Selena Marie Norris

It's time to be honest. I'm not the stereotypical fashionista. I'm not going to tell you how a shade of lipstick will change your life, or what is the hot must-have item of the month. Don't get me wrong. I love fashion and I am passionate about design and trend forecasting. However, I am more even more passionate about people.

I have a vision for the future. I believe my greatest gift lies in my ability to see things as they are, envision what they can be, and make that vision a reality. My co-workers would describe me as a calculated risk taker. My friends would say I am "always in the right place at the right time." My greatest supporters would say I'm honest, hard working, and forward-thinking.

I am a customer driven designer focused on creative problem solving, cost savings, and precisions tailoring with professional level experience in an extensive range of fabrications. I also write for a trend journal and volunteer as discussion board moderator of Mudpie Fashion, Trends, and Culture, a group comprised of over 16,000 industry professionals.

When I'm not working on technical design or forecasting, I'm long distance image consulting for Hydria, an independent Brazilian metal band. Working with a cross cultural team in Brazil, I've built priority lists, set up a calendar, designed clothing, jewelry, social media, and marketing campaigns, helping Hydria gain a distribution contract with Spinning Records Japan in 2011. My most recent involvement includes conceptual and stylistic design for their first official music video, "Reality Shows".

In 2011 I launched a Change.org campaign with co-petition organizer, Darryl Warren to "Please Make Alexander McQueen's "Savage Beauty" A Traveling Exhibition." Although the exhibition was not made to travel, our efforts garnered international press and attention from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

For fun I porch garden, teach tricks to my dog and cat, clip coupons, and write a lifestyle blog called Saving With Selena.

My long term career goal is to inspire, enhance, and create a collaborative environment where all people feel accepted and loved so that together we may pave a path for a more beautiful future. I have many ideas I would love to share with the world about how to improve and revolutionize the future of industry and society. Given time and the right set of circumstances, I know these dreams will become a reality.