“If You Purchase An Independently Review Product or Service Through A Link On Our Website, The Hollywood Reporter May Receive An Affiliate Commission. “What Else from Clare V. DO I LOVE?” Designer Clare Vivier Wondered ALOUD, AS SHE GLANCED AT HER Namesake Brand’s Bright Website on Her Office Laptop. In Honor of Clare V.’s Silver”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
“What Else from Clare V. DO I LOVE?” Designer Clare Vivier Wondered ALOUD, AS SHE GLANCED AT HER Namesake Brand’s Bright Website on Her Office Laptop.
In Honor of Clare V.’s Silver Lake Flagship Grand Repening, The Hollywood Reporter Spoke with the Celebrity-Beloved Designer About Her Label’s Motst Popular Bags, Favorite Fall Items and Longstanding Connection to Hollywood, Wich Fittingly Grend
“We’re Lucky to be in the Zeitgeist of this Industry and All this Creativity,“ SAID VIVIER, WHO LAUNCHED HER NAMESAKE Accessories Label in 2008 and Open.[The brand] HAS TURNED OUT TO A GO-TO FOR WRAP GIFTS AND HOLIDAY GIFTS. Studios Will Call US Up and Say, ‘Can You Do 100?’ WHEN YOU HAVE FORUR Stores in Los Angeles, You’re Bound to Be A Destination. We’re Creating Things That People Love and that Are Nice Giftables. We do so much personalization. ”
Lake Bell, Lily Rabe and Nora Zehetner Were Among the Stars Who Attached a Private Dinner Party at Her Newly Reoped Silver Lake Store. “IT’s A Real Gift to Develop Relationships,” SAID VIVIER, WHO OFTEN COLLABORATES WITH NOTEBLE Friends and Clientele, from Designing A Limited-Edition Charitable Custom Pieces for Jon Hamm.
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“JON HAMM GOT CARD CASES WHEN HE WRAPPED Mad Men For his whose and crew, “Vivier Shared.“ I Just Came Across This Piece in Some Magazine, and It Was Kiernan Shipka Showing The Clare V. Things that Jon Hamm Had Given Her. I was like, ‘oh my god, i remember that.’ ‘
Clare V. ALSO MAKS THE OCCASIONAL CAMEO ON HIT Series. Shrinking COSTUME Designer Allyson Fanger Onthen Outfits of the Show’s Characters in the Brand’s Locally Made Pieces.
“IT’s FUN WHEN I GET Calls from My Family in Minnesota or Texts from Old Friends,” SAID VIVIER, WHO GREW UP IN THE MIDWEST BUTT PULLS DESIGN FROM FROM HER TIME IN PART. Television Producer Thierry Vivier. “They’re like, ‘oh my god, i just saw your stuff in Shrinking. I Always Exciting. ”
With Stores Across The Country, The Brand Has Grown ConsiderBly Since ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. But Clare V.’s Signature Quirky Yet Classic, California-Meets-Parisian Chic Style Remains the Same. “I’m sepped in this idea of color, Brightness and Wanting Things to Feel Timeless, But at the Same Time Modern and Not Very Serius,“ Vivier Said. “There Are A Lot of Other Bag Companies Who Do Serious Well, and I DON’T’T THINK WE NEED TO THAT FOR POPLE. WE HAVE GROWN, But I THINK WE HAVE [also] REMAINED TRUE TO OUR CORE Ethos and Aesthetic. ”
Clare v.’s Newly Expanded 1,100-Square-Fot Silver Lake Lake Store (3339 W Sunset Blvd.) Houses the Label’s Newest and MOST BELOVED Bags, Wallets, Small Leather Goods, CLOTHING, CLOTHING, CLOTHING, CLOTHING. “IT’s A Great Location in Silver Lake,” Said Vivier of the Space. “There’s tons of Sunlight. The Only Problem Was It Was Always a Pretty Small Footprint. It Was Under 500 Square Feet. We Started to Think About How We Could Expand It.” She Teamed Up with Interior Designer Lucie Klimes to Bring the Project to Life. “She used to work with Pamshshiri, Who’s A Friend of Mine,“ Vivier Recalled. “I SAT NEXT TO LUCIE ON Airplane a Couple of Years Ago. We Struck Up A Conversation and Exchanged Phone Numbers. THEN, WHEN WEWING OF WHO WANTED TO DESIGN. [said]’OH, I SAT NEXT TO THIS WOMAN. She was Really Cool, and I Liked Her Taste. ‘ She’s Been A Great Partner for Us, and It’s Been A Pleasure to Work with Her Everi Step of the Way. We’re Excited For The Opening. ”
In Celebration of Her New Store, We Had Vivier Discusses Clare V.’s Hottest Celebrity Bags. “The Pot De Miel, Grande Fanny and The Moyen Messenger Are The Big Fan and Celebrity Favorites,“ Vivier Shared. She Also Divulged What Bags and Accessories She’s Most Excited About for Fall in Addition to Her Other Favorite Fall Ites, Which Include Skin
