Peggy Noland is an American fashion designer in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

. She has been a teacher in the Fiber Department at the Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City Art Institute

The Kansas City Art Institute is a private, independent, four-year college of fine arts and design founded in 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri....

 since 2008.
Noland is originally from Independence, Missouri

Independence, Missouri

Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...

. She majored in Religious Studies

Religious studies

Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...

 at Rockhurst University

Rockhurst University

Rockhurst University is a private, coeducational Jesuit university located in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College. The school adheres to the motto etched into the stone of the campus bell tower: "Learning, Leadership, and Service in the Jesuit Tradition." It is one of 28...

, then worked as a production manager for a New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

 clothing company in 2006. On returning to Kansas City, aged 23, Noland opened a boutique in the Crossroads, Kansas City, called Peggy Noland Kansas City. Kansas City's The Pitch awarded her with their Design/Fashion MasterMind Award in 2006. In August 2009, Noland opened a second boutique for a month in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany with the help of the Kansas City Artists Coalition and a grant from the Lighton International Artist Exchange Program. She plans to open in another location in Berlin in 2010.

Her work uses bright colors, full-body leotards and patterns. Her designs have been worn by several musicians, including Lovefoxxx

Lovefoxxx

Luísa Hanae Matsushita , better known by her stage name Lovefoxxx, is the Brazilian lead singer of indie-electro band Cansei de Ser Sexy.-Biography:...

 from Brazilian band CSS, Kianna Alarid

Kianna Alarid

Kianna Alarid is the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Tilly and the Wall from Omaha, Nebraska. She was formerly in a band called Magic Kiss with members of Park Ave...

 from the Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 band Tilly and the Wall

Tilly and the Wall

Tilly and the Wall is an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children's book called Tillie and the Wall, written by Leo Lionni...

, Fischerspooner

Fischerspooner

Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...

, Chicks on Speed

Chicks on Speed

Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....

 and The Ssion

The Ssion

The Ssion, also known as SSION, is a musical group formed in 1996, in Kansas City, by vocalist Cody Critcheloe. Known for their extravagant live show, Ssion was signed to Sleazetone Records in 2008....

. Actress Alia Shawkat

Alia Shawkat

Alia Martine Shawkat is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox series Arrested Development.- Personal life :...

 has also bought one of her works. In 2009, she worked with Bec Stupak

Bec Stupak

Bec Stupak is a video and performance artist working in Brooklyn, New York. Her work uses collage, repetition and shifting fields of bright color to create psychedelic animations and films. She got her start early on as a VJ at raves, performing around the world and as a regular performer at Lonnie...

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Her work has appeared in fashion and music magazines including WWD, Elle, Elle Japan, Dazed and Confused, Vogue, British Vogue, Nylon, Nylon Japan, Spin, Rolling Stone, and Missbehave, as well as fashion blogs, like TeenVogue and StyleBubble.

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