LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- A local man who always dreamed of being a designer is now making that dream come true.

Freddie Reynolds had worked different jobs his entire life, but his dream was always to go to fashion school and become a designer.

“I told myself ‘I’m gonna do that one day,” he says.

So at 65-years-old, he took the plunge and applied for Arkansas Fashion School, where he’s now learning the ropes.

“I’ve learned how to do a lot of remarkable things I’ve seen,” Reynolds adds.

By looking at his designs, you can tell he was made for this.

“He’s talented,” says Jamileh Kamran, Director of the Arkansas Fashion School. “He’s very hardworking.”

After just a year in fashion school, his first show was a big one, actually the biggest show you can have.

“Yes, my first show at New York Fashion Week,” says Reynolds.

Freddie’s designs stole the show, and his aspirations are high.

“I kind of want to be like Oscar de la Renta or Versace, you know, that women go crazy over,” he says.

He wants to encourage anyone who has a dream to go for it, no matter your age.

“It’s never too late, as long as there is life, there’s an opportunity,” says Reynolds.

The Arkansas Fashion School was opened 11 years ago by Kamran, a renowned designer around the country.

For information on the school, click here.