My passion for crafting was honed by my experience working as a pattern maker and draper in the costume shops of the Juilliard School and the Joseph Papp Public Theather (also known as the New York Shakespeare Festival). The mixing, blending and layering of fabrics: velvets, brocades, damasks, silks, satins, leather, suede; colorful, patterned, textured, beaded embellished with eyelets, studs, chains and metal findings gave me an appreciation of crafting using these fabrics. Therefore, while purchasing fabrics for my men and women's clothing designs, I'd come across home decor fabrics so beautiful that I was inspired to design a product that captured the fabrics' bold patterns, colors and textures. Embellished with metal findings, leather and chain straps and more, China Aroh Designer Bags was launched!