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QAYSEAN, 33, a rising New Jersey fashion designer, has transcended the challenges of his disability by turning it into a super ability. He was born with erb’s palsey in his left arm and hand which causes nerve damage preventing him from being able to move it. Qaysean was severely bullied saying “as a kid my confidence was shot” which resulted in him being reserved and introverted, he confided in comic books as he looked at superheroes as individuals who were misunderstood but had these powerful conditions that no one around them knew about. It wasn’t until he reached high school and started exploring fashion as a way of distracting people from his arm. He told Truly “it was important that I see myself in the best light for the world to see the greatness that I am”. Qaysean then went onto produce a fashion show for his school, this was the first time he felt people noticed him for him and not his disability, which kickstarted his passion for fashion. Qaysean has appeared on the popular Netflix series ‘Next in fashion’ and has made shoes/clothes for celebrity rappers. He feels fashion allows him to feel confidence and limitless and that his life isn’t about his disability but his ability to create amazing clothes: ‘I make clothes that bring people to life’, he wants individuals to feel beautiful and confident and believes he can do that for them through fashion.

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