The owner of Hooti Couture, Alison Houtte worked as a model for more than 10 years in Paris and Manhattan. She has been featured in American and French Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and French Marie Claire. She lives in a Brooklyn co-op filled with assorted vintage furnishings and clothing.
Melissa Houtte is an award-winning journalist and the co-author of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Healthiness.
She lives in San Francisco.