UKaroline Vitto

Inyama nendwangu: I-Karoline Vitto isebenzisa kabusha i-silhouette yemfashini

Amagama ngu-Teneshia Carr

Ngesikhathi lapho imboni yezemfashini iye yahlolelwa khona ukushukunyiswa kwayo kokusebenza kokubandakanya, UKaroline Vitto umi ngaphandle hhayi nje ngefomu kodwa ngenhloso. Umsebenzi wakhe awumane wamukela imizimba ebikhishwe ngokomlando; yona gubha zona noma, ngokunembile, yona khama zona. Emhlabeni kaVitto, ijika le-armpit noma ukuthamba kwesisu akuyona ukungapheleli ukucasha. Kungumgomo wokuqamba.

“Bengilokhu nginentshisekelo kulokho okwenzekayo lapho umzimba uvezwa,” uthi. “Ikakhulu izindawo esitshelwe ukuba zicashe. Kwenzekani lapho sigqamisa lezo esikhundleni salokho?”

AmaBrazil azelwe, Umklami osuselwa eLondon wenza izihloko lapho eveza umbukiso wakhe wokuqala we-solo eMilan, kusekelwa yi-dolce & Uhlobo lwenkani. Sasazi ukuthi singenele okuthile okukhethekile lapho sibona u-Ashley Graham eza ngapha nangapha ukuvula umbukiso we-runway. -Phuhlile, Kwakuwukuphela kwalo lonke imizimba, ngamunye ugqoke ama-silhouette aqaphela umzimba afakwe ngehadiwe nenhloso, lokho kwenze isitatimende esikhulu kunazo zonke. Ubuhle bukaVitto abulona nje tully; Kuhlelekile. Inyama inambane nenhlonipho efanayo evame ukugcinelwe ubucwebe.

“Sithanda ukuzama izinto njengoba siklama,” Uyachaza. “Iningi leqembu lakhiwa abesifazane, Futhi bekulokhu kungokwemvelo ngathi ukuba yingxenye yenqubo yokuqamba njengabagqoke.”

Lokhu kusondelana nomsebenzi kuboniswa kuyo yonke imininingwane yamaqoqo akhe. Kunokusebenziseka kwinqubo yakhe kanye nesifiso sokwazi, mathupha, Ingubo ihlala kanjani emzimbeni futhi nokho umphumela uzizwa edlula phakathi. Kusukela ekuqaleni, Umbono wakhe wazalwa usesifutho nasekuhlolweni. Ngesikhathi sakhe e-Ma eRoyal College of Art, wathuthukisa iphrojekthi ebizwa ngokuthi Umzimba njengezinto ezibonakalayo, Ukunikeza imibuzo okushoyo ukubheka izidumbu ngokwazo ingxenye ebalulekile ye-equation design.

“Izingubo ziyingxenye yolimi kuphela,” uthi. “Umzimba ngaphansi ngaphansi ushintsha konke.”

Ngemuva kokuphothula iziqu ku 2019, Uhlobo luthathe ukwakheka kwesithombe sakhe uqobo. Ngokufinyelela okulinganiselwe kumamodeli afanele ngesikhathi sobhubhane wakuqala, UVitto waqala ukudala futhi yena. Udwetshwe ubukeka ephefumulelwe yizinkundla, Abaculi kanye nabantu ongabazi imizimba yabo ekhombisa ukuthi iqiniso livame ukwenqatshelwa indawo ngemfashini. Imiklamo yakhe ibingahlose ukufihla, thopeza, noma ukusula. Bakhahlela. I-hardware yensimbi manje echaza ubuhle bakhe obuningi beqhamuka kulo mqondo wokuhlobisa inyama. “Sihlobisa izandla zethu ngezindandatho. Kungani ungahlobise umqulu, isibaya, ijika?” Akukona ukucasulwa. Kumayelana nokuhlonipha okungokoqobo.

Kunjalo, Ukwenza indlela enhle kakhulu ngokulula kwayo ayizange ibe khona ngaphandle kwezinselelo zayo. “Ezinsukwini zokuqala, Ngatshelwa ukuthi abathengi bebengeke bakwenzele lokho futhi 'banesibindi kuphela'’ Abesifazane babezogqoka izingcezu,” Uyakhumbula. Kepha wamethemba imvelo yakhe, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, Wazethemba izilaleli zakhe. “Abantu bayithengile,” Usho ngokungemthetho okuthule.

Namhlanje, Umkhiqizo usekelwa uhlelo lwe-BFC's Newgen, ngamaqoqo azayo afakwe ngeviki yemfashini. -Phuhlile, UVitto ugcina izinhloso zakhe zibekiwe. “Ngifuna ukuqasha abantu abaningi,” uthi. “Ukwanda kweqiniso, kimi, kumayelana nokwakha i-ecosystem iqembu elikholelwa embonweni futhi likhula nalo.”

Iphupho lakhe lesikhathi eside? Ukuthatha i-brand back ekhaya eBrazil. “Ngikhule ngibuka isonto le-rio fashion kanye nabaqambi ababhukudi baseBrazil,” uthi. “Bengingazi ukuthi yiphi i-dior, Kepha ngazi i-agua de coco. Leyo kwakuyi-lexicon yami yemfashini.”

Lokho kuvezwa kusenesikhathi kokuzwela, esikweni lapho umzimba ubonakala futhi wawugujwa khona (yize kuvame ngaphakathi kwezinhloso eziqinile), wabeka indlela yakhe yobufazi. “Lapho ngibuyela eBrazil manje, futhi othile ugqoka omunye wemiklamo yami olwandle, Akekho umuntu okhanyayo. Bathola izincomo, -noma kanjani. Kepha kujwayelekile nje.”

Lokhu okujwayelekile kokubonakala, ngobuhle obugcwele, yenyama njengoba ifomu lisenhliziyweni yokuthi uKaroline Vitto ubhiya. Akuwona uhlobo olugxilwe emcabangweni, Kepha eqinisweni. Futhi lelo qiniso liyancipha.

“Ngezinye izinsuku ngigqoka izingubo ze-baggy. Ezinsukwini ezithile ngigqoka amabhulukwe wokusika. Bobabili labo bantu yimi,” uthi.

Futhi impumelelo ibukeka kanjani ngabesifazane abagqoka izingubo zakhe? “Kumayelana nokwazi uhambo lwakho. Ukubona ukuwina kwakho nokuhluleka kwakho. Nokukhetha indlela ezwakala iyiqiniso.”

Kubaqambi abasafufusa, Unikeza ukuhlakanipha kwe-pragmatic: “Musa ukulinda umuntu ukuthi akwenze. Yiba namandla. Zisebenza ezintweni. Khombisa. Futhi ube muhle.”

Emhlabeni ovame ukufumana abesifazane bancipha ukulingana, UKaroline Vitto uklama uhlobo oluhlukile lwesikhala. Eyodwa lapho umzimba ungadingi ukucela imvume. Eyodwa lapho imfashini ingalubizi isibindi, ukuthembeka nje. Eyodwa lapho ijika kungeyona imvume yokuvuma kepha iphuzu lokuqala.