Ashley Renee Litton, Miss Missouri USA 2004 formed A. Renee Designs upon graduation from Stephens College with a B.A. in Fashion Design and Product Development in 2005.
While attending college, Ashley received many honors including the Best in Design, Most Promising Designer and Technical Excellence in Fashion Design. She also entered other design competitions and was awarded the Emerging Young Designer and was KC Magazine's Best of 2005 Up and Coming New Designer.
Ashley worked as an Intern for Hugo Sarmiento in New York, former Head Designer for Randolph Duke and Vera Wang before returning to Kansas City to launch her own line of couture evening gowns. She opened her design studio in June of 2006 in Shawnee, Kansas in conjunction with the opening of Sassy Chic Pageant and Prom Boutique, where A. Renee Designs are featured.
A. Renee Design Gowns have been seen in several runway shows, publications and on the national and international stages of Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Mrs America, Miss Earth and Miss Universe!!!
Ashley works one-on-one with each client to design and develop a custom designed gown that is unique to them! She also carries a small line of ready to sell designs in her studio and at Sassy Chic Pageant and Prom Boutique. Her gowns are manufactured at the infamous pageant gown designer; Sherri Hill's plant in China for the utmost in quality.
As a former titleholder and pageant competitor herself, Ashley understands the needs of a pageant contestant and how to achieve the fashion forward unique look they want!
Ashley works by appointment only and may be reached at 913.248.7800 or by email at ashley@areneedesigns.com.
In The News
As seen on Project Runway's Nick Verreos Blog .........
Courtney Courter looking beautiful at Miss USA in an A. Renee Design gown
sponsored by Sassy Chic Pageant & Prom Boutique ........
http://nickverrreos.blogspot.com/2009/04/nick-verreos-goes-through-miss-usa.html
Nick Verreos goes through the Miss USA Evening Gowns!
There are some gowns in this years Miss USA 2009 which I did like---mainly because they didn't have any crotch-high slits and had a resemblance to something we might see on an actual red carpet or on the runways of New York and Paris. I was surprised by Miss Kansas' choice of a white gown with a beaded halter neck detail. She was COVERED!!! Hurray! I think she looks very elegant and almost Grace Kelly-like.
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Ashley named "Savvy Girl of the Moment" by Savvy Magazine..........
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A. Renee Designs featured in Savvy Magazine ............
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A. Renee Designs featured in KC Magazine's "Best of 2005" Issue ............
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A Look at some A. Renee Designs
