to
enter a t-shirt design contest in junior high, and lead
to her creating custom pieces for her friends in high
school.
“I wanted to have my own line when I grew up,”
she said.