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Rasheem Pitman "Making Fashion an Instant Language"

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Q. What is your nationality? A. His Mother is Panamanian and his father is from St Thomas. He was born in the Bronx, New York. Q. What do you love about your craft? A. The freedom of expression through tangible items, clothes. his suits and the color of his suits Q. Has this been something that you have always wanted to do? A. He came from humble beginnings his parents weren’t able to provide everything he wanted, so he started shopping in thrift stores. He was forced to be creative because in New York to be looked at as one of the cool kids you have to wear a certain amount of money on your body. That pressure of the city affected him in a positive way because he was able to take the pressure of that life and create his Business that he is currently building. Witnessing his friends go into stores and purchase full outfits for events, doing so was not his forte. Rasheem has gotten to the point in his life where he does not want to conform to societi