14 year old CMT Teenage Designer + Entrepreneur Grabs the Spotlight

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Teenage Designer and Entrepreneur, Phoenix Bess, Grabs the Spotlight

in Vogue Knitting Magazine

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prweb510277.htm

Phoenix Bess, knitwear designer featured in Vogue Knitting

Winter '06/'07 issue currently on newsstands, is a successful

entrepreneur at 14 years old.

MATHEWS VA (PRWEB) March 12, 2007 -- Teenage Designer, Phoenix Bess,

(www.phoenixbess.com) described in Vogue Knitting magazine Winter

2006/07 as " poised to take the knitting world by storm, " is a

successful entrepreneur at 14 years old.

Her line of self-published knitting patterns sell through online

retailers, catalogues, and yarn stores. With a book in the works and

an upcoming line of handbags and accessories, this young designer

labeled a " precocious wunderkind " in Vogue Knitting magazine, is a

successful entrepreneur at 14 years old.

Phoenix Bess knitting patterns include sweaters, skirts,

accessories, pants, and leggings. Her award-winning designs have

appeared in fashion shows across the country, and her work as a

designer showcases the yarns of popular manufacturers including

Tilli Tomas, Tahki , Muench, Brown Sheep, Cascade,

Plymouth, Elann, and Lorna's Laces.

The busy teen has been selling her designs since the ripe old age of

thirteen, when she launched a line of hand knitted accessories sold

in upscale boutiques throughout Eastern Virginia. Phoenix Bess

knitting patterns followed, and in January of 2006 she began

designing for yarn manufacturers.

Now, Phoenix finds her designing plate full to capacity. She is

currently producing her self-published Fall 2007 pattern line,

designing for knitting magazines, knitting retailers, and yarn

manufacturers, working on her first book of knitting patterns, and

launching her HOT new line of hand knitted accessories and handbags.

The multi-talented designer adds dancing, singing, acting, and

modeling to her repertoire of skills. Her acting resume boasts

numerous musical theatre productions with burg's Community

Alliance for the Performing Arts. Her TV and film credits include

Discovery Channel's Critical Rescue and 2005's Terrence Malick film,

The New World.

The five-year veteran of the stage danced with luminaries such as

Wall, darling of " So You Think You Can Dance, " in American

Youth Ballet productions for many years. Equally comfortable on

stage or in front of the camera, Phoenix serves as her company's

icon, modeling her designs for ads, marketing materials, and

patterns.

And, if performing, designing, and studying aren't enough to keep

her busy, Phoenix also finds time to devote herself to charitable

causes. Last year yarn manufacturer, Tilli Tomas, learned of a young

girl's need for a wheelchair and teamed up with Phoenix and online

retailer, Dream Weaver Yarns, to help raise the money.

Kyann, a bright 14 year-old diagnosed with Charcot Marie Tooth

muscular dystrophy, has lost the use of her legs and experiences

difficulty holding her body upright due to nerve deterioration. By

the fall of 2006 she needed a new $12,000 electric wheelchair with a

power tilt seat, whose cost was only partially covered by insurance,

to help support her and take the pressure off her spine.

Phoenix donated a limited edition design and Tilli Tomas donated the

yarn and purse form. The resulting kits, Kyann's Midnight Cherry

Blossom Rucksack, sold on Dream Weaver Yarns website for a fraction

of their retail value, and all of the proceeds from the sale of the

kits went to Kyann. She got her much-needed wheelchair in pretty

midnight blue with sparkles.

Many find inspiration in Phoenix's entrepreneurial spirit and write

to tell her that she is a role model in their own lives or the lives

of their daughters. Her success as a designer gives hope to other

young women and teens dreaming of some day achieving similar goals.

Phoenix's appearance on the knitting scene comes not a moment too

soon. Creative Leisure News reports, " There's a new trend emerging

in craft design and it's not cute. It's fueled by a younger

demographic, consumers looking to express their individuality rather

than following preset rules, and they prefer a more sophisticated

look... " Sophisticated but fresh, Phoenix's designs express

creativity without being trendy. Younger knitters are taking notice.

Finally there's a designer who gets it.

Whether she is designing " breath-of-fresh-air patterns " for

knitters, inspiring other young women to follow their dreams, or

providing luxury garments and accessories for discriminating

shoppers, Phoenix is poised to make her mark.

For additional information, visit www.phoenixbess.com

Phoenix Bess is an award winning knitwear designer, dancer, actress,

model, jewelry designer, and homeschool student. For more

information on Phoenix Bess and Phoenix Bess Knitwear, contact the

company's Marketing Director, Beth Bess, or visit

http://www.phoenixbess.com. Phoenix Bess knitwear patterns are

available online, through yarn stores, and catalogues. Find a

listing of retailers on the Phoenix Bess website under " Patterns. "