what was the mood this morning when you
got offered you were like what am I
gonna wear for my collection this one
made me look the snatches in my waist
and my butt look the biggest so there
you go
they literally came down to that because
it's really sometimes not about your
closet you could have all the clothes in
the world it's like what does my body
wanna wear today
everything that I learned in the past
was leaked to lead me up to this moment
I first started off with being bandy
endorser of brands and just lending my
my likeness on my face to fashion brands
and then I started collaborating with
them whether it was on a sunglass with
Dior then I went to Puma and I had a
much bigger world where I got to design
and have people really see what I'm made
of as a designer and really just respect
the work that we did it you know I've
never done anything like this this is
completely different this is like from
scratch you don't plug in to somebody
else's thing that's been there like you
have to create that DNA and make sense
of what the brand stands for it's
different it still is even launching it
is probably the most expensive thing
I've ever done in my life
when Rihanna first told me I was moving
to Paris I was excited for her I was
excited for what it meant for for so
many people like big outside of us you
know being the first person kind of
hired and then shortly after me there
was a the managing director so it was
really two of us in the in the very very
beginning kind of in a small office just
figuring out all the things that we
needed to put into place and start to
build a team the process is is the best
part just having ideas and and
brainstorming and that's actually how I
like to do it when it comes to fast and
like you have an idea it could literally
be from a rubberband on someone
you see it and you're like me and Jaleel
talk about it I use a text a little
picture a text in the word and see
just remember this word when I see you
next time asking about it yeah like we
will randomly text me when she has an
idea and just say let's talk about this
later and it wouldn't sometimes never
make sense and I never know what she
means we taxed and she DM me once and I
thought it was weird I was like get out
of my DNA we got to a place where we
know okay the direction we got the team
together the team also starts going and
going and it's like a little hard but
that's how I am I want everybody's input
the most fulfilling part is to see the
idea realized to see it come to life in
a real tangible piece when I approach
this from a consumer standpoint the type
of consumer I am I'm impatient I want it
now I love it and I when I see it I want
to be able to have it I don't want to
wait for six months I have been wanting
to try the denim corset dress from the
moment we came up with the idea but to
see it it was obviously in sample size
and I am emphasizing work though but I
couldn't wait to get it and I had them
make it from me and my size just so that
I could see what it looks like on my
body my curves my hips my thighs and I
loved it will come with me and I'll show
you some of the clothes
yeah I don't know what my mom's will
once listen I love I love a little toe
out shoe everybody knows I love I love a
good pump too there's one going into the
spring you just you know you kind of
want to get a good pedicure number one
and then you want to outshoot more than
a date night okay that's it there it's
great to have that that cultural balance
what's up with your boss you know and
just someone that that really understand
what you're saying and you know I think
she's done a really great job of really
having a beautiful team of diversity
among her staff it's something new it's
fresh and it's opening doors for so many
people like myself and saying that you
can be anywhere and and be a part of
this you know to be a part of this world
and to feel like you're also represented
in a space that maybe you didn't feel
that way before you know the the
campaign was really just trying to tell
in an indirect way Briana's journey you
know starting from Africa to Barbados to
New York to now Paris it's it was really
to to have just a nod to that I love
though the process of figuring out what
the new idea is gonna be where we going
next
it's like I love that about music I love
that about fashion people get bored you
know and they wanted to do something new
and that's the unique thing about this
brand I got to do something new every
time we don't really decide who the
fancy woman is we just do what I love to
do and what I love to wear which I love
to explore
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