NUBIA WILLIAMS

Daughter of a visual artist and an academic, Nubia, grew up in Los Angeles, CA surrounded by colorful, inspiring images and histories that ignited her experimentation with different media as soon as she could control a paint brush. At age 5, Nubia made small collages of women dressed in bold patterned fabric scraps, leading to her first commissioned sale of $35. As the demand grew greater and greater, it became clear that Nubia was born to be in the fashion industry.

Nubia is a Parsons School of Design alumnus with a BFA in Fashion Design. Although she had been designing custom work since the age of 17, she found it extremely difficult to land a job in the industry. As a result, Williams launched her own womenswear brand, BrandNUbia, during Boston Fashion Week 2015. Since then, she has been featured in publications such as Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Magazine, Man Repeller, WCVB ABC and more.

Nubia is a storyteller creating visual and wearable experiences through the art of design. She’s worked independently for brands such as J.Jill and Converse and currently designs women’s run/train apparel for the sportswear brand, Puma. With her holistic understanding of branding and diverse creative background, she has the innate ability to amplify both personal and professional brands with innovative design and concepts that authentically illustrate their spirit. 

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 Outside of her personal design endeavors, Williams is always aiming to provide professional and educational opportunities for creative youth. In 2009, she collaborated with fellow creative professionals to found the Dixwell Children’s Arts Festival, a free annual community service project intended to ignite the creative spark in low-income, inner-city youth in New Haven, CT. Williams also stood as a Pre-College Fashion professor at Lesley University College of Art & Design teaching high school students how to develop their careers in design from 2015-2017. She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the "Services To Youth Facet" for the Boston Chapter of the LINKS Inc. who’s mission is to design impactful programs, provide educational resources, and offer mentorship for the young women of Mother Caroline Academy, Dorchester. Lastly, she sits on the Fashion Technology Board for Boston Arts Academy, Boston’s only public arts high school.

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