Evan: Why did you decide to create a case collection for Pacific Design?

Chloe: Pacific Design is a great company that is woman owned and Texas based. The structure and the location of the company were very appealing to me. I am very proud of my Texas based business and this was a great opportunity.

E: Did you like the challenge of developing a case collection? How is it different from designing clothing?

C: I relish the idea of designing anything that is not clothes. I will always love designing clothes, I am very well trained in the fundamental aspects of creating a garment. So when I received a challenge to do design a case collection, I loved it b/c it's something new and I get to educate myself about a new process. Designing a case collection was definitely easier than designing clothes. It was more of developing prints and computer work. Making clothes is much more difficult and time consuming.

E: What was your inspiration for the collection?

C: My thoughts process when creating a collection is never clear cut. It is a process of thoughts and ideas that somehow miraculously morph into a collection. For this collection, I was given guidelines; I gave Pacific Design presentations of my ideas. We went from there......

E: What have you been doing since Project Runway?

C: I have been working on my collections for my store. I am trying to go into wholesale. I have a line, Simply Chloe Dao, on QVC. I am also the national spokesperson for Dove Ultimate Clear. I am doing certain charity events also. Thankfully, I am very busy.

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