Ellie is a fashion designer. she () clothes ever since she () a little girl. she ( (get) her first job in a small clothes workshop when she was seventeen. she ( (sew) zips (молния) onto a skirt one day when she ( (have) a brilliant idea for a design. she ( (speak) to her bank manager, got a loan (получила кредит), and ( (open) her own workshop. since then she ( (earn) a lot of money. many famous film stars and singers often ( (buy) her clothes nowadays.