What do you think will draw retailers to your collection this upcoming season? I feel that my collection has a real point of difference in terms of look. I am not the only designer of resin jewellery but I do feel strongly that it has its own look and an edge to it. It is also very handmade and something I am proud of.
How would you define your city’s fashion?
What’s your favorite part about conceptualizing a new design?
London is always charming, quirky and edgy. It definitely beats to its own drum. Living out near East London, I get inspired by some of the more outrageous fashion elements.
I am lucky enough to travel extensively for work, mainly to Asia, to collect new materials and source. I use these trips to get a clear space to design and conceptualize what the collection will be. It offers a real break from the day-to-day bills and other issues. I am never happier than on my way to the airport ready to takeoff to Hong Kong or New York.
Who or what has been your greatest fashion influence?
From where do you draw inspiration?
What three items are essential to you during market week?
I used to start really looking at what trends were coming up and go from there. I am not a traditional jeweler, I tend to source from the garment industry so it was always about how to fit my jewellery into designer collections. I have to say that after four years of working with stores and private customers, I am finding myself designing for those people instead.
My time in New York. I spent six years living in New York working for Donna Karan and then Alexis Bittar. Both of them had a profound impact on me in terms of the business and challenged me to get better, learn and then move forward.
Three essentials during market week are comfortable shoes, a bit of fun at the end of the day and a smile.
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What do you think will draw retailers to your collection this upcoming season? I think my collection has a great elegant-bohemian-chic balance. That’s a killer combo, don’t you think?
How would you define your city’s fashion? Trendy, eclectic, ever-evolving… I really love NYC.
Who or what has been your greatest fashion influence? What’s your favorite part about conceptualizing a new design? I am a hands-on kind of a person. I am pretty bad at drawing (like Mondo Guerra from Project Runway, I do boxy drawings) so I have to see, touch and feel how a design is going to look. I really enjoy the process of trying, combining, cutting, filing, refining, until I actually see what I had in mind. Sometimes the piece turns out to be what I originally envisioned but sometimes things move towards a different direction.
From where do you draw inspiration? I draw inspiration from my everyday life in NYC and just walking around the streets of Chelsea or Soho. I enjoy the diversity of the people, the sounds, the music, the architecture, and the energy - all of those things are an infinite source of inspiration. I look at women’s heels, the cadence of their walk; I watch the lengths of their skirts, the colors and textures; I pay attention to people’s hats or even to the way they dress their dogs. It’s such an inspiring environment, and I’m so lucky to be immersed in it.
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I come from a very small suburban town in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. I grew up surrounded by a pretty homogenous group of people. Fashion wasn’t that interesting to me there. Then I came to NYC and I was blown away. I can’t mention one specific name as my greatest influence, but I’m sure after 11 years in this city I’ve absorbed the work of at least a couple dozen designers. And then again, the city itself and the people are my main influence.
What three items are essential to you during market week? I couldn’t do it without my large cup of coffee (most essential), my iPhone and iPad. Those are my daily companions… and not just during market week.
Where can readers find out more about your work? People can check out my website: www.victoriabekerman.com and find out more. I think they will enjoy it!