When Lyndsey Butler founded VEDA in 2008, she didn't just want to make another leather jacket; she wanted to make the best leather jacket. We visited Lyndsey and the rest of the VEDA team in their light-filled Canal Street studio to learn more about what it's like to run a growing brand in the fashion industry.
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Emily has many jobs, but mostly she is a stylist/model/photographers (sometimes all three at the same time). After growing up on Long Island, she moved to New York to study at FIT and has lived in Brooklyn ever since.
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Meet NYC passerby, Zahra bennani. After 11 years in Paris, she recently moved to Rabat to launch JNOUN - a creative studio and clothing line in collaboration with her sister Meriem Bennani.
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Bianca is the Community Manager at Milk. Born and raised in Coronado, California, she always knew the city life was for her. She graduated New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a major in Film and a minor in Art History. In addition to her position at Milk, she does freelance photography, painting, and production design for editorial videos and short films. Lately she's also been modeling for a number of brands that are striving to feature girls with untraditional looks. She also recently self-published a zine, "hotpot," with photos she took on a recent trip throughout Asia.
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Based in Brooklyn, NY, Sara Radin is a writer and curator. Full time, she is the Youth Culture Editor for WGSN, where she consults global brands on consumer trends for Millennials and Generation Z. Outside of work, Sara does memoir writing and curates pop-up art events and workshops. She is the co-founder of It's Not Personal, a collaborative project, growing anthology and collective inspired by the female dating experience. Previously, her personal writing has been published by Bust Magazine, Huffington Post and Thought Catalog. She also teaches the pre-college program at the Fashion Institute of Technology and is currently a mentor for Girls Write Now.
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Christina came to New York for an internship and never looked back. Represented by Muse Management, she has modelled for the likes of Forever21, Addition Elle by Ashley Graham, and more. Christina lives in Clinton Hill with her pug, Louie.
Read MoreLouise is a Paris-based party promoter who also writes and talks about music in magazines and on radio. Growing up with sampling culture as a long-time crate digger, she got her start as a Hip Hop and R&B DJ. Her parties have brought together live performers and club culture.
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Rawan is the founder of Aurora Botanica, a floral art studio where she specializes in creating work with a dreamy, serene and wild aesthetic. Next year, Rawan will begin offering sacred flower bouquets inspired by sacred herbs and wildflowers, as well as launching an inspired clothing line called Aurora Vestita.
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Verena is a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and art director originally from Austria. Splitting her time working for clients in both New York and San Francisco, she is also the founder of Sand and Such, a blog about sleep.
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Daryl Oh is a photographer, entrepreneur, and founder of Holyrad Studio. As a WOC, Daryl is dedicated to creating safe spaces for the other, by the other. Holyrad Studio aims to operate outside of outdated systems of the creative industry through bolstering young, enterprising creatives.
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Cassie was born in Maputo, Mozambique to a native mother and American Father. She briefly studied Cinematography at Academy of Arts in San Francisco. Cassie has lived and worked in New York City, but she is currently an art director/curator based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Allie is a model living in Bedford-Stuyvesant, but is originally from a seaside town in New Hampshire. She enjoys shopping for vintage clothing, being alone with her brain, reading, and collecting classic rock vinyl.
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Angela Kohler is an advertising photographer and commercial director in Los Angeles, where she is one half of Angela & Ithyle, the studio she runs with her husband. She gave birth to her baby boy three days before the publication of this feature.
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Cara Flaherty is the Events & Content Manager for Urban Outfitters’ concept store, Space Ninety 8, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She has lived in the neighborhood since the early aughts, though she is originally from Columbus, Ohio.
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Meet LA Passersby, Glynn Connolly. She runs the accessories brand Essex LA, but when she’s not working, she is usually running, cooking, or road-tripping around California.
Abby Levin is the founder and baker behind Jam Jar Bakery and Abigail’s Bakeshop. We visited Abby at her Brooklyn-based bakery, where passersby stop when they’re craving something sweet, and got some practical advice about starting a business.
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Katy is an NYC based location scout and writer. Born in Connecticut, she moved to Toronto and then to San Francisco before moving back to the east coast. Avid film-goer, Rolling Stones lover, reader and explorer. Occasional trespasser.
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After studying journalism at Boston University, she started working at fashion magazine and spent her twenties living in Sydney, Australia until she moved back in 2012. Anna now creates content as Senior Fashion Editor for Barneys' The Window.
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In our visits to the homes of all our featured passersby, we love hearing about the records they cherish and listening to the playlists they curate. For our latest Meet The Makers, we caught up with mastering engineer Heba Kadry.
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Meet NYC passerby, Holly Falcone, a freelance manicurist based in Greenpoint.
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