Elizabeth Allen has always had a thing for fabric. She amassed piles of it as a girl in Manchester, Massachusetts and after graduating from Vassar with a degree in French literature, ventured forth to Paris in search of folly and fashion. She landed the enviable job of Bureau Fashion Editor for WWD and W Magazine where the intimate exposure to out-of-this-world fabrics, mind-boggling design and extravagant designers was utterly fabulous. Working with Chanel she honed her Haute Couture obsession for detail, quality and unfettered creativity.