Amaya Cannon is a fashion designer born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She now resides in Brooklyn, New York after receiving her AAS degree in fashion merchandising and management from LIM College located in NYC. She spends her spare time designing and sewing women’s wear apparel that is sold on her site amayajohne.com while also working a full-time job corporately at Lafayette 148 headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. While at this luxury fashion company, she has bounced around to several departments such as wholesale sales, pr/marketing, e-commerce styling, and technical design. 

During her early childhood, she discovered her talent with visual arts which led her into the talented and visual arts program throughout elementary and middle school. While finding her love for art, she also discovered her passion for fashion at the age of seven. During high school, she attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) studying theatre design which focused on costume design, set design, lighting, and sound. She has also spent three consecutive years serving as a student at the Fashion Institute of New Orleans high school program. Here, she learned the fundamentals of apparel construction and has prepared several clothing lines for the annual FINO fashion shows.

 In 2018, she participated in New Orleans Fashion Week competing as the youngest emerging fashion designer granting her the Yelp’s People’s Choice award winner. She has received several awards in recognition of her hard work.

Before moving to New York, she conducted production cutting and contracted work for small emerging designers who serve as clients at NOLA DDM  (New Orleans Design, development, and Manufacturing) studio. The manufacturing studio is still a second home for her when visiting New Orleans as the working staff has turned into family. 

 Growing up in New Orleans with a passion for sewing, she took advantage of every opportunity to involve herself in the world of fashion. Her disposition exploits dedication, love, and commitment as she continues to seize opportunities that are presented to her.