A 10-year-old designer who started a clothing line after being bullied is gaining traction in the fashion world
A fifth grader's designs are breaking ground.
Chubiiline is a clothing line created by ten-year-old Queens, New York resident Egypt "Ify" Ufele. She was recently featured on The Today Show.
"I am a 10 year old designer taking the fashion industry by storm. I consider myself nothing less than a chronicler of the human condition, for better or worse," she writes on her website. "When you see my designs, I think you'll agree."
"I was bullied and they called me all kinds of names. One time I got stabbed by a pencil," she said to Today.
She told Today that she responded to her bullies by designing apparel.
"I wanted to relieve my pain [from] bullying," she said to Refinery29, adding that "Chubiiline was designed to empower everyone that [has been] bullied."
Further, she told Refinery 29 that clothes are for all sizes and genders, furthering the anti-bullying message that she aims to send.