Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur
Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur is an American businesswoman and fashion designer who is the founder and CEO of MM.LaFleur.[1]
Biography
LaFleur was born in Paris, France, the daughter of
She wore designs by Hanae Mori at the Bal des débutantes on December 7, 2002.[3] She graduated from Harvard University in 2006.[4][5]
LaFleur worked as a management counselor for Bain & Company and TechnoServe in New York City. She worked in South Africa where she studied business opportunities in agriculture. She then worked for a private equity firm, Starwood Capital Group, in New York and Paris.[6] LaFleur left financial counseling to found MM.LaFleur, whom she named after her mother, in April 2011, along with Miyako Nakamura and Narie Foster.[7][8] In February 2020 LaFleur announced the company will lend free clothing to any woman running for office.[9]
LaFleur is one of the signatories of a letter intended for Donald Trump and the United States Congress in an attempt to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in place throughout the United States.[10]
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- ^ Pham, Tiffany. "How She Did It: Narie Foster On Launching A New Fashion Label for Professional Women, M.M. Lafleur". Forbes.
- ^ Company to provide free clothing to any female candidate The Hill, 18 Feb 2020
- ^ "Women in Power: Sarah LaFleur, MM.LaFleur". Ellevest. 2018-01-30.