Natalia Brilli Accessory Designer

[t0m]

Some of her designs

and for women's aswell...

*www.myspace.com/nataliabrilli

*www.nataliabrilli.fr

[Crillz]

oh yes, i've been on this stuff for a little while. first the price turned me off, now i've dealt with that and am hunting...

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]

crillz

you have a wooden watch from bless

where did you cop. i have an idea (place in brooklyn) but you wont tell me.

[Crillz]

youuu are mistaken good sir. i do not know of a BLESS retailer in brooklyn (only thinking of Seven) and i do not own a wooden watch. though i wish i did. does this wooden watch actually run?

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]

no it doesnt. but i dont think that leather watch up there does either.

what was that really ghetto watch you got then? i could have sworn it was wooden.

[Crillz]

only watch i can think of is the Projects watch i posted in recent purchases? not wood, metal, like a normal watch, right? www.projects-us.com

ps: ghetto?

[Fuuma]

I translated part of an interview Brilli gave and posted it on the thefashionspot, when its complete I'll cross-post here. I like her stuff.

[notesee]

I really like the black necklaces .. I need to get one of those to contrast with my lighter grey and white t-shirts.

[Servo2000]

Is that leather skull piece a necklace that opens up at the top? Interesting.

I'm rather fond of these blue pieces from Bstore:

Like the color on these. I'm keeping half an eye on the bracelet thing, in case it goes on sale. I'm sorely tempted by it. Looks like an interesting way to give something a shot of color, maybe just peeking from underneat a jacket? I feel like Dior Homme did something like that a while ago (those little red wristbands under the suits?).

Anyway.

[onemancult]

love her work.

there are no BLESS stockists in brooklyn. [oak carried their wallets, but that was it]

that wooden BLESS watch is dope, but the Nolex is more my speed.

[Charlie Delta]

Seen and handled her new collection, didn't hear of her before.

It's nice, however:

- 1: I'm curious how it'll hold up with use

- 2: I'm curious how long wrapping stuff in leather stays interesting

But as objects they're very nice...

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]

love her work.

there are no BLESS stockists in brooklyn. [oak carried their wallets, but that was it]

that wooden BLESS watch is dope, but the Nolex is more my speed.

your right, the place i'm thinking of is Project No. 8. but i could have sworn peepin some place that was going to open in brooklyn planning on carrying them...

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]

only watch i can think of is the Projects watch i posted in recent purchases? not wood, metal, like a normal watch, right? www.projects-us.com

ps: ghetto?

paints below waist.

[Charlie Delta]

Oh and 2000db introduced me to this, credit where credit is due...

[t0m]

your right, the place i'm thinking of is Project No. 8. but i could have sworn peepin some place that was going to open in brooklyn planning on carrying them...

Project No 8 will carry Natalia Brili next season. Bblessing aleready carries her, Barney's aswell.

[Fuuma]

Here's the complete translated interview (taken from: http://blogs.lexpress.fr/cafe-mode/2...ia_brilli.html)

Hi Natalia. What is your profession?

I create accessories. I started covering Sautoirs with leather during my studies at the French institute of fashion (postgraduate studies in creation). I love the softness and matte aspect that leather gives to jewellery, usually sought after for its shine. Since then, each of my creations has been covered in treated lambskin, (a material) which became my signature. I launched my brand in 2004, with the help of my boyfriend Lionel. My experimentations has progressively expended to other types of jewellery, up to the creation of a line of bags that now represent 30% of sales.

You did not chose the easy path : leather is a luxurious material, expensive and difficult to work with.

Yes, you need a lot of know-how, but this is also what protects us from knock-offs. I use high quality treated lambskin, the same employed by large fashion houses like Chanel and Louis Vuitton. Since I like voluminous bags, I need large, flawless skins….which are onerous. Added to that are the cost of labour – all our jewellery are hand-made in our Parisian workshop while the bags are made in France or Italy. Consequently, at the retail level, the quality of our products has a price (250 euros for a Sautoir and 1000 euros for a large bag).

