Aaron Potts was born and raised in Detroit, MI, where he grew up greatly influenced by the city’s rich music and dance culture, soap operas, beauty pageants and STYLE with Elsa Klensch. He moved to NYC to attend Parsons School of Design where he received his BFA in Fashion Design. He went on to design for Emanuel Ungaro, Anne Klein, Victoria’s Secret, Ellen Tracy, KaufmanFranco and Badgley Mischka. He also lived several years abroad designing for the premiere luxury brand, ESCADA, based in Munich, Germany.
His work for these brands has been seen in every major fashion magazine including the American, Italian, German, Russian, French and British editions of Vogue magazine; national and international editions of Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Cosmopolitan; Essence; InStyle; Hello!; Lucky; People; Gala; Madame; Mode; Surface and Allure.
Many international celebrities and supermodels have worn his designs including Heidi Klum, Leighton Meester, Naomi Campbell, Fergie, Rosie O’Donnell, Faye Wattleton, Tori Spelling, Sharon Stone, Molly Sims, Cameron Manheim, Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford, Sienna Miller, Chanel Iman, Christy Turlington, Katherine Heigl, Britney Spears, Emily Blunt, Alek Wek, Mia Tyler, Carrie Underwood and Venus Williams among many others.
His work, infused with creativity, energy and passion, is his way of bringing joy and beauty to everyone via the mediums of fashion and art.
