Fashion Designer/Spa Owner
Sonya Z. Phillips is a native of Virginia Beach, VA. and a US Army Veteran. She graduated from Old Dominion University with a BS in Biology and International Business. She also completed the Digital Marketing Specialist Certification at Duke University. Sonya is a multi-passionate entrepreneur. She is the Co-Owner of Dream Shape Body Contouring Spa located in Norfolk, VA. Her passion is fashion. Sonya has been a cut & sew Fashion Designer for over 30 years. She teaches sewing classes in person and remotely. She offers Fashion Business Coaching to aspiring fashion designers. She started her first fashion business, Stretch Couture in 2001 using the basics of sewing that she learned in her 7th grade home economics class and has since studied Couture Fashion Design under Marc Jacobs.
In 2022 she founded Sustainabili-T, a lifestyle brand focused on sustainable fashion and self-love. Her work raises awareness about water preservation by reducing plastic pollution as well as gender equal climate action. These messages are amplified when she volunteers with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Zonta International’s e-club of the Atlantic Coast I. Sonya encourages upcycling and reuse. She teaches people how to mend clothing to extend the life of their garments and how to wear their clothing in multiple ways. Her designs are inspired by recycling, reuse, and the work she does in Ghana. Sonya is the Executive Aide to Torgbe Volo Yingor 1st, the Economic Development Chief of Volo, Ghana. She is the visionary behind the Volo Fashion Show and Competition that provides cash prizes to aspiring fashion designers in Africa.
Sonya is also an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author and currently has a new project available on Amazon called “The Sexxxy Unicorn's Guide to Divine Feminine: Channel Your Billion Dollar Boss Babe Energy.” This guided journal helps female entrepreneurs improve in areas of self-love, self-discovery and money mindset.
You can connect with Sonya Z. Phillips on her website www.sonyazphillips.com
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