citizens of the world
10th June 2017 | for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, culture, artists must EXPERIENCE, creative freedom, never stop LEARNING, Samantha Pleet, fashion design, design |
"We did lose some shops who only want to carry American-made goods, but we really don't view the world like that. We feel more like citizens of the world, and we're wary of nationalist leanings. It has made our brand stronger, improving the quality, but also providing a huge well of inspiration; the colors, textiles, and techniques we've learned in India have expanded our vocabulary greatly."
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be experimental and think outside of the box
"As designers, we go into another world, into the unknown, so it's important to be experimental and think outside of the box. We've continued to evolve, and photography has now become a huge part of what we do. I love it because you can capture the world around you, finding and sharing magic in the everyday. That's what we're about."
we are constantly being ourselves
"Whenever we do something to appease other people, it doesn't come across as genuine. We want to make sure that we are constantly being ourselves, so we focus on developing our own work, and if mainstream outlets find us, then they have made a true discovery—we are not being pushed on them by a powerful PR firm."
figure the rest out later
"I'm constantly taking risks to move forward. I believe that you have to go for what you want and figure the rest out later. That's a good way of looking at the world: do what you feel is the best thing to move you forward, and don't let potential future pitfalls hold you back. You can cross those bridges when you get there—everything will work itself out."
make your way through experience
"Even if you go to school and work a lot of internships, you can only really make your way through experience and the process of trial and error. You have to come up with your own method of doing things if you want to do something truly unique."
misplaced notion of a literary canon
"Our social moorings aren't the only things that restrain our creative impulses. We are also limited by false aesthetics: those notions that we have developed in schools and libraries, and from listening to critics that adhere to some misplaced notion of a literary canon."