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Jordan Latham is the Fort Wayne-based artist behind Jola Ariel, a fashion and design brand with a 2022 Spring collection on Shein.

Q&A with Jola Ariel, a Fort Wayne-based fashion design brand with a spring collection on Shein

Input Fort Wayne sits down with Jordan Latham to learn more about her art, her journey as a rising fashion designer, and what’s next.

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