Lang Leav receiving her award at the SOYA awards.

Since graduating in 1998 from Cabramatta High School, Fashion designer, Lang Leav has achieved her dream.

"Akina (the name of my label) is described as Hello Kitty but with an evil twist. It's a little gothic and dark but really cute at the same time," she said. The clothing is based on a girl named Akina. She has a fetish for stealing buttons so she attacks innocent teddy bears to steal their button eyes.

Lang Leav with her best friends at the SOYA awards.

After graduating from University, Leav worked in several areas of design, including graphic design, illustration, packaging, web design, photography and digital imaging, before entering the fashion industry.

"Fashion design was just another area of design I wanted to try out. I just really loved it and have decided to stick to it ever since. All the other skills I picked up along the way were really valuable because it meant I could design my own swing tags, websites, brochures and photo shoots," Leav said.

A documentary on Akina was made and has aired twice on ABC TV in 2005, it was also aired internationally and Leav has received a fantastic response.

The financial crisis in the economy has affected many businesses in the fashion industry. "Because I run such a niche label, I haven't felt its affects. I sell my things in small quantities. However, in preparation, I will be developing products that are more affordable."

Her label has been a huge success in Australia and she has recently begun exporting her line to Japan and New Zealand.

Becoming a fashion designer isn't just about being glamorous in the fashion industry. "There is a lot of hard work involved. It's a very competitive industry so you have to keep finding new ways to stand out from the crowd. I'd say it's about 90% hard work and 10% fun stuff. You have to give it everything you've got, especially when you're working for yourself at home. It's tempting to stay in bed until 11am every morning but you need to be strict and disciplined with yourself or you'll never get anything done!" Leav said.

Leav is currently working with Cyrus Meurant, who is a young Australian composer of classical music. "We are putting together a concert/exhibition event late this year. I am very excited about it! I was invited to participate in fashion week this year but had to turn it down because of the time factor. I'm really excited about participating next year!"

To find out more on Akina and Lang Leav, visit Akina

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Sassy Davenport is a successful romance novelist looking to fulfill her own fantasy. When the man of her dreams step right out of the pages of her latest novel, Sassy falls madly in love with him. But what evil lies behind Norris Yoshito's beautiful eyes and sexy smile? And while Sassy has to take care of her favorite cousin, Bernard, who is dying of AIDS, is the man of Sassy's dream a serial killer of women who made the mistake of trusting Norris just as Sassy did? Will Sassy's love for Norris lead to her own death?

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LOUD! The music was loud! The bass was thunderous! The catchy, finger popping beat was heart pounding! The singing was exhilarating, the words catchy, but there was no party. There was no dancing. There was no one to enjoy the music that penetrated the blood-splattered walls inside Myra Barrett’s statically still apartment and seeped through plaster and concrete walls out into the adjourning apartments and into the long, pastry tan colored hallways of Ellington Tower Apartments. Myra couldn’t understand why no one had come pounding at her door yelling for her to turn down the music. Her floor, the thirteenth floor, was one of the quietest floors in the whole twenty-two story building, and it was rare for anyone to blast their music so loudly. Maybe that was because most of the tenants of the ten apartments on her floor were over fifty years old. That is except for Myra herself and Alice Reynolds down the hall. Myra was only thirty-three years old. She wasn’t ready to die.

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Nationally acclaimed award winning author GLORIA MALLETTE began her true literary journey by self-publishing her second novel Shades of Jade in April of 2000. By July and 13,000 sold copies later, Gloria signed on with Random House who re-released Shades of Jade in 2001. Shades of Jade made several best sellers lists, including Black Board, Essence Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, and The Washington Post/Washington is Also Reading listing.

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