{"id":1762,"date":"2019-05-06T07:46:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:31:37","slug":"patterns-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/patterns-profits\/","title":{"rendered":"Patterns & Profits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bryonna Polite (kneeling) with models wearing her original designs<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

UMES fashionista runs her own online boutique<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monday, May 6, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMES junior Bryonna Polite<\/strong>, a human ecology major, markets her fashion merchandising skills on a website that since January has generated roughly enough revenue to pay for tuition and fees for a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Baltimore native operates Go 2 Girl Bry<\/em><\/strong>, an online boutique for custom clothing designs and make-up services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI started getting into dresses after paying for an expensive dress for junior prom,\u201d Polite said. \u201cIt was cheaper to make a dress how I want it to be. It only cost me $100 to make my dress for senior prom.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polite’s mother enrolled her in a sewing school class while in high school and set her on a path to UMES and the university’s fashion merchandising program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s not too far from home. When I got here, I didn’t want to leave,\u201d she said about becoming a Hawk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryonna’s garment production evolved from hoodies in high school to a (faux) fur jacket she made and sold for $50 her freshman year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey aren’t $50 anymore,\u201d she said with a laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryonna began making prom dresses in 2018 for customers in the Baltimore area. Currently, she has 11 dresses she is working on for this prom season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do class work throughout the day,\u201d Polite said, \u201cand in the evening I go into the sewing room until 2 a.m.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryonna credits human ecology professor, Dr. Bridget Clinton-Scott, and 2016 alumna Octavia Outlaw with assisting her along her fashion merchandising experience at UMES. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fashion merchandising program at UMES has allowed me to better understand the business aspect of the industry.\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students unveiled their newest designs at an April 29h fashion showcase in the Student Services Center. It featured original designs from Polite, senior Brittany Washington<\/strong>, junior Dreyan Bundley<\/strong> and sophomore Nathan Dance<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polite’s goals include being a custom gown designer and ultimately opening her own store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s like every time I make something new, that becomes my favorite design,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Tahja Cropper<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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