Berta Laumoli
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All the world’s a stage. And for a moment, the stage — and the world — belonged to local transgender fashion designer Berta Laumoli, a school teacher from Vailoatai (pictured, 2nd from left).
Berta’s collection, Fierce Island Couture. lived up to the hype and those who...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This time next week, Sept. 13th, a schoolteacher from American Samoa will make history for being the first LGBT “emerging fashion designer” to showcase her creations at the world famous London Pacific Fashion Week (LPFW).
Berta Laumoli of Vailoatai departed the territory...

![Fashion designer Berta Laumoli, a school teacher from Vailoatai (pictured, 2nd from left) in London showing her Fierce Island Couture. [courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/london_fashion_week.jpg?itok=aEeWUCXZ)
![A local schoolteacher from Vailoatai is putting Am Samoa on the map, in the world of fashion design. Meet Ms. Berta Laumoli, the driving force behind ‘Fierce FashionByRL’, set to be showcased next week during London Pacific Fashion Week. Berta is the first ever transgender designer to be invited to the event, which was established in October 2012. [photo: courtesy] Berta Laumoli of Vailoatai](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/berta.jpg?itok=nSdPpne1)