Houston designer Danny Nguyen steps in to create a promenade gown for Kiya Harvey after a earlier designer didn’t ship.
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A Houston-area scholar, Kiya Harvey, didn’t get to go to her senior promenade as a result of the designer employed to make her gown didn’t end it.
KHOU 11’s Amanda Henderson first shared her story with us in Might. Now, she shares how a unique designer noticed Harvey’s story and stepped as much as assist.
Sew by sew every robe at Danny Nguyen’s studio is being attended to by hand.
“I have been within the business for 18 years now,” Nguyen mentioned.
The Houston designer mentioned he places thought into each sketch and magnificence to make sure the ultimate product is precisely what the one who receives it, needs.
“To make [his client(s)] joyful, safe and assured,” Nguyen mentioned.
Harvey was stuffed with anticipation at Nguyen’s studio.
“I am excited as a result of like taking a look at his work I am like, OK, he may do what I am asking for,” Harvey mentioned.
Nguyen is working with Harvey and her mom, Kewana Jones Harvey.
We first spoke with the women in Might days after they’d ordered and paid for a promenade gown from a unique native designer however by no means acquired it.
Jones Harvey even rushed to the studio when it wasn’t delivered on time. She discovered the gown not completed. In consequence Harvey missed her senior promenade.
This can be a story Nguyen’s spouse got here throughout on KHOU 11’s web site hours after airing.
“When your spouse confirmed you the story you mentioned OK we’ll determine this out you guys reached out to us and also you mentioned we expect we’ve an answer right here,” Henderson mentioned.
“We all know promenade is over however doesn’t imply that she can not have a gown,” Nguyen mentioned.
So all of us spent the day at Nguyen’s store final week to see the brand new design come to life. The mom and daughter sat throughout Nguyen as he sketched a brand new gown design utilizing pens and markers.
“To be trustworthy, I like all the pieces,” Harvey mentioned. “I wish to thank him like so, a lot as a result of he actually did not have to succeed in out prefer it wasn’t his puzzle to piece again collectively… however he did.”
The gown must be completed throughout the subsequent two weeks in keeping with Nguyen. Harvey and her household plan to recreate the images they didn’t take at her promenade sendoff occasion.
Photojournalist Ivan Gibson contributed to this report.
