Ateliers and Respect

Vane's Pre-Spring Collection is about to drop in 10 days - this shit is crazy for us. Eric, Atif, and I have spent way way more time in the garment district than we ever imagined. But it's all good, it's been an education in what fashion is all about and taught us to respect all those old school ateliers that made fashion and couture. I'm talking about everyone from Jeff Staples to Adam and Eve to Cristobal Balenciaga.

Balenciaga the person and his fashion house means a lot to me. Balenciaga, the fashion house, gave me my first job in fashion. I was a 19 year old finance and econ major, yeah you heard me right, and Balenciaga gave me my first job in fashion. I'm not going to lie, there were a couple cool things about it, but a whole lot of fucking folding dresses, cataloging leathers, trying to figure out the difference between the colors ivory and creme. It was dope working with all these people that were defining fashion and producing the highest quality garments. After that moment, I couldn't understand or settle for anything less than Balenciaga fashion and quality.

So when Vane decided that we are going to make garments that fit our lifestyle, styles, and personalities, I couldn't help but think about my time at Balenciaga. Vane is not high fashion(yet), but I def strive to embody the care for fashion and quality that I saw at Balenciaga.

So thank you Balenciaga (both the person and the house) because I doubt I would be part of the industry or Vane if it wasn't for that job a Balenciaga.


RT