Many girls grow up dreaming of a career in fashion, but to blaze a path into the Ready to Wear industry along with your sister? That's the route Connie Majoros, who is co-owner and co-founder of femme d'armes (meaning "women in arms") along with her sister, Fannie Chan, took. The two women grew up soaking in the samples and patterns taken home in the evening by their mom, a factory worker who brought her work home to earn extra income.
But as anyone with a sister knows, for all the similarities in upbringing, tastes and styles can be a world apart. And as their official bio states, "Their togetherness only serves to highlight their individuality as women." While Fannie spends hours in vintage boutiques, Connie prefers to fill her closet with tried-and-true easy, chic separates. This creates a line for the two where feminine comes together to meet tomboy.
In her off-time Connie enjoys taking her daughter — a budding tomboy in her own right — to Bleeker Street park in New York City and heads to Long Island for weekend escapes with her family.