Kim-Anh Patel graduated from The University of Texas Austin in Spring 2007 with a business degree in Marketing. She currently works at ConocoPhillips, an integrated energy company here in Houston. In her free time she enjoys designing clothes by turning her ideas and concepts into reality. Since her early teens, she discovered her passion for sewing and began making clothes for herself as a hobby. Through college she has directed her focus more on designing apparel  for petite women. With her unique and elegant style, Kim-Anh strives to make the search for smaller sizes a pleasant experience for petite consumers.