America Rios Bravo, also known as Ame (ah-meh), is a first-generation Mexican-American Fashion designer who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her designs are intended to communicate the themes of community, duo- culture, family, and nostalgia. Often being influenced by her own experiences of belonging to Mexican and American culture, Ame finds it important to also be influenced by family and friends who share experiences like hers. She does this by collecting family photographs, textiles, and conducting interviews. Ame’s use of color, tailoring, as well as materiality brings a sense of tradition but also individual creativity to the table. She also hopes to use fashion as a medium of expression in order to bring awareness to social issues and experiences that affect the communities she is a part of.