Tracy Reese's Life And Accomplishments

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Tracy Reese was born on February 12, 1964. She was born in Detroit,Michigan. She attended Cass technical high school. Her desires for creating clothes and having an eye for fashion came from her mother. When she was a little girl she use to sew clothes with her mother. She use to create designs and outfits from scratch. Tracy moved to Manhattan to pursue her fashion career. She went to Parsons the new school for design and graduated in 1984. Tracy worked at a small contemporary firm called Arlequin under Martine Sitbon. Throughout her career, Tracy has worked at top of the line fashion houses like Perry Ellis where she was appointed design director for women’s portfolio.
Tracy Reese has many accomplishments that she worked really hard for.

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