Robyn Burgess is a womenswear designer based in New York, NY. At 6'2" since she was 13 years old, she has always struggled to find clothes that fit her proportions and bold style. When Robyn began sewing her own wardrobe in 2016, she realized a major shift for her body image that empowered her career. No longer did she have to squeeze her curves into ill-fitting dresses or worry about if hemlines were too short. After 4.5 years of development, Robyn is proud empower fellow tall women in clothes that fit through Robyn Bandele.

Robyn is a graduate of Columbia University and career marketing director. She first became an entrepreneur at 13, selling cakes and cookies to classmates, which later became the Runaway Apricot cooking blog. Robyn teaches sewing skills, sells sewing patterns, and hosts the world's biggest party for women who sew. Her keen color mixing and artful prints are inspired by generations of artists in her family.