Chrissiefizz Biography
Chrissiefizz is the real deal.
Friendly, ambitious, determined, funny and humble. She always tries to make time for everybody and regularly replies to messages from supporters. Especially on Facebook.
Born and raised in South London, she grew up in Tulse Hill Estate but always wanted to travel. At the age of two, she cut a lopsided heart into her mother's brand new curtains, showing an early interest in design and a flair for fashion.
As a child, Chrissie was always ready to learn. She read everything she could lay her hands on and her
vocabulary grew because of her love of literature. This stemmed her interest in writing and allowed her to produce a range of short stories and poetry, based on what she saw around her. She stayed extremely focused and motivated but gained an added stack of creativity once she moved out of Tulse Hill at the age of eleven.
In 2004, she wrote the first draft of "All I Want", which publishers turned down as she was "Too young". She entered it into the Nanotales Short Stories competition on Bebo. It was short listed, but she didn't win. Still, people began to print it out and pass it around to read anyway. Around this time, Chrissie started to customize garments and shoes by hand painting graffiti on in acrylic paint.
Now, as a young adult, she is working on [what she hopes to be] the final draft of "All I Want" and is promoting her Autumn/Winter fashion collection, which she wholly designed. Recently, she has begun to design the next collection (Spring/Summer 2010) She is signed to The Fashion Unsigned Collective, which is under the umbrella of UK Unsigned. Also, she is at university studying a degree in Fashion Design, Pattern Cutting and Garment Construction and is working on various up and coming projects. She also became fashion editor at online magazine and networking site: Endz2Endz Magazine in January 2010. (www.endz2endz.com)
Chrissiefizz dreams to help others by offering those who are serious and are just starting out an opportunity to work with her or for her.
"It is hard to break into certain industries at a young age and in order for us to move forward, we must work together to get there."
Her main goal for 2010 is to get published, in order to set an example for the younger generation, and to educate and entertain all generations, regardless of race, age, class or gender.
She says:
"I do all of this for the love of art and to help others in the long run. I am thankful to God and those who never stopped believing in me. Particularly my Mum, siblings, Uncle M, Nay, Crys, Tash, others that are close to me. I also thank all the customers/supporters. From the bottom of my heart; thank you all for the ongoing support."