Live at Notre Chicago, Ava Niuri (@avanope) is head of special projects at Marc Jacobs. We discuss her Australian upbringing, her time at Helmut Lang and what she describes as "catfishing" of the creative brain.  

TIME STAMPS      

(0:39) @avanope

(1:12) Ava’s Background

(2:22) Fashion in Australia

(4:00) Fashion Writing

(5:00) Opening Ceremony

(6:37) Bootlegs

(12:33) “Entering the Fashion Industry”

(13:45) Instagram & Hiring 

(14:27) Helmut Lang

(16:42) Marc Jacobs 

(19:19) Collabs

(20:00) Marc Jacobs Sweatshirt

      

(21:42) Women in Streetwear 

(23:36) Keanu Reeves Project

(29:33) Ken Park Project 

(32:50) Fashion before the internet

(34:45) Vetements 

(35:51) DIY Culture

(36:56) Questions

(40:00) Magazines (Dazed and Confused)

(42:00) Sustainability/ ethical brands

(43:00) Regionalism