Hayley Paige spent the majority of her life tumbling around in sparkly leotards as a competitive gymnast. In her spare time, she learned how to sketch and sew, and started making herself dresses.

There’s a certain alchemy to fashion design, a magic in the way a two-dimensional sketch becomes a pouf of teal brocade on the runway. At Erdem Moralioglu’s studio in the eastern reaches of London, ...

To note, there was no shortage of designers vying for the coveted honor to dress FLOTUS, including L'Wren Scott, Chanel and Nanette Lepore, but in the end, Wu won with this gorgeous sketch submission.