I had the chance to chat with Megan George of MONROW about her and business partner Michelle Wenke’s MONROW success. We chatted about MONROW’s background, design process, Fall 2009 line, their collaboration with Amber Valletta, and how before making it big, they were in trouble with the one and only, Kate Moss! Enjoy!
I know Michelle has her own story, but why don’t you start by telling me how you got into fashion.
I’ve always liked to draw and have always been really artistic. I could never afford to buy the clothing I liked so I used to vintage clothes shop and alter everything so it would fit me. That’s kind of how it started: altering clothes.
I never thought I was going to go into fashion. When I was about 20 or 21 I got my first job at a clothing store that carried high-end designers and I got my first experience with quality clothing. It was a small boutique in San Francisco and I was really intrigued with the quality, the level of sophistication, and the construction of the clothing. With that and the experience of sewing my own clothes, I really came to appreciate the industry. It happened kind of organically. I would be sitting on the bus and I would just start sketching clothes, I just figured maybe I should try getting into design. Read the rest of this entry »
