In her late teens she moved to New York City and in 1992 she earned her BFA from the Parsons School of Design.
She created the window displays at the Bergdorf Goodman Building, worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, and for many fashion brands including Geoffrey Beene and X-Girl, the fashion line of Kim Gordon from the band Sonic Youth.
Between 1995 and 2006 she released 11 collections from which selected pieces have been featured at Barneys and several other retailers and fashion magazines such as Vogue.
[5][6] In 2006 she collaborated with Cone Denim, a heritage mill in South Carolina, to release a collection of garments accompanied by two shows in New York and Los Angeles and a book, The Women of the Crowd, published by Printed Matter.
[15] The month long project transformed the gallery into an eclectic restaurant with handmade decor and affordable meals prepared by the artist and her friends.