Clare Vivier

Clare Vivier (née Guerrero) is an American fashion designer and a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). In 2008, she launched her namesake brand, which sells women’s handbags, accessories, and apparel.[1] Her company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, where all of her products are both designed and manufactured locally.[2]

Early life

Vivier was born in Marion, Indiana. She is of Mexican/Irish descent and was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. She attended the University of San Francisco from 1989-1994 where she studied English. In 2002, Clare married French journalist Thierry Vivier, with whom she has one offspring.[3]

Business

Vivier has designed products for Anthropologie, InStyle, Garrett Leight, actress Melissa McCarthy, actor Adam Scott, The Hundreds, and a line of men's accessories designed with Beastie Boys' member Mike D for Australian magazine Monster Children.[4][5]

Vivier’s first store opened in Silverlake, California in 2012, and the second store opened under the company's new name, Clare V., in Manhattan in October 2013.[6] The designer’s third store opened in Santa Monica in November 2014, and the fourth store opened in West Hollywood in March 2015.[7][8] Clare V. has additional storefronts in California's Lido Village and Hayes Valley, Cobble Hill, NY, and Chicago.[9]

Vivier's celebrity fan base includes Katie Holmes, Jessica Alba, Sophia Bush,[10] and Rashida Jones,[11] among others.

In 2012, Vivier's company, Clare V., received an initial investment from Bedrock Manufacturing Co. and Steven Alan.[12]

References
  1. "CFDA Members". Council of Fashion Designers.
  2. Smith, Andrew (15 October 2013). "Private Lives: Clare Vivier". Vanity Fair.
  3. "How I Get It Done: Handbag Designer Clare Vivier". 15 October 2018.
  4. Boyd, Sarah. "Designer Clare Vivier Takes Los Angeles Based Brand Global". Forbes.
  5. Fenner, Justine. "Accessories Designer Clare Vivier Debuts Her First Men's Collaboration—With Mike D of the Beastie Boys". Details.
  6. Lamont-Djite, Tara (21 October 2013). "Girl Crush: Clare Vivier". Marie Claire.
  7. Brara, Noor. "Clare Vivier Heads to Santa Monica". Style.
  8. Alcala, Natalie (27 March 2015). "Explore Clare V.'s New Parisian Paradise in West Hollywood". Racked. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. "Locations". Clare V. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  10. "Designer Clare Vivier Takes Los Angeles Based Brand Global". Forbes.
  11. "Clare Vivier's growing lifestyle brand can no longer fit in a tote". Los Angeles Times. 18 March 2015.
  12. Sherman, Lauren (21 October 2013). "How Clare Viver Created an Anti-Bag Empire". Elle Magazine.


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