This is the first in a series created to explore and meet new people who share a love for design, culture and a good old fashioned chat.
We spent an afternoon with Herbie Mensah to take a look at our new collection.
A former model and muse to Vivienne Westwood, Herbie’s career in fashion began in the 1980s. From that first chance encounter with Vivienne Westwood in 1982, Herbie went on to model for Jean Paul Gaultier, Katharine Hamnett and many more. Traveling the globe developing a love for fashion and art, Herbie paved the way to start his own fashion outlet.
We spoke to Herbie about his unique blend of up-cycling, vintage and customized clothes that he makes and sells at his Portabello road market stall. Every Friday and Saturday since 1993, Herbie’s style and reworked vintage has attracted the attention of customers from around the world. Through deconstruction and reconstruction, reworking and recycling, Herbie’s one-off vintage pieces find charm and inspiration in otherwise forgotten clothing.
As we found out more about Herbie’s modeling and market stall days and his approach to fashion we felt inspired by his ability to unearth innovative, fun ways of creating contemporary sustainable design.
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It’s so exciting to learn more about Herbie, his life and his approach to finding unique pieces. Thanks so much for connecting with him and sharing this article.