Max Alexander, 7, the little fashion prodigy who dresses Sharon Stone

She now has 1.2 million followers on her couture.to.the.max Instagram, including Jennifer Coolidge, Andie McDowell and Sharon Stone. the star of casino Just posted a video on her own page in which she parades one of Max Alexander’s creations, a short white faux fur coat, which she accompanied by “This coat, love you Max.“. At an age when little boys are usually playing with cars or happily skating on ice rinks, 7-year-old Max Alexander prefers to sew, quilt and make dresses. He is designer as his Instagram page soberly shows. With her angelic face and curly hair, the little couturier has become a phenomenon above all, hosting American talk shows with her mother to tell her story; the story of a precocious fashion designer who dreams of building a Gucci-like empire,” he said.

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First dress at 4 years old

The child prodigy lives in Los Angeles with his younger brother and older sister. At the age of 4, he announced to his parents that he wanted to become a designer. The stoppage of time and the bewilderment of the latter, who have never seen her make a dress with her little hands. “We were sitting around the table,” his mother Sherry Madison said on ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” accompanied by her son. And I said to him. “Max, you’ve never made a dress in your life!” And she told me it was because she didn’t have a dress pattern and she needed it urgently.” So take action. Sherry, an artist who works mostly with recycled cardboard, makes him a mannequin in this material for the first test. And Max tied twine and shimmering pieces of colorful fabric to make her first dress.

From one thing to another

Act 2: The little prince, who also designs his own dresses, now wants to learn to sew. Here she is allowed to sit on her mother’s lap while she sews. He watches patiently, then does it himself. Tight dresses for kindergarten friends, kimono for big sister, red coat for Grandma Suzanne’s birthday. “So that she looks elegant and warm,” says the child.

It came out of itself like it was in stitches

Sherry Madison, Alexander’s mother

One thing leads to another, Max starts creating one dress a day before his mother’s amazed eyes. She also runs to the fabric store after school, her new playground, then buys a sewing machine with her pocket money. “She’s never shown any interest in fashion, never looked at a magazine, nothing,” Sherry wondered. It came out of him on its own, as if it had been sewn in blood.”

The first parade in the garden

His work? Fringe dresses that graze the floor, mermaid outfits, rainbow pom-pom vests… At the age of 5, she organized her first fashion show in her garden in front of family and friends. Making both children’s and adult clothing, Max says it takes about a week to create a dress from scratch. And to explain that he knows it’s over “when it feels good.” But her favorite thing about tailoring is getting to her machine, then wrapping and pinning the model, because that’s when she sees her idea come to life. Silk and velvet are the two materials she likes to work with the most and she says she is very inspired by water, the sun and mermaids.

Orders from all over the world

Max is 7 years old today. She shares her creations and shows off her tailoring on Instagram, explaining in her happy little baby voice how she puts crystals on a dress, how she uses her sewing machine and how she chooses her fabrics. Begged by her mother-turned-manager, who also runs her YouTube channel and Instagram, and now with the help of her 4-year-old younger brother Dorian, she has already created over 100 unique pieces under her Couture to the Max under the label. . She’s preparing her second fashion show, taking requests from celebrities, has expanded her range to include bags, swimwear, jackets and just landed an agent to further her career. “He now has orders from France, Mexico, Germany, the United States and Canada,” explains his mother. But the latter never knows what will come out when he sews. “Max always does what he wants. Then I look at the waiting list and ask who wants the work done. Max’s signature dress now costs almost $1,400, which is already a lot of money for a fledgling brand.

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