VF x Victoire Focx

Constance Victory Small is an accessory designer and historic architecture enthusiast with over fifteen years of experience in the fashion industry under her belt. Emerging from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Brown University with a Bachelors degree in apparel design, her talents were quickly recognized by the leaders of the fashion world. Post RISD, she apprenticed with supermodel turned designer Alek Wek, assisting with accessory production for the line Alek Wek 1933, Ltd; and also worked alongside legendary fashion stylist Patti Wilson, styling editorial shoots for Vogue Italia, Vogue China, and Numero magazine.

Time spent in Tuscany, rome and Venice left her mesmerized by the stained glass windows and architectural motifs of Florentine Renaissance churches and Venetian palaces. Transfixed by the masonry, she decided to create a line of day and evening bags inspired by this classic yet avante-garde, old world aesthetic. Thus came the launch of Victoire Focx handbags.

In 2018, she launched the diffusion line, VF x VICTOIRE FOCX, an elegant and accessible selection of classic bag silhouettes with a contemporary edge. unique to the collection is that each bag converts itself into at least 3 different bag styles via contraction and detachable/re-attachable hardware. all bags are named after a woman or girl who inspired her in her personal and professional trajectory.

In addition to her design endeavors, Constance Victory holds a Masters degree in Historical and Sustainable Architecture from New York University. She presently lives in New York City, devoting her time to Victoire Focx and VF x VICTOIRE FOCX, in addition to writing for U.S. and U.K. based magazine publications.