Virginia Martin (fashion designer)
Virginia Martin is an Australian fashion designer, creative director and entrepreneur.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
After attending high school, Martin spent a year studying clothing production at RMIT University.[3][4] Her interests in clothing and design were mainly influenced by her mother who doubled as her sewing teacher.[5]
Career[edit]
Martin started in the fashion industry at the age of 19 by founding her own label, búl,[4] where she wholesaled for four years all over Australia.[6] To gain more experience, she moved to New York City, United States where she interned with fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, fashion company Heatherette, and women's fashion brand Proenza Schouler. She also interned and later went on to become a design assistant at Trovata in California.[1][7][8] In 2010, a year after returning to Australia, Martin relaunched búl.[1][3][4]
In both 2014 and 2015, Martin became one of the finalists for the Tiffany & Co. National Designer Award.[9][10][11]
In 2021, Martin became the creative director for Crumpler after acquiring it along with her father David Roper—cofounder and the co-owner of the same company from 1995 to 2014.[12][13][14][15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c McDonnell, Josh (22 May 2017). "Bul founder: Virginia Martin - Ragtrader". ragtrader. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Brown, Annie (22 September 2017). "Designers taking Australian style to Paris". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b Cehic, Ennis (9 March 2016). "What's on your desk? Virginia Martin". Telstra. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Cameron, James (28 July 2013). "A Bunch of Bul". Broadsheet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Hello Hamburg". DUO Magazine. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Elliott, Becky (11 March 2021). "5 minutes with... búl". Wolf & Badger. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Westfield (27 July 2017). Meet the Designer: An interview with Virginia Martin of búl.
- ^ Hodge, Sophie (7 June 2015). "2 Minutes With Virginia Martin Of búl". The Urban List. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Meet the rising stars of Aussie fashion". SBS News. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Melbourne designers win national award". SBS News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Grigg, Mik (21 March 2022). "Gatecrasher: Outstanding designs from talented Australian team mark the way of the future". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Crumpler is Back to "Former Glory", Returns to its Artistic Roots". Power Retail. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Crumpler founder and daughter save bag maker". Australian Financial Review. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Maskiell, Lois (9 November 2021). "Founder and daughter duo rescue Crumpler from administration". SmartCompany. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Crumpler will be reborn with co-founder Dave Roper and his daughter buying the company". Herald Sun. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.