WWD Article...Has anyone seen/have pictures of her most recent collection? It sounds very interesting.....
Monday, April 04, 2005
The Early Show: Ashleigh Verrier
By Meenal Mistry
Recent Parsons grad Ashleigh Verrier is not a jeans girl. Never has been, never will be. So when the lace-loving designer was assigned a denim project during her junior year, she suspected the faculty of attempting to expand her horizons. But Verrier took the assignment in stride and turned in her design: an Edwardian-inspired jacket with a nipped waist and tailored shoulders — in denim. Take that, professor.
Well, it certainly didn’t hurt her fashion career. Verrier, 23, went on to be crowned Parsons’ Designer of the Year last June and her senior thesis fall collection was snapped up by Saks Fifth Avenue — where her spring line just hit the racks. Now in the midst of her third collection, Verrier has moved her operations into a space on Seventh Avenue — and out of the her apartment. The fledgling designer’s tale is similar to that of Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, so it’s only fitting that Verrier spent two years interning with the duo.
But it’s obvious that fashion’s legendary masters are the ones that Verrier truly reveres. Her brand’s logo was inspired by the back detailing on a Vionnet dress, and even her well-behaved, fluffy bichon frise is named Schiaparelli. But while she admits to a penchant for vintage, Verrier works hard to keep that V-word specter at bay. “I have a lot of respect for the past, but you want people to wear your clothes and feel modern,” said Verrier, who keeps her own look unconventional with a punkish shock of white-blonde in her brunette ’do.
In her fall 2005 collection, a similar juxtaposition is evident via the raw-edged tulle trim on sweet, jewel-toned satin dresses, or the black metallic lace that trims the scalloped edge of a prim skirt. She’s also turned old-fashioned fabrics into silhouettes that would thrill any self-respecting downtown girl. Take, for instance, the burnt velvet and dusty pink chiffon that she cut into a slouchy little cardigan. Wholesale prices range from $120 for camisoles to around $500 for dresses and $1,500 for coats.
While she appears to be headed down the wunderkind highway, Verrier is making sure to take the sensible approach. “I witnessed [Proenza Schouler’s] success firsthand, which was just off the charts,” she said. “But everybody has their own path. It just gave me hope that if you have a dream to be a designer, it is possible.”
Monday, April 04, 2005
The Early Show: Ashleigh Verrier
By Meenal Mistry
Recent Parsons grad Ashleigh Verrier is not a jeans girl. Never has been, never will be. So when the lace-loving designer was assigned a denim project during her junior year, she suspected the faculty of attempting to expand her horizons. But Verrier took the assignment in stride and turned in her design: an Edwardian-inspired jacket with a nipped waist and tailored shoulders — in denim. Take that, professor.
Well, it certainly didn’t hurt her fashion career. Verrier, 23, went on to be crowned Parsons’ Designer of the Year last June and her senior thesis fall collection was snapped up by Saks Fifth Avenue — where her spring line just hit the racks. Now in the midst of her third collection, Verrier has moved her operations into a space on Seventh Avenue — and out of the her apartment. The fledgling designer’s tale is similar to that of Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, so it’s only fitting that Verrier spent two years interning with the duo.
But it’s obvious that fashion’s legendary masters are the ones that Verrier truly reveres. Her brand’s logo was inspired by the back detailing on a Vionnet dress, and even her well-behaved, fluffy bichon frise is named Schiaparelli. But while she admits to a penchant for vintage, Verrier works hard to keep that V-word specter at bay. “I have a lot of respect for the past, but you want people to wear your clothes and feel modern,” said Verrier, who keeps her own look unconventional with a punkish shock of white-blonde in her brunette ’do.
In her fall 2005 collection, a similar juxtaposition is evident via the raw-edged tulle trim on sweet, jewel-toned satin dresses, or the black metallic lace that trims the scalloped edge of a prim skirt. She’s also turned old-fashioned fabrics into silhouettes that would thrill any self-respecting downtown girl. Take, for instance, the burnt velvet and dusty pink chiffon that she cut into a slouchy little cardigan. Wholesale prices range from $120 for camisoles to around $500 for dresses and $1,500 for coats.
While she appears to be headed down the wunderkind highway, Verrier is making sure to take the sensible approach. “I witnessed [Proenza Schouler’s] success firsthand, which was just off the charts,” she said. “But everybody has their own path. It just gave me hope that if you have a dream to be a designer, it is possible.”
