ANNAJAYOON IS AN ECLECTIC DESIGNER WHOSE WORK REFLECTS THE MULTITUDE OF CULTURES SHE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO. FROM AN EARLY AGE, ANNA'S LIFE HAS BEEN A NEVER-ENDING ADVENTURE- BOUNCING FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY MOLDING HER INTO THE DESIGNER THAT SHE IS TODAY. HER INTERACTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CULTURES AND INSPIRING PERSONALITIES HAS BEEN A GREAT INFLUENCE TO DESIGN AESTHETIC. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE PEOPLE YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH WILL EITHER CHOKE YOUR VISION OR STRETCH YOUR DREAMS, AND SHE HAS WISELY CHOSEN THE LATTER.

IN 2006, ANNAJAYOON MOVED FROM WASHINGTON DC TO THE BIG APPLE TO ATTEND PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, WHERE SHE WORKED TOWARDS HER BACHELORS DEGREE IN FINE ARTS IN FASHION DESIGN. SHE WAS WORKED CLOSELY UNDER MULTIPLE TALENTED DESIGNERS AND BIG FASHION ICONS SUCH AS DOO.RI, TOM SCOTT, PATRIK ERVELL, AND PATRICIA FIELDS IN ORDER TO MASTER HER SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDUSTRY.

ANNAJAYOON'S DESIGN AESTHETIC EXPLORES THE DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF STRONG, ARCHITECTURAL SHAPES WITH THE SOFT NATURE OF HANDCRAFTED KNITWEAR. THE DESIGNER COLLECTION IS INSPIRED BY DISMANTLED GARMENTS AND SUBTLE QUIRKY DETAILS INTO EACH PIECE TO BREAK THE NORM OF HOW GARMENTS ARE WORN.