IMANEE LEE

jessica clark is a fashion designer, scholar, and community organizer dedicated to shaping the future through creative and cultural ventures. she earned her Master of Arts from Parsons School of Design, where she completed her thesis, titled, Discovering Fashion Ethos through the West African Practice Adinkra, defining the term “fashion ethos” to emphasize Afro-diasporic contributions to modern fashion across time and space.

and earned a Bachelor of Science in Textile and Fashion Design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. she applies design processes to reimagine creativity, community, and culture—leveraging these as mediums for storytelling and social change. 

 

in 2022, she was the inaugural recipient of the Fashion for All Foundation’s Anne Lowe Distinguished Fashion Award, named after an esteemed twentieth-century African American fashion designer. in 2024, she served as a Program Administrator for the Hope Center Foundation, leading a film and sound design program empowering students to use their devices as tools for storytelling from their perspectives.

 

most recently, jessica has expanded into entrepreneurship, employing design-centered thinking to develop creative solutions for ventures across Tampa, Chicago, and Austin. she approaches entrepreneurial, research, and institutional challenges with a designer’s mindset—combining strategy, innovation, and interdisciplinary methods to support founders. her work is informed by years of experience and a steadfast commitment to learning, servant-leadership, and creative problem-solving. 

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this visionary is eager to weave creativity into every area, giving her life a free-flowing creative voice. when she's not working on special projects, jessica works towards building a sustainable creative practice and lifestyle that serves the community, honors herself, and preserves Black histories.

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known as @Jthevisionaire_  on social media platforms, jessica has been writing & creating independently (and collaboratively) since 2016. the visionaire  (originally JusJessie) has become a vehicle for truth-telling, vision casting, creative direction & consulting,  expression of critical thoughts through the lens of fashion, and sharing revelation from daily life.

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jessica was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago

check out her resume & portfolio below.