“It’s fun to work with someone who operates at the same level,” Meyer said. Gembis has designed t‑shirts for the company. While Meyer is the Designer and CEO of DENIMCRATIC, she enlists help from other Stamps alums, like Frannie Gembis ( BFA ‘ 17). Someone will just bring up Iris and her work, and I’m like, ‘Oh, I saw her speak once.’ People are surprised, and say, ‘ Where did you go to school?’” I remember her saying that her start was so different from where she is today, and that resonated with me. “It’s crazy that Iris van Herpen came and spoke while I was in college. It was so eye opening and inspiring,” Meyer said. Every single week, it was a different person with a different background. “The Speaker Series was a great way to show all of the different career opportunities within the creative field. Meyer says that she often mentions Stamps experiences, such as the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series, amongst her network. In the summer of her Junior year, she worked in an internship with esteemed designer Laura Pulice-Petrielli, designer of Vex Clothing, which opened doors in the fashion world. ![]() She “monopolized” Stamps Lecturer II Annica Cuppetelli’s sewing studio space, where she learned sewing basics. She experimented by laser engraving newsprints on denim – a key narrative for her brand. At Stamps, a Fiber and Textile class first introduced Meyer to screen printing and textile design – methods she’s come to love. Meyer’s Stamps experience contained many of the core practices she utilizes today. That’s not something you see at all universities.” “My mom had always told me that I needed to explore and go somewhere where I could try new and different art mediums. “Clearly, I ended up in a very different area,” Meyer said. Meyer originally went to college with an illustration and animation career in mind, but was exposed to a wide variety of mediums. ![]() Meyer credits Stamps for showing her the possibility of fashion design as a career. Maybe I should try to fully start this business after college,’” Meyer said. People like what I’m making, I’m interested in it, and I want to continue exploring. “I thought, ‘Well, clearly there’s something here. When Meyer realized that her Stamps peers were secretly trying on her samples in the studio, she knew the brand could be a hit. Meyer works on her senior thesis project in 2017 at Stamps.
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