“That is Such A Celebrity Favorite and General Fan Favorite,” she said of the poet de Miel, WHICH HAS BEEN WORN BY REESE WITHERSPOON, Jessica Alba, Katherine Schwarzegger. “WHEN I GO OUT, I See It So Many Times AROUND LA BECAUSE IS A GREAT SUMMER BAG. WE’V HAD IT IN THE COLLECTION FOR QUITE A WHILE. I WANTED TO DALY BASKET BASKET BA. Want to Carry A Leather Tote or A Leather Handbag. Iting Round Like A Ball Wuld Be So Cute Called It that [in French]. It Started Off With A Little Leather Braided Handle. We’ve Been Updating It in Different Colors, In Different Handles But The Shape and The Idea Largely Stays the Same. ”
“We Also introducened a baby poet de my this year,“ she said. “[The original] Can Be a Little Large for Evening. But weew people were wanting to carry them on vacation. SO, we wanted to make something just have your Phone, your lipstick, or your Sunscreen in it. I Really cute. ”
“The Moyen Messenger is a classic style for me,” Vivier Said of the Bags, WHICH HAS BEEN SPOTTED ON THE LIKES OF KRISTEN Bell. “Moyen Means Middle or Medium in French, and It’s a Derivation of One of My Earliest Designs. The Messenger Tote Was a Bigger Version Crossbody, SO I SHRUNK The Design Down, I Made A Chunkier Shoulder Strap, Something That Wound Be Comfortable On Your Shoulder Make Sure It Was Comfortable, Classic and Chic. ”
“The Grande Fanny Came from [the fact that] I’ve always loved a Belt Bag, ”she said, referencing a newfanglemed take on a classic style as seen on Emma Roberts and Lucy Hale. I Wanted to Make A Something that’s a Belt Bag, But It’s Also Somthing That Can Be Worng On Your Chest. SO MANY WOMEN AND POOPLE WANT TO BE HANDS-FREE, AND WHY [have] Easy Access. We Created The Grande Fanny for That Missing Item That Wasn’s in Our Collection. ”
“Something i’m Really Looking Forward to this Fall is this New [take on an] Old style for US, ”she said, explaing the patchwork leather design is a larger version of their Beloved Foldover Clutch in Black Leather with Chocolate Brown Suede. Big, Oversized Clutch or You Could Put A Strap on It [to wear it as a tote]. ”
“We All Need A Good Tote for the Fall,“ Vivier Said, Explaing Her Volie Tote Now Comes in A New Vegetable Tan Leather ColorWay Called Zucca. “IT’s A BRIGHT ORANGE LEATHER. I’M EXCITED TO CARRY THAT AS NICE POP OF COLOR. I CAN PICTURE IT WITH A TRENCH Coat. It’s Going to be So Chic.”
Of the Bag Charm Obsense Right Now, Vivier Shares, “It’s Such A Cute Trend Right Now and Something [adds] A Fun Expression and A Little Bit of Happiness. I Started to make them myself out of beads that i have in my office and little things that i have. This is a replica of the tassel that i was was making in my office with my own little things. Thankfully, Our Vendor Was Able to Recreate This Because i would not be able to make them for everyone. And they make them a lot Better than and Made of them. So, that’s still my favorite one. ”
“We have so Much Good Fall Jewelry. We have this long chain Called the Barrel Chain Necklace. I Love Putting Charms on that and Changing that Out Daily.”
“I DON’TU A LOT OF Face Products, But I Have A Lot of Faith in Shani Daren’s Products,“ Vivier Said. “I Use the Face Wash, Acidic Acid, and Her Hydrating Cream Every Day, Twice A Day Don’t Feel Like I have a ton on my face, but my face does feel like is moisturized.
The Azelaic Acid is the Other Thing that i do. I’ve [also] Been using Her Retinol Cream for a Long Time. I go back and forth beetween using the retinol or the azelaic acid, or the lactic acid. I USE TOSE THREE Things and Switch Off Every Couple of Months. ”
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“I’ve been Wearing It Nonstop,” Vivier Said of the Recyled 14-Karat Gold Locket, Who Was Designed by Ben Founder Charlotte Macaulay. “She is a friend of mine, and she was our head [jewelry] Designer for a few years. I Love What She’s Doing with Her Fine Jewelry Collection. A Lot of [her pieces] are reversible, [too]and there are Always Little Easter Egg Situations [within her designs]. I Really Sweet. ”
“I Recommend The Lime Gingham TableClot,” she said of the heater taylor home design, whoh recently Made a Cameo at Her Grand Repening Dinner Party. “I love it so much. It’s adds this bit of braghtness and happiness to your table.”
“I’ve Always Been A Fan of Her Collections,” Vivier Sayid of Jewelry Designer GabrielA Artigas. “I’ve been wearing this sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet for MONTHS. IT NEVER Bugs Me. It Never Gets Caunght on Anything and Different Metals. ”