20qs
Nasrin Ansari
03.25.14
1. If you had to begin a different career, what would you do?
I would be consulting and developing design for fashion design houses or fashion related businesses.
2. What’s your most prized possession?
My children and now my first grandchild.
3. Where do you find inspiration for your designs?
From nature: looking at the sunset, the ocean on a stormy day, exotic flowers and trees, and colors of the birds in the rain forest.
4. With your success as a fashion designer, what advice would you give someone entering the industry?
To work for different design houses in different fields of fashion and be exposed to all aspects of design, and travel to different countries to expand their vision and refine understanding and views on design.
5. What is the most fulfilling part of fashion for you?
To see the transformation starting from consulting with my client, selecting fabric, design, sketching, fitting up to the end.
6. What can’t you live without?
My family and my inspiring work.
7. What’s next on your "to do" list?
I am gong to Paris, London, and Italy for work on May.
8. Biggest regret?
Being too busy to design and fabricate more fabulous wardrobes for myself.
9. Cause that you’re most interested/involved in?
CHOC Children’s Hospital and American Cancer Society.
10. Your dream day in Orange County?
Seeing on headline news that Orange County is one of the top destinations for fashion like Paris, London, Italy, and New York.
11. Favorite place for breakfast?
Urth Caffe soon to be open late summer 2014 in Laguna Beach for breakfast and all day menu.
12. What was the best day of your life?
When I opened my first studio at Newport Beach about 22 years ago.
13. Last concert that you went to?
Dream Orchestra at UCI’s Barclay Theatre featuring Soprano Opera singer, Golda Berkman.
14. Favorite vacation spot?
Paris and Florence, Italy
15. If you had to live somewhere else, where would you like to move?
Paris, France.
16. Favorite drink?
Vintage Cabernet.
17. Favorite restaurants in Orange County?
I enjoy Pelican Hills Resort, Pelican Grill and Mastro's Ocean Club in Newport Beach
18. Biggest accomplishment?
Watching my couture work walking down the red carpet for the Oscar.
19. What’s your biggest fear?
Hearing my favorite fabric houses or trim companies are no longer in business.
20. Secret most people don’t know about you?
How much my dog means to me.
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‘Draft Day’ Giveaway
03.25.14
We’re giving away 100 general admission tickets to the exclusive screening of “Draft Day” at the Big Newport Theater on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m.
You can join the cast and crew of “Draft Day” starring Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner for an exclusive screening and the film's West Coast debut. The screening will benefit the Foundation for the Undefeated, formerly Irrelevant Week, which champions stories of perseverance in sports to inspire greatness in others.
All entrants to the giveaway will be eligible to win a pair of All-Access passes worth $175 each. We will notify the winners who must submit names for entry by March 30, and will be notified on March 31. Simply send an email to info@theundefeated.org
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