Maria
Maria Cummings, seamstress, fashion designer and life coach.
For over 30 years, Maria has been providing guidance and inspiration to people from all walks of life. From personal styling to custom clothing and closets, she is the “go-to” girl for a total fashion makeover!
Maria’s journey into fashion began in the 7th grade when “nothing fit right.” Met by opposition and ridicule she persevered and found her avenue to touch the world.
She started doing alterations and custom clothing from her Houston home. Through referrals, her business grew and she opened a shop in Rice Village, where she was very successful. She remained there for many years. Her expanding clientele branched into costumes for theater and opera, displays for prominent fabric store owners and gowns for beauty pageant contestants.
With needle and thread in hand, she would sew a hem, create custom evening wear and day wear from a photograph, bead and fit prom dresses and she even worked with museums to restore Aboriginal works of art.
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| From a Magazine Cut Out | A Dress is Brought to Life! |
Like at a hair salon, clients would bring Maria their magazine clippings of a garment that they wanted, and she would make it from the picture only!
Maria was a judge in the DECA and AIFA program, as well as numerous beauty pageants. She has given seminars in the corporate arena, weight-loss clinics, paralegal schools and in the homes of individual clients.
Realizing that one’s outward appearance has an effect on one’s self-confidence, Maria decided to help people look beautiful on the outside, knowing that it would also make them feel beautiful on the inside. Maria has left her mark in everything that she has done, but has never left a label, letting her high-quality work and professional, personal approach carry her name.
Awards and Accolades
- A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau
- 2011 Winner of the BBB Awards for Excellence, Winner of Distinction
- Created, in collaboration with another designer, a piece of clothing that raised money for (DIFFA) Designers In the Fight For AIDS.
- Designed and produced all the sashes for the Ambassador Club.
- Received a Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Volunteer Service in Public Schools from Houston Independent School District.
- Received a Certificate of Appreciation for my work with the DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) Program.
- Wardrobe consulting, coaching, and judging for pageants, including Miss America and Miss USA.
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