How would you define your style?

I like to stay away from trends. I buy one or two great pieces every season that I see as investment I’ll still enjoy in five years. I am rarely mistaken as I know what fits me well. As an example, today I’m wearing a Burberry coat bought on sale three years ago…but that already had ¾ sleeves, I was in advance!

To complement those accent pieces I’m in the same boat as everyone; I go to Zara and COS for disposable fashion. I also like Brussels second-hand stores where I often find beautiful, angular dresses from the 40s, in navy or black crepe (the day of the interview she’s wearing a great high-waisted black Louis Vuitton dress made of wool jersey.

When it comes to shoes I have a soft spot for cavalry boots that I wear year-round, even with bare legs. Truth be told I’m having a progressively harder time enduring heels.

Who are your favourite designers?

Martin Margiela is, to me, an important creator. In 1991, when I was still studying at la Cambre (in scenic writing/scripting), I was shocked the first time I saw images of one of his runway shows. At the time the highly mediatized Jean-Paul Gaultier was the talk of the town and suddenly someone arrived with a totally different attitude, refusing to act like a star and preferring to surround his shows/happenings with an air of mystery. It was very new. I have a couple of pieces from him that I still wear, year after year. Time has no grasp on them; they never fall out of fashion. I also like the style of Véronique Branquinho. That’s it: Margiela and Branquinho, those are two brands with which a can create a personal connection.

What is your favourite activity do to in Paris?

I like to nourish myself with the various expos that are held here. I love going to the Grand Palais, at the Louvre, at the Orsay museum. Sometimes, I get enough inspiration just visiting one room. I also have a soft spot for the Museum of natural history and the FragonardMuseum of the Maisons-Alfort veterinarian school. It’s a little bit trash (in English in the original text, French speakers often use trash nowadays) with all these “flayed†(human corpses arranged by the famous anatomist) but I like the atmosphere of curiosity cabinet (I can’t translate that stuff, it’s a weaker version of “freak showâ€, like going to a wax museum or something like that).

Do you read blogs?

Yes I’m a big fan of American interior design blogs. My Netvibes is full of them!! Strangely I get more inspiration out of them than fashion blogs, surely because I consider my jewellery to be objects at their core. My favourite are:

Reference LibraryScout HolidayLiving in Andylandhoping for happy accidentsdesire to inspiredesign*spongeinnumerable goodsHabitually Chic

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Coco + KelleyOh Joy!

(she also mentions reading the sartorialist and style bubble + a couple of French blogs including one about food)

What is your favourite coffee house in Paris?

The Saint Gervais, on Vieille du Temple Street, right in front of my showroom. There’s no better place to learn about fashion rumours. Everyone passes right by!

They mention her email address and where you can get her merchandise :

Paris (Maria Luisa, 58M, Lobato). Sold at about 60 sales point around the world including Barneys NY, Liberty and Harrods for London and On Pedder and Joyce in HK.

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]

Project No 8 will carry Natalia Brili next season. Bblessing aleready carries her, Barney's aswell.

the irony.

[TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTZ]

what can i expect to pay for these trinkets.

[onemancult]

thanks so much for posting that interview-- i had no idea she studied at la cambre.

[Fuuma]

thanks so much for posting that interview-- i had no idea she studied at la cambre.

You weren't a complete human being before reading that.....I hope the shame of that long walk in darkness never washes away completely.

[big at lc]

That's some really cool shit she's got. I'm loving the black tags, they're so damn hot.

- Ben

[onemancult]

You weren't a complete human being before reading that.....I hope the shame of that long walk in darkness never washes away completely.

im ready for more enlightenment whenever you can get it up again, abbe.

[t0m]

check out this online store

http://www.reborn.ws/shop/nataliabrilli/

[2000dB]

Is that leather skull piece a necklace that opens up at the top? Interesting.

It's quite big, might be painful to wear as a necklace. It's not impossible though.

Oh, and for the quality, my necklace was accidently dipped in water and it hasnt done anything.