We’ve been working with designer Maggie Burns of Marie-Margot for several years we can see why she won 303 Magazine’s Designer of the Year award this past spring! Check out her interview in preparation for our summer fashion market SPLASH!
What were your obsessions growing up?
Obsessions is a very strong word for a Libra… I don’t remember being obsessed with anything in particular. I just remember the small town I grew up in didn’t feed my artistic yearning and I felt hungry for creative stimulation.
How did fashion become the symbol for your creative expression?
Creating designs in fashion was easy for me and gave me the feeling of connection and authenticity. Growing up, I loved seeing beautiful clothes in the magazines and being able to interpret them my way. It took me to Paris long before I had the opportunity to actually visit Paris.
Do you see a stylistic connection between the things you do in your daily life that is reflected into your collections?
I see things in terms of shapes and colors, where others see things as cars and trees and buildings… I’m always looking for new patterns and textures in nature to inform my designs. … Read more!
Besides designers at our 
My mother always said, “Buy what you love, even if you don’t know what you’re going to do with it when you get it home. You will find a place for it.”
Do you see a stylistic connection between the things 
My obsessions growing up are still they same to this day. 
Jon and I both always dressed odd for the times. We had a dress code in high school (khakis, collared shirts, and dress shoes) so in response we both found the loudest most ridiculous items that conformed to the rules but still oozed flavor and personality. I was dubbed ‘skittles’ by some of my classmates because I would find color coordinating shirts and pants. I had matching yellow/blue/red/purple collard shirts and yellow/blue/red/purple khakis. We definitely had a lot of fun with our fashion and spent most of our money at Savers. So in that sense fashion became a part of our identity.