Markell is a fashion designer and seamstress who resides in Montclair, NJ. She began sewing and creating at the tender age of 9 and has made it her life's work to construct beautiful garments and fashion that stands strong in not only the present but that can continue to resonate into the future. With an incredible eye for prints, asymmetry, vivid color and what it means to dress the female form (without patterns), her pieces exude an originality and uniqueness that aids in the authenticity and richness that is Markell's Closet. From the fusion of varied textured knits and relaxed ready-to-wear to tailored outerwear and red-carpet worthy gowns, Markell has shown time and time again why she is NEXT! She brings dreams into fruition through an incredibly vivid reality. If you can dream it up, she can bring it to life!