VANESSA AUGRIS

White Sheep

http://instagram.com/vanessaaugris

Location

paris / france

University

atelier letellier

Graduation year

2004

Graduated from a Fashion design school Atelier Lettelier in Paris, Vanessa Augris was an intern at Paule Ka and in the designer wedding dress Isabelle Beaumenay - Joannet as stylist assistant.

Fascinated by the fabrics and materials Vanessa was marked by his teacher of accessories providing them with high quality products like leather scraps she recovered from the biggest haute couture brands.

For Vanessa everything begins from picking the material, a model have been drawn yet, but everything will be questioned when the perfect fabric is found.

Calais lace, silk, leather, organic cotton, boiled wool, choosing a fabric can take hours.

Graduated in 2004 Vanessa didn’t dare launching her own brand right away, but she keept one foot in fashion working in textiles industry.

Her passion for materials, fabrics, quality of products, guides her work. Her desire to create is becoming stronger and at the birth of her daughter her passion becomes unstoppable. In 2012 she founded her Couture workshop and her eponym brand.

«Growing up between Africa and Europe my taste in clothing have always balanced between European and African fashion so I decided to create my own brand to meet the expectations of women who share my passion. "

Vanessa Augris