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Founder & Designer

   

Charla Ruschelle Mitchell is a fashion designer, creative director, and cultural builder whose work sits at the intersection of artistry, identity, and intention. Her namesake brand, Charla Ruschelle, was created not simply as a fashion label, but as a personal and professional response to what she believed was missing in the marketplace: clothing that reflects presence, confidence, and lived experience without asking for permission.

Rooted in bohemian, urban, and chic sensibilities, Charla Ruschelle is a women’s ready-to-wear brand defined by vibrant design, thoughtful craftsmanship, and limited-edition production. Each collection is designed with the understanding that clothing is not just worn—it is inhabited. These are garments for women who move with authority, creativity, and self-assurance, and who understand style as an extension of self-definition.

Charla’s relationship with fashion began long before the brand existed. Her early exposure to sewing and design shaped a lifelong respect for craft, while her professional journey sharpened her understanding of fashion as both an industry and a tool for visibility. That dual perspective informs everything she builds today—from the clothes themselves to the ecosystem around them.

Under her parent company, Hazel Eyes Fashion House & Co., Charla also leads Concoction the Work_Shop, a creative space dedicated to clothing creation, consultation, and skill-based learning. Together, these entities reflect her commitment to slow fashion, ethical production, and community-centered impact.

While Charla Ruschelle is deeply personal, it is also deliberately expansive. The brand acknowledges the cultural forces that have long shaped American style—particularly the influence of women who have historically been seen, celebrated, and credited last. Rather than stating this outright, the brand embodies it through presence, quality, and unapologetic design.

This is not fashion for trend-chasing. It is fashion as legacy-building.
Not just clothing—but authorship, ownership, and intention sewn into every piece.

Because fashion is art.
And those who shape culture deserve to be seen within it.

 

Fashion Design Charla Ruschelle

  The conceptualization of my designing and creating fashion is reflective of my unique

cultural background, upbringing and personal style. -Charla R. Mitchell

Accomplishments

2023-2024

2017-2018

2025-2026

  • Received the 2025 HBCU X PNC Foundation Summit Award, Mentorship and Impact

  • Featured in Ebony Magazine , Fashion, Style, " The HBCU Alum Behind the Bohemian Chic fashion brand redefining global style , 10/22/24

  • Russell Innovation and Entrepreneurship Product Development Grant Recipient

  • SOKONI X FedEx Grant Recipient

  • Mother and Daughter Breakfast Fashion Show February 4th, MD

  • New York Fashion Week, 2/6-2/12, NYC everywhere!

  • SS '23 Collection Fashion Production Event 

  • Ubiquitous Womens Expo July 21st-23rd , Washington, DC

  • Buyers Dinner Fall 2023

  • Wholesale distribution opportunities for Boutique Owners

  • Collaboration, Collaborations... Let's Collaborate!

  • New partnership with Beauty brand IHP 2024

  • New Capsule collection trademarked > Coming this Fall 2024

  • Established a skilled-based learning & development mentorship program

  • International Fashion Designer finalist participant for an International Reality Show, “Stitched”, Toronto, Canada | 1st Season 2018

  • Finalist participant for the Southern Designer Belk Department Store Competition 2017

Image by Mike Von
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Charla Ruschelle Mitchell
-Fashion Designer | Owner/CEO

Charla R. Mitchell

CEO | Fashion Designer | Fashionpreneur

Skills:

Couturier, Wardrobe consulting & styling,

Visual Merchandising, Creator of Wardrobe,

Minor Alterations/Seamstress/Tailoring

Email:

Ethical, Small Batch, Sewn and Designed Clothing Brand

Trademarked:

2001 , CR Clothing Company (Co.)/Charla Ruschelle

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Ethical Brand
Timeless Style
Slow fashion • Ready-to-wear | Minor Alterations | Wardrobe Consulting
Fashion-Impact brand Headquartered in Atlanta, GA

©2026 by Charla Ruschelle *  CR Clothing Co./Charla Ruschelle (CRCCo.)

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