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current location: new york
LIVED: D.C. + BARCELONA + LONDON + Milan
GRADUATES WITH B.A IN HISTORY (’08) AND M.A. ECONOMICS (’11)
AND STARTS WORKING IN MARKETING FOR ICONIC AMERICAN DESIGNER, RALPH LAUREN HELPS TO LAUNCH THE SUB-BRAND, DENIM&SUPPLY
BEFORE THIS, SARAH INTERNED FOR THE SPAIN-U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE U.S. COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, AND WORKED DIRECTLY UNDER NOBEL PRIZE WINNER IN ECONOMICS, DOUGLAS NORTH, CONCENTRATING ON GLOBAL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
IN A CHANGE OF PROFESSION, SHE FOLLOWS HER LIFELONG interest in DESIGN, BECOMING A SELF-TRAINED DESIGNER AND RISES TO LEAD RETAIL AT STREETSENSE, AN AWARD WINNING MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN STUDIO
SHE TRANSITIONS TO FASHION DESIGN AND ENROLLS IN PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN 2016, WHILE DESIGNING FOR CFDA WINNERS, DEREK LAM AND MONSe
upon graduation she moves to milan, italy to design rtw womens and mens for san andres milano, a finalist for vogue italia's "who is on next" while working on the creative direction for mfw set design, music and styling
since then she has freelanced for gucci
Interested in how culture is represented and made through fashion, Sarah’s work juxtaposes historical time periods and fabric characteristics for design that feels contextual and highly modern. her work is characterized by an interest in proportion, color, and print and use of visual cultural references to connect the past with the future
Since 2022, she is the founder of
Raphaelle s.o.a.
a fashion brand for celebrating the 'artist in you' which can be found at
www.shopraphaelle.com
And
@SHOP_RAPHAELLE ON INSTAGRAM