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21st Century Fashion Icon Pilar Scratch: On Building A Multimillion Dollar Empire From The Ground Up

The road to fame and fortune is not easy. Littered with hurdles and countless setbacks, it takes courage, grit, and determination to pull through, making the ordeal nearly impossible – nearly but not completely. 

Hailed as an icon of the millennium, an authority on fashion, and the protagonist of one of the most inspiring success stories today, Pilar Scratch recounts her journey from the St. Rocco’s shelter in New Jersey to the executive floor of her multimillion-dollar empire.

It was in late 2011 when Pilar Scratch took the fashion world by storm. At only 19 years old, she had been living with her newborn baby at a local shelter. Without a traditional family support system to run back to and an ex-boyfriend who chose himself, she knew that there was only one way she would make it out alive – hard work.

“The desire to start my business was that I really had no alternative,” she recalls. “I didn’t have a dependable team behind me as a single mother. Working a nine-to-five job became excessive to the point where I was drained on a daily basis. I knew I wanted to spend as much time as possible at home with my son.”

So, she went in search of lucrative opportunities and found fashion. Pilar Scratch became a celebrity wardrobe stylist in 2011, marking the beginning of her legendary rise as an internationally renowned fashion designer. Although, she didn’t know it at the time.

What started as a way to generate income and spend time with her newborn son, River Mason Eromosele, soon turned into a stepping stone for the entrepreneur. Immersing herself in the fabulous world of fashion awakened a desire and a curiosity in Pilar to explore the alleyways and crevices of the influential industry – especially its publishing. 

“I researched and studied how to commence my own publication. I studied advertisement sales, circulations, how to get the magazine in distribution with retail chains, I even worked at a top magazine in New York for three years.”

She continues, “from my wardrobe styling background and having an immense rolodex of celebrity clients gave me the idea to commence my magazine, Fashion Gxd Magazine.”

The magazine opened exciting doors for Pilar Scratch and allowed her to further a reputation in the industry. As Fashion Gxd Magazine flourished, becoming the foundation of the designer’s empire and transforming into an internationally distributed media giant, Pilar made her first six figures through her digitally released book “Mindset on Increase.”

Reminiscing on her first glance at those six figures, she shares, “the experience was nothing but jawing. I was again floored. I never utilized my social platforms to capitalize for financial gain before I released my EBook. It actually awakened me to a new avenue to make passive income.”

The realization drove unprecedented changes. Pilar’s business endeavors began to skyrocket through virtual channels, and Fashion Gxd Magazine’s readership numbered in the thousands. Her celebrity clientele grew extensively, and it was not long until Forbes crowned Pilar Scratch as “the most influential wardrobe stylist of the millennial generation.”

From the avalanche of rave reviews for the icon’s services, the leading publication is undoubtedly in the right. Following Forbes’s unquestioned declaration, Pilar began gracing notable television shows on Fox’s Dr. Oz, TLC “What Not To Wear,” E! WAGS, TMZ, HBO Latina, and VH1 Love & Hip Hop NYC. 

Now hosting vast success, Pilar Scratch has come a long way from being the single mother who lived with her newborn in St. Rocco’s shelter. It took a while and a lot of strength, but she made it – at the top of the world. However, Pilar knows she did not get to where she was alone.

For her son, team, and supporters who laid rose petals on her path to prominence, she says, “I will forever be humbled by the commitment and dedication my followers showed me throughout the years.”

Learn more about the 21st-century fashion icon Pilar Scratch on Instagram, Twitter, and Fashion Gxd Magazine’s official website

 

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