Who Is Laquan Smith? Laquan Smith’s designing all began at the age of 13 when his grandmother passed down her old Singer sewing machine for him to use. From then on he began creating garments. At the age of 17, Smith was diagnosed with cancer, he pushed through until he won the battle. Once he graduated from high school, he began to pursue a career in fashion. After applying and not being accepted to the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design, he began interning at th[...]