addressing their needs, is something I’m trying to keep in mind. I want it to feel seamless and to offer things to women’s different body shapes. I want to be able to afford it, and I want my friends to be able to afford it as well. If your colleagues had to describe you, what would they say? They probably think I’m a little bit all over the place— I’m not very linear in the way I do things. I like running from one spot to the other. The most precious thing about my experience at Calvin Klein and Narciso Rodriguez was feeling a part of the studio culture. I want that same energy in the Protagonist studio. How many people are on your staff? There are five full-time staff members, and then for busy periods, we have freelancers as well. I’m really lucky because I’ve met some really amazing people through Calvin Klein and Narciso Rodriguez. I’ve been calling on my friends a lot to help me with things, and that’s been really great. We are a tiny team, and it’s also a first time for the brand to be putting out full collections. I hope with every collection we are building a strong narrative. What piece from the label’s resort collection will you be living in? It actually didn’t sell very well [laughs], but it’s a really cool wool dress coat in black-andwhite plaid. It works as a dress or as a soft-tone seasonal coat. Tell us what we can expect from the Spring ’17 collection? We’re trying to build on the notion of a library of silhouettes that we can keep coming back to and reworking. When you buy into Protagonist, the pieces are trans-seasonal. We are also introducing some new styles that speak nicely to what we’ve already set up, but taking them a little bit further. ß
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MINIMAL FUSS, MAXIMUM CHIC Fluid silhouettes, a restrained approach to color, and ultra-luxe fabrics are some of Protagonist's aesthetic signatures.
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