{"id":311010,"date":"2025-12-02T12:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlslife.com\/?p=311010"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:15:12","slug":"exclusive-15-year-old-fashion-designer-alexa-lopez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/trending\/311010\/exclusive-15-year-old-fashion-designer-alexa-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE! 15-year-old fashion designer Alexa Lopez is sewing the dreamiest dresses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-311730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-top.jpg\" alt=\"A female model with long brown hair walks on a runway in a shimmering gold two-piece outfit by an exclusive 15-Year-Old Fashion Designer, surrounded by an audience seated and taking photos at a fashion event.\" width=\"750\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-top.jpg 750w, https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-top-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ever dreamed of designing your own dress for winter formal? Becoming a world-famous fashion influencer? Running your own clothing boutique?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Let us introduce you to a gal who&#8217;s already making waves in the industry: 15-year-old Alexa Lopez from Los Angeles, California. She&#8217;s turning her Pinterest outfit boards into IRL inspo with her clothing line, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alwaysalexadesigns?igsh=ZXM5cjBwZGpwa2to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Always Alexa Designs<\/a>. From walking the runways in Los Angeles to getting her collection accepted to show in next year&#8217;s New York Fashion Week (nbd), Alexa is proof that you can turn your biggest passion into something real.<\/p>\n<p>Between her busy sched of sketching and sewing, Alexa sat down with us to dish on what it&#8217;s like to design a dress collection\u2014and walk some of the most iconic runways in the fashion world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><b>GL: How would you describe the style of your clothing line?<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Alexa<\/strong>: <\/span>I create dresses\u2014fancy dresses that are youthful but also timeless. I think fashion doesn&#8217;t have an age. It doesn&#8217;t have rules. So, anyone could wear it, but it&#8217;s very girly, it&#8217;s feminine and it&#8217;s also sophisticated. I work with very sophisticated silhouettes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-runway-white-dress.jpg\" alt=\"A model with long blonde hair in a ponytail walks a runway wearing an exclusive off-the-shoulder, short white lace dress. An audience sits in the background, watching the fashion show.\" width=\"750\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-runway-white-dress.jpg 750w, https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-runway-white-dress-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><b>GL: What&#8217;s your thought process behind creating a collection? Where do you get your inspo?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Alexa<\/strong>: <\/span>A lot of my personal experiences, like my favorite colors or things that I see in everyday life make their way into my collections. And also seeing other designers: I love Dior, I love Chanel and I love taking inspiration from them. I work with corsets, ruffes and girly things\u2014so I take inspiration from the Victorian era, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><b>GL: What&#8217;s your favorite part about making a new collection?<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Alexa<\/strong>: <\/span>Seeing it come together at the end and seeing my vision come to life. I love storytelling through my designs. So the story that I wanted to show coming together and being a beautiful, finished product always feels really good.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-runway-dress-ruffles.jpg\" alt=\"A model with long red hair walks the runway in a strapless, pink, ruffled dress by a 15-year-old fashion designer. She strides under bright lights before seated spectators and more fans watching from the balcony above.\" width=\"750\" height=\"930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-runway-dress-ruffles.jpg 750w, https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-runway-dress-ruffles-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><b>GL: You also recently participated in San Diego and Los Angeles Fashion Weeks as both a designer *and*<\/b><b>\u00a0a model. What was that experience like?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Alexa<\/strong>: <\/span>It was so amazing because San Diego Fashion Week was my first big fashion event. Seeing all of my designs on different people was so inspiring. And I got to model, too! That was super cool because I always wanted to be a model as a kid. And I just did L.A. Fashion Week, which was amazing. It&#8217;s so cool to get feedback from people about my designs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><strong>GL: What&#8217;s next for you and Always Alexa Designs?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Alexa<\/strong>: <\/span>I&#8217;m actually working on a new collection right now. I&#8217;m working with a lot of colors and fabrics that I haven&#8217;t used before. And I think the next step for me is getting more exposure: talking to more people, meeting more people, doing more fashion shows and being able to connect with more people through my brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><strong>GL: Sounds like an A+ plan. Can you tease the vibe for your next collection?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong>Alexa<\/strong>: It&#8217;s inspired by different birthstones. So I&#8217;m doing all of the birthstones, and I&#8217;m using really fun fabrics. It&#8217;s so exciting!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-designer-runway.jpg\" alt=\"A 15-year-old female model with long brown hair walks a runway in a gold, sparkling sleeveless gown. The background features an exclusive circular, blurred logo and a smooth, polished floor, showcasing the work of a talented fashion designer.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-designer-runway.jpg 750w, https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/always-alexa-designs-designer-runway-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\ud83d\udc96 <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Rapid-Fire Round with Alexa<\/span> \ud83d\udc96\u00a0<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>How would you describe your personal style?<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">\u201cPlayful and fun, and not afraid to take risks and try new things. I&#8217;m also very girly and feminine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>What\u2019s the one fashion staple you always have in your closet?<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">\u201cA good, basic tank top. You can pair it with anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>What advice would you give someone who dreams of being a fashion designer?<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">\u201cFashion has no age, and creativity has no age. If you have a dream, you should follow it regardless of how old you are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><strong>In need of more trending content? 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Becoming a world-famous fashion influencer? Running your own clothing boutique? Let us introduce you to a gal who&#8217;s already making waves in the industry: 15-year-old Alexa Lopez from Los Angeles, California. She&#8217;s turning her Pinterest outfit boards into IRL inspo with her clothing line, Always [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2403,"featured_media":311723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307,296],"tags":[62184,8800,30,46544,26169,14104,460,3249,2202,450],"class_list":["post-311010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-news","category-trending","tag-alexa-lopez","tag-designer","tag-fashion","tag-fashion-brands","tag-fashion-designer","tag-fashion-week","tag-interview","tag-modeling","tag-new-york-fashion-week","tag-teen"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}