By TERRI COWART FRAZIER, The Vicksburg Post
VICKSBURG, Ms. (AP) — Finding a niche in the fashion industry takes determination, dedication and, of course, an eye for design.
Just ask Vicksburg resident Raymond Banks, who has recently returned from the Big Apple where he was one of the fashion designers invited to participate in New York Fashion Week.
Banks got his start designing bowties, and from there, he said his love of fashion grew.
“I started designing in 2013. I made a bowtie for a program around Black History Month at our church, and from that one bowtie I catapulted into the fashion industry,” Banks said.
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People began asking who made the bowtie and where could they get one.
“I was just like, I made it,” he said.
Business took off for the young designer and for the next five years, Banks made and designed unique bow ties.