By: Brittany Price

The saying goes ‘Anything is possible,’ but they forgot to mention the most important part; ‘Anything is possible with the right outfit.’

Western students Breanna Baker, Marissa Miller and Taylor Guess figured it out, and have been working hard as individual fashion entrepreneurs.

Baker began hand-making bracelets and selling them on social media to raise money for an Ethiopian Missions trip. She had always been involved with helping out with missions but never had the opportunity to go.

“If you’re ever thinking about starting something of your own, never let the fact that you’re in school or that you’re young limit you,” Baker said.

Baker has a goal to raise $3,000 to go on the trip in May 2018. She said if she gets extra money, she would like to donate the money and offer supplies for other people who are able to go.

Baker said as long as you put a lot of work into your passion and be creative, it can be successful.

Miller is another Western student who has successfully exceeded in her own handmade fashion masterpieces. In May 2017, Miller began hand making jewelry, screen printing her own t-shirts and buying vintage denim to creatively distress, cut and alter it in a new and unique way.

“My business has actually been really crazy,” Miller said. “It started with friends and family, and now I am constantly mailing people in Warrensburg, Lawrence and pretty much to the Midwest area.”

After finishing her college career, Miller has goals of advancing her online store and growing her business.

Guess started sewing and creating her own clothes in 2015. She has always been into fashion and when she could not find something to wear, she would just make it herself.

Guess began her business through social media sites, but soon enough created her own website with so much success.

“For my first goal with the first product I dropped, I wanted to sell twenty,” Guess said. “I did within about ten hours of dropping it.”  

Guess hopes to open a mobile boutique in the future. She would like to go wherever, whenever to sell her collections.

Baker, Miller and Guess are all Western students who have broken the barrier to fashion success. They have not only successfully whipped up their own businesses, but they encourage anyone with similar ideas to follow their creativity and work towards it.

“All it takes is one person to push you through and say ‘Hey, you can figure it out, it just takes time,” Miller said.

Never underestimate the power of your ideas, and a great outfit. Anything is possible with the right outfit and some hard work.