▁issue ▁of ▁Vog ue ▁Italia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Rog ers ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁opened ▁her ▁own ▁online ▁v int age ▁store , ▁taking ▁insp iration ▁from ▁her ▁mother ▁who ▁own s ▁F ashion ▁Pl ate , ▁a ▁v int age ▁bout ique ▁in ▁the ▁Mont rose ▁area ▁of ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Rog ers ▁is ▁the ▁cre ator ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁cl othing ▁line ▁Bab es ▁and ▁Fel ines , ▁which ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁She ▁started ▁Bab es ▁and ▁Fel ines ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁figure - h ug ging ▁cl othing ▁for ▁cur vy ▁women . ▁The ▁collection ▁focus es ▁on ▁stretch y , ▁adapt able ▁materials ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁various ▁body ▁shapes , ▁pre domin ately ▁in ▁m uted ▁t ones . ▁ ▁C iera ▁Rog ers ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁as ▁" the ▁designer ▁to ▁watch " ▁in ▁media ▁out lets ▁including ▁Gal ore , ▁Black ▁Enter prise , ▁NY ▁Post , ▁FO X ▁News , ▁Elle ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁She ▁cred its ▁Qu entin ▁Tar ant ino ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁biggest ▁inspir ations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁fashion ▁design ers ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁female ▁models ▁Category : H ip ▁hop ▁models ▁Category : American ▁fashion ▁design