College students’ schedules are packed with homework and hitting the books. One University of Nebraska Omaha senior is adding another task to that list: business ownership.Lydia Okuku started a secondhand clothing company, Crazy Unicorn, last year.”It’s like a curated secondhand clothing closet. Think of it like the closet for the community,” Okuku said.Okuku majors in sociology at UNO. She says that background leads her to always be looking for solutions to problems. With Crazy Unicorn, Okuku aims to address the issue of waste with fashion.”I’m just trying to be ethical with things. I don’t want to buy new stuff because I feel like there’s already so many new things out there. We definitely to need repurpose the clothes that we already have,” Okuku said.That is exactly what she does, taking items she finds and repurposing them into bright and bold pieces right in her dorm room.Okuku taught herself to sew in between a full class schedule. She says balancing it all can be crazy at times.”There’s always something that I need to do, and since there’s so much chaos, I try and organize it through my calendar,” Okuku said.Okuku’s repurposed pieces are posted online; click here to see them.”I want to cater to those people that want to be out there, that want to express themselves,” Okuku said.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
College students’ schedules are packed with homework and hitting the books. One University of Nebraska Omaha senior is adding another task to that list: business ownership.
Lydia Okuku started a secondhand clothing company, Crazy Unicorn, last year.
“It’s like a curated secondhand clothing closet. Think of it like the closet for the community,” Okuku said.
Okuku majors in sociology at UNO. She says that background leads her to always be looking for solutions to problems. With Crazy Unicorn, Okuku aims to address the issue of waste with fashion.
“I’m just trying to be ethical with things. I don’t want to buy new stuff because I feel like there’s already so many new things out there. We definitely to need repurpose the clothes that we already have,” Okuku said.
That is exactly what she does, taking items she finds and repurposing them into bright and bold pieces right in her dorm room.
Okuku taught herself to sew in between a full class schedule. She says balancing it all can be crazy at times.
“There’s always something that I need to do, and since there’s so much chaos, I try and organize it through my calendar,” Okuku said.
Okuku’s repurposed pieces are posted online; click here to see them.
“I want to cater to those people that want to be out there, that want to express themselves,” Okuku said.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
