attended The American College for the Applied Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. He worked for Isaac Mizrahi as his personal assistant, Banana Republic, Calvin Klein,
Donna Karen, Limited Design Studio, BBDO, Avon Corporate inc, MTV, Audrey Smaltz Ground Crew (dressed models during fashion week at Bryant Park). He
also worked for Aldo Hat company where he designed for Jack McConnell at Jack McConnell Boutique and Mr. John for Mr. John for JCPenny, SNEW and his
own line Adrian Dana, all in New York.
He started working
for Nordstrom's in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2006, then at the Alexandria, Virginia, store
in 2008 and helped to open the NY Rack store at Union
Square in 2010. He still does
freelance styling for Nordstrom's from time to time. His biggest and most exciting
project to date was a hat he designed for Oprah
Winfrey for the 2003 Essence magazine
shoot with Laffayette 148 and Andrew Young.
Dana has been
designing accessories for 23 years and says he is just getting his feet wet in the
main stream industry. His hats were featured in the Tyler Perry
movie "Madea's Family
Reunion," Steeplechase Horse races in Atlanta, Georgia, and The Kentucky Derby in
2007. He has designed for many celebrities in both
music and TV. He also does
freelance designs for some NFL players and reality TV personalities.
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