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Gretchen project runway1/22/2024 ![]() I don't really need to be in a traditional garment." We were doing a barbecue, and I was still very much in neutral territory mode, but starting to break my own rules, and I thought, "I'm in my 30s getting married for the first time. ![]() I eloped, and I wore a certain outfit to go the courthouse, and then my husband and I decided to do little parties for both of our families. Because exotic animal skins are pretty much illegal, she wasn't really allowed to sell it, but she knew I loved it so much that she gifted it to me. I had to have it because of that, but also I thought what a statement piece-you put that on and you don't need anything else. The emerald green plus the leopard was just such a dynamic pairing. “Breakfast at Tiffany's on acid” is the way I remember feeling about it. a little city coat with actual real cheetah fur all the way around it. One time I came and there was this green, I believe it's a gabardine wool. Before I knew anybody I would go to the flea market, and I fell in love with a couple of the vendors and made friends with them. When I moved to New York I lived three blocks away and it happened every weekend. A lot of that I have found is at really great flea markets, and the Brooklyn Flea Market is by far one of the best in the nation, and it happens every Saturday. Not only is vintage important to my wardrobe, it's also a part of my creative process, and I do purchase a lot of pieces that I don't wear all the time that are just incredible, impactful, inspiration garments. I had put it on and I made her let me keep it on the entire time she gave me the tour, so I think she knew that I really loved it. I went home, and three weeks later I got a box with a couple of the pieces, and the fur cape was one of them. She unfortunately was never able to have children, and there was just something about me and the way that I appreciate clothing that she resonated with, because I just flipped out going through things and there were certain elements that I pulled out where I was just like, "This is an incredible piece. She had three bedrooms full of stuff, everything from furs to incredible jewelry. The further rural, the better the score is really. One time I was visiting, and she had my mother and I over and she showed me her vintage collection. But the woman was in love with me from the show and she's a little bit of a clothing hoarder. My mother retired to rural Oklahoma with my father because rural people don't retire to Phoenix or Palm Springs, and she met a woman that fell in love with her. ![]() The love and excitement of finding a killer piece at a thrift store still is there for me.” It feels not special to me, which is probably from my thrifting days. I don't really shop at super mass retailers I hate the feeling of going in and seeing twenty of one garment on a rack. ![]() That could be recycling a garment, loving something that would start to disintegrate if it wasn't cared for like vintage, or small-batch production from somebody talented who I believe in. It means a lot for me to spend my money, and I try to do it for causes that feel good. We also talked a lot about how she gets dressed, where she finds inspiration, and her journey as a maker and designer.īeing the nosy Nancy Drew that I am, we took a tour of her closet, and Gretchen revealed her most personal, meaningful favorites they are a diverse collection from a life well lived, and illustrate the original, intelligent style that is her trademark: “My wardrobe is thirty percent my own product, thirty percent independent designers, and forty percent secondhand. My curiosity about her grew, and in a forthcoming interview we did for Seamwork Radio, Gretchen candidly revealed her experience on Project Runway, what it was like to run her own line, and what she’s up to now. She doesn’t really look like anybody but herself. In a world of street-style photographers and personal style blogs, Gretchen stands out. It’s idiosyncratic and unconventional and features a lot of up-and-coming independent designers, not to mention an absolutely killer collection of jewelry. While I’ve long loved Gretchen’s presence on Pinterest, discovering her on Instagram this year piqued my curiosity again. ![]()
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