New York–based Paris Starn is a pastry artist, a chef, a designer, and the creative director and founder of her eponymous fashion brand, Paris 99. Her work has garnered attention in the realms of fashion, art, design, and hospitality. Starn, who earned her master’s degree in art history from New York’s Hunter College, staged for award-winning pastry chef Richard Leach in her early years before developing her own style, which involves bringing traditional dishes and desserts into the modern era via innovative techniques and retro aesthetics. Her food emphasizes seasonality and local produce.