Designer Spotlight

lara miller

If ever you have the good fortune to visit Lara Miller's Chicago design studio, your heart will most likely skip a beat. It's a virtual candyland of luxurious clothing, racks upon racks of vibrant colored sweaters and knits - all made from supple, sustainable, hand-loomed bamboo.

Lara's affinity for design began at an early age, "When I was really young, my Dad would hold me up to the closet, and whatever I would choose to wear is what I would wear. One pink sock with one yellow and a skirt pulled up like a shirt or a dress. If that's what I chose to wear, he'd let me wear it," says the designer.

Continuing her fascination with discovering multiple shapes within a single garment, Lara's current pieces offer versatility and high style, a combination rarely found.