Debra Laniece Powell best known as D'Laniece is owner of IMITF I Made It This Far LLC clothing company. The Syracuse, NY native is an inspirational individual who fought against the odds of her humble and harsh upbringing.
D'Laniece is a proud graduate of Central Tech Vocational Center located in Syracuse, NY. She attended under the instructions of Pamela Baldini Dittmann, who is one of the most encouraging and astonishing teachers she’s ever had. IMITF was established during D'Laniece’s first year of Fashion Technology in 2001. It was then she knew that she wanted nothing more than to take on a career in fashion design. After D'Laniece completed the program at Central Technology, she relocated to New York City to continue her career path at The Art Institute Of NYC she stayed for six to eight months to major in Fashion Design. She decided to use what she learned up until that point and began researching how to start a business. D'Laniece says that the process has been quite the journey ever since.