FASHION
Community Through Activewear Transcendent Activewear Builds Relationships By Kevin Czerwinski
T
he unbridled ball of energy that is Aja Cohen took a quick sip of tea while sitting in a Ridgewood coffee shop, a pause long enough to collect her thoughts but not so long that there would be a lapse in the conversation. The Teaneck resident was describing how her life seems to be moving a thousand miles an hour since starting her business, Transcendent Activewear, nearly two years ago.
Cohen, 39, is a wife and mom and has become quite the juggler in the last 24 months, learning how to balance her personal life with the responsibilities of heading a company that is growing, seemingly by the day. She is a fashion designer by trade, schooled at the Brooklyn-based Pratt Institute before making her bones in the ultra-competitive fashion world of New York City.
