Melrose Bickerstaff - Stitch Factory Speaker Series 11.15.13

Melrose Bickerstaff is a fashion model and designer based in San Francisco, California, and signed to Leni's Model Management in London. She was the runner-up in the seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model after graduating from The Art Institute of California - San Francisco with a degree in fashion design. In 2003, she was named "Best of Show" and "Most Creative" in school's annual student fashion show. At the end of Bickerstaff's Top Model run, she announced that she would help design clothes for former Lost cast member Michelle Rodriguez's fledgling clothing line, Ishkidada. Stitch Factory, in partnership with Downtown Project, presents Behind the Seams, a monthly speaker series designed to bring together passionate individuals to share ideas, network, and inspire. Downtown Project is helping to transform downtown Las Vegas into the most community-focused large city in the world by inspiring and empowering people to follow their passions to create a vibrant connected urban core. Additionally, Downtown Project is committed to transforming downtown Las Vegas into a community that will "make you smarter" and is doing that by bringing inspiring and informative speakers from around the world to share their ideas and passions. Stitch Factory | Behind the Seams | takes this mission one step further with our commitment to transform downtown Las Vegas into a community that will make you "smarter" and "more fashionable". Learn more about us by visiting www.stitchfactory.com.