Kiara Richardson, 21, learned to sew while in high school, but wasn’t quite sure how she could turn her love of fashion into a career.

Then after advertising about her custom-made lady’s wear on Instagram this summer the side business took off.

“I got five messages in the first 15 minutes from people who wanted me to make something for them.

“Then Cup Match came around and I had over 30 orders for the holiday,” she said.

“I took that on and from there it just progressed through Instagram because once a person tags you in a picture of themself wearing something you made, everyone else finds out what’s going on. That’s really how it happened. It came out of nowhere.”

The emerging young designer is now gearing up to showcase her latest gombey-inspired pieces at the Faceless Fashion Show, in honour of the H & H Gombeys 25th Anniversary, taking place at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess on Sunday.

Ms Richardson, who works full time as a banking assistant, said she was surprised when invited by organiser, Vernell Brown, to take part in the fashion show.

“I didn’t know if it was a joke or not because it came out of nowhere,” she said. “I was never expecting this but she had sent me a text and asked if I wanted to take part in the show. So we had a meeting and talked about everything and I just got super excited about it.”

She will be creating 15 pieces for the upcoming event, including the debut of six pieces from her men’s line.

The designer started putting the outfits together just last week, but admittedly was not scared about meeting the fast-approaching deadline.

“I move really fast so I have no worries that I won’t get it done because I work better under pressure,” she explained.

“The theme of my scene is cultural and inspired by the Gombeys, so I am using a lot of feathers and bright colours. The designs are all from my own imagination.

“I’m pretty creative so sometimes when I just sit at home I get hit with inspiration from other pieces that I have seen. And I do a lot of my own research as well.”

The budding designer is trying to keep the outfits as modern as possible so people can actually buy and wear the pieces after the show.

She also plans to release her full collection, called Salvage Wear, in the New Year.

Ms Richardson starting honing her talent through trial and error since she was a teenager.

She told The Royal Gazette: “In the beginning I was very shaky. That’s why I was just making clothes for myself at first because I didn’t want to embarrass myself and I know that your name and reputation is everything in this business.

“I would just practice, practice, practice and then I started to get better.”

She considers her talent a “natural gift” because she has been able to work with different styles and fabrics and successfully complete everything from dresses to bathing suits.

Occasionally she will also sit in on classes with a former sewing teacher at CedarBridge Academy for extra support and guidance.

“You can never have enough knowledge,” she said.

Ms Richardson’s plan is to study fashion in either London or New York.

One day she hopes to become a globally recognised name in the industry.

For now she is anxiously awaiting the big reveal of her designs to the wider public at the ‘Faceless’ event.

“I’m a little nervous I must say,” she said. “I don’t know what to expect, but I also don’t want to let anyone down because I have a lot of support behind me. I just want to show people what I have to offer and prove that I really am talented.”

For more information on Ms Richardson’s custom designs, you can e-mail salvagewear13@gmail.com.

To get tickets to see her designs first hand on Sunday visit www.facelessbda.com.