ThedebutbookbyfashionandlifestyledesignerClareVivier,whoseeponymousbrandhasexpandedfromherLosAngeleshomebasetobecometheepitomeofbohemianAmericanchic.In2008,ClareVivier,nowknownasthe“QueenoftheClutch,“wantedtocreateabrandwherewomencouldfindjoy.ShestartedClareV.asacollectionofhandbagsandaccessories,andlaterintroducedclothingandlifestyledesignsthatembraceclassicshapeswithuniquelygraphicandmoderndetails.TheClareV.aestheticisanunexpected,colorfulmarriageofbohemianFrenchchicandrelaxedAmericanprep--areflectionofthedesigner’sstyleinfluenceandlife,whichshedividesbetweenL.A.andFrance.Devoidofhardwareorlogos,thebrandplacesanemphasisoncraftsmanship,authenticity,andfunctionality--whilealsocreatingalecutecollectiondesignedforwomenbywomen.CelebratingfifteenyearsofClareV.,thisvibrantlyhuedvolumetakesreadersthroughClare’sjourneyandinspiration:fromherchildhoodinMinnesotaandyearsinParis,tothecreationofaniconic,female-ownedAmericancompanythatrespondstowomen’sneedstoday.Eachpageisrepletewithacolorfulmixofimagery:collagesoficonicbagsandaccessories,inspiringmoodboards,selfiesandpersonalphotographsofClare’stravels,andstreetstyleshotsofClareV.designswornacrosstheglobe.AlsofeaturedarespecialcollaborationswiththeBeastieBoys’MikeD.,DonaldRobertson,andEveryMotherCounts,andanecdotesfromfriends,celebrities,editors,andartistsincludingMelissaMcCarthy,AdamScott,ShannonWatts,ChristyTurlington,andLauraBrown.Ajourneythroughthepeople,places,andthingsthatinspireClareandherbrand,thisstylishtome,printedwithaluxeclothhardcoverandribbonbookmarker,celebratesfashion,design,travel,andcreativecommunities.
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