Thank goodness for my grandmother, Mumzie. Mom and Dad worked long hours, so most of my school days, weekends and summers were spent at Mumzie’s house. She had a sense of style that was contagious, and a can-do attitude that made me think anything was possible. If I spotted a garment I loved at a store window, Mumzie would come home, make a pattern out of newspaper and sew it up for me in a matter of hours.

Mumzie was the kind of woman who could sew pretty much anything. She taught me my love for sewing by creating one-of-a-kind pieces that I cherish to this day. By the time I was 12, I was sketching my own designs. I’d spend hours in my bedroom styling my baby dolls and Barbies, and dreaming of how I would dress my kids one day.

In 2006, I enrolled in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Fashion Design and Merchandising. By day I worked part-time at a local boutique store and by night I’d go home and sew garments until early morning. I finished school in Public Relations where I found a love for website design and business.

Then in 2011 I became a Mom, and the moment I’d waited for was finally here: I’d get to dress my little ones in all the adorable classics I loved! Imagine my disappointment when none of the designs I found online matched what I envisioned. As my five children got older, it became harder and harder to coordinate family outfits in age-appropriate styles and sizes.

So, just like Mumzie would’ve done, I dusted off the old sewing machine and began making clothes for my whole family. But I still felt there was a need for a place where parents could find upscale coordinating ensembles in a wide range of sizes and styles for their kids—from newborns to size 14. Inspired by Mumzie’s DIY attitude, in 2019 I designed my website and opened Mumzie’s Children. In 2021 I still had the erge to have a storefront. I wanted to be able to display these beautiful items and create an experience for little ones and their parents to know and love. In November of 2021, I opened Mumzie's for brick and mortar store on Versailles Boulevard. In a little less than a year, after we quickly outgrew that space, we decided to double our size by moving to our new location on Jackson Street Extension in Alexandria, La.