Our Team

At Princess Awesome, we believe in creating a product that empowers girls through a production chain that empowers women. From the founders to the factory to the photographer, women and the businesses they run are crucial to every step in making Princess Awesome apparel.

Let us introduce you to the women who make Princess Awesome possible:

Founders: Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair

Before Princess Awesome, Rebecca was a full-time teacher and Eva was a stay-at-home mom and part-time web developer. They had no background in fashion or business, but they saw a gaping hole in the girls’ clothing market and wanted to fill it. Read more about the founders of Princess Awesome and how they brought it to life in About Us.

Production Supervisor: Erin Tibbetts-Shah

Erin was born into the fashion industry. From a young age she was an eager “helper” around the women’s clothing boutique her mother owned. Erin went on to study Fashion Design and Production at FIDM and continued her education in an intensive year of studying Costume Design. She soon found work as Costume Design Assistant with The California Shakespeare Festival and The Berkeley Repertory Theater and later as a Costume Production Supervisor with The San Francisco Opera. After 10 fulfilling years, Erin stepped away from the business to start her family. She is the happy and busy mother of 4 children.

Shipping & Customer Service: GHE Fulfillment

Maria Onesto Moran is the owner and CEO of GHE Fulfillment, a shipping and warehouse company based in Lyons, Illinois. GHE is committed to providing a personalized, client-based service, specializing in employing people with disabilities and special needs. 

Princess Awesome's team at GHE includes Jackie (who also handles all of our customer service), Thomas, and Conner.  

Web Development: Angela Chng at Engine Studios

Our website customisations are done by Shopify Expert Angela Chng from Engine Studios in Singapore, who wrote her first programming code at 8 years old, and believes girls can certainly code too!

Photographer: Katie Jett Walls

Local DC photographer, Katie Jett Walls does all of Princess Awesome’s official photography. She does a remarkable job of capturing not just our prints and products, but the energy and spirit of the people who wear the clothes during our shoots, which is truly what Princess Awesome is about. PS - she does family photography, too!

Our Factory Partners

We seek out factory partners whose commitment to women's rights and well-being matches our own. Read more about the people who produce our clothing at About Our Factories.

Support Services

Many of our consultants and support services are also woman-run: patternmakers, bookkeepers, accountants, web development and editing, business coach, advisors, and video editor. 

At Princess Awesome, we call ourselves a girls’ empowerment company, but we actually don’t seek to empower girls. We cater to the power they already have. And we are proud to utilize the power of many talented women and their businesses to bring Princess Awesome apparel to your awesome girls.