ABOUT DWebbNYC - Debbie D Cartsos

Debbie is an award winning, second generation designer. She studied apparel design and pattern making at Veloudakis Private Institute of Design in Athens, Greece. Upon graduating she moved to New York where she continued her studies in fashion. Debbie specialized in merchandising and intimate apparel design at NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology where she received the Jean Yu Critic Design Award and the Intimate Apparel Council Merit Award.

Debbie spent 9 years in the intimate apparel field designing for the average and full figure market. This is where she was first exposed to the styling world while assisting the lead stylist for catalog photoshoots. Along with her love of fashion, styling and design, Debbie is also an avid lover of dance. Her personal exploration into dance helped her discover that she had a knack for both designing and styling dancers.

Debbie left the intimate apparel world to start her own lifestyle apparel brand taking on everything from designing to pattern making and creative/product styling. She also handled direct to consumer sales, an ecommerce platform, social media and everything else you can imagine someone starting their own brand would.

When it comes to styling Debbie’s favorite kind of shoot are lingerie themed. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since she spent many years in the intimate apparel industry and has had numerous lingerie fashion editorial published. As a stylist Debbie has a great eye for revamping client’s looks. She has even dabbled in set design for her own theatrical showcase Menagerie NYC!

"I believe that if you can combine creativity and technicality as a designer you can make the impossible possible." ~ Debbie Despina Cartsos