Urban
Vintage is a wardrobe styling company ran by Ferriss of Oakland, Ca and a team
of fabulous young interns that has become a style powerhouse, serving the Bay
Area in all things fashionable. UV provides wardrobe styling, daily fashion
tips via twitter, blog updates, mua services, and one of kind vintage shopping
through their website.
As an intern I wanted to provide our readers with a
personal Q&A of who UV is. If you have ever wondered who wrote the blogs,
sent out the newsletters or helped you pick the perfect vintage dress, this is
an inside look at who we are. Ferriss, AJ, Gabrielle and Morgan Ashley are Urban
Vintage.
Ferriss Mason
Gabrielle Sutton
Arnold (AJ) Lucus
Morgan Ashley Bryant
Q. Name and place of birth
F. Ferriss Mason, born and raised in Oakland,
Ca.
A. Arnold J Lucas Jr (AJ), born and raised in
Oakland, Ca.
G. Gabrielle
Sutton, born in Walnut Creek, Ca but have lived all over the Bay Area.
M. Morgan
Ashley, born in Berkeley, Ca. I was raised in Oakland while attending Berkeley
schools.
Q. How did you learn about UV? Or how
did you become involved with UV?
F. I learned
about Urban Vintage by being the creator of it! IT is my love, my passion and
even at this stage brings me great joy.
A. I found out about UV from a good friend of
mines named Gabrielle Sutton, from there she introduced
me to
Ferris. I liked what UV had to offer me by being
a
intern so I decided it was a good fit and have been interning ever since.
G. I was looking for an internship and I
remembered a couple of people “liking” the UV page on facebook. I had no idea
Ferriss was looking for interns but she was and ever since then I have been at
UV.
M. I saw that
UV was looking for interns on facebook, so I decided I would intern from
Atlanta, Ga as a writer.
Q. What do you contribute to UV, and why did you decide to intern?
F. As the
CEO, President and lead stylist I lead the helm at developing ideas and
concepts to create Urban Vintage into more than just a styling company. I
produce daily fashion tips that are shared on both Twitter and Facebook.
A. I contribute to UV by coming up with new
ideas to help UV expand and let people know who we are.
M. I write
the blog content for the UV website, while promoting UV in Georgia.
Q. Why shop vintage? If you had to
give a customer who has never worn used clothes before three reason to buy
vintage, what would they be?
F. Vintage
offers you the opportunity to own and wear one of a kind clothing that has
stood the style test of time. If you want to be a trend setter, a fashionista
you have to be able to dress about and beyond what everyone else is doing;
vintage clothing allows you room for great creativity.
A. Because
you can find so many unique clothes to put together a stylish outfit.
G. Everybody should shop vintage. Fashion only
repeats itself, instead of having the cheap replica you may come across one of
the originals.
M. Vintage is
new again, always stylish and can be more affordable than buying new clothes.
Q. What are your favorite brands
or designers?
F. I love
Mark Jacobs, Robert Rodriguez, Nanette Lepore, and Zac Posen. I love
H&M and Forever 21 for cool, trendy and staple items.
A. I really
do not have one favorite brand but I like Levis because of their great quality
denim jeans, I also enjoy Urban Outfitters.
G. I have never had a favorite brand. But I love
the designer Yves Saint Laurent.
M. I love all
things classic… Anthropologie, Banana Republic and J. Crew are my favorite
affordable brands but I would kill for a pair of Jill Sander heels and a
Burberry trench coat
Q. What is your favorite vintage
item in your closet?
F. My clutch
I use the most when I go out. It is usually my go to even when it doesn’t quite
match! It’s a snake print stamped leather clutch with a wrist strap. The wrist
strap makes it the best for going out and dancing!
A. My acid
wash jacket, it is such a classic and I can wear it with everything.
G. My favorite vintage item is not actually in my
closet it’s in my jewelry box The majority of my jewelry has come from my the
women in my family, especially my aunts and grandmother.
M. I have a
cognac colored blazer that I bought in California for two dollars. The blazer
is in perfect condition and goes with everything in my closet, I adore it!
Finally, Ferriss where do you see
UV in 5 years?
I hope to see
UV as an establish wardrobe styling company, opening a vintage clothing store,
having an UV Fashion Tips book published, leading style workshops for
successful women of all ages and races, producing a UV t-shirt line and working
as a consultant or educator of fashion at local colleges.
Contributed by Morgan Ashley of Urban Vintage
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