𝐇𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐦!
Thought I'd reintroduce myself. I'm Liz, 30 years old, originally from Hamburg and currently based in Berlin.
🛫 My journey into the fashion world began with an internship at MODELWERK Modelagentur GmbH in 2013, where I got my first taste of the industry. After another internship at a photo production company in Cape Town, my passion for the industry ignited (plus my love for the city).
🚨 I applied at university in Capetown, worked my a** off in a beergarden for 9 months (it was currently the WM) to save every penny and moved to Cape Town to study fashion design. 🎉
🔆 Can you imagine being 20 years old, studying in Cape Town, and chilling at the beach after class?
🧥 During my time in Cape Town, alongside my studies, I worked as a stylist for German clients. Following graduation, I interned at Closed GmbH in 2018, gaining valuable insights into the workings of a major fashion brand.
🦄 However, my heart yearned to return to Cape Town, and I followed my instincts. Shortly after, I landed a significant freelance deal with ABOUT YOU in 2018—(back then a fairly small company i never heard off before)
🎇 The project? A massive festival/photo production inspired by Burning Man. It was a crazy experience!!
It was a huge success and led to a job offer from About You, where I had some of the craziest years of my life—shouldering high responsibilities, challenging projects, the most amazing team and work culture and travelling the world .( the list goes ON!!)
🔎 Anyhow throughout my time in the fashion industry, I couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right—we were harming the environment. At ABOUT YOU- I had the opportunity to work on exciting projects that took responsibility to drive change forward, like fashion rentals, second-hand or upcycling.
Then, one day, I felt the urge to break out and do my own thing. Thanks to the support of Tarek Müller (you're a legend!), I was able to continue my upcycling project, Rebirth Studios which I've been running as a founder for over 1.5 years now.
🔇 𝑴𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 ? 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔!
If i look back on my working life until today I always followed my gut feeling, did what felt right and mixed it with a little braveness. Looking forward to sharing everything what lays in front of me with you 😎
What was your favourite part of your career for now? And what the biggest lessons?
#femalefounder #careerjourney #upcycling
Digital Graphic Artist
1moGreat news! Very inspiring!!