Profession / role:

Partner

Company / organisation:

Atelier360

Website (if you have one):

www.atelier360.com

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Business Owner

I am looking to discover or buy

product sourcing, networking

About me / About business or organisation:

Atlier360 is a retail destination for people seeking the high quality of well-designed, sophisticated, and original, artisan-made and environmentally and socially responsible clothing, accessories and lifestyle products.

We are slated to open a store in Greewnich, CT October 2012.

Atelier360 is rooted in a strong desire to support the culture of artisanship around the world and to advance sustainability in fashion. Atelier360 is committed to becoming an agent for change and a highly valued fashion brand.

Career history / Company history:

Founder of Atelier360, began the company in July of 2008. Veronique’s combined interests and experience in international finance and trade, not-for-profit, and fashion led her to begin her own business supporting local, emerging, and immensely talented designers in Cambodia, and bringing these fashions to the United States. The support of locally made, ethical, environmentally conscious lines of fashion began in Cambodia, but has now extended worldwide to include lines from all around the world. Veronique’s strong belief in keeping artisan skills from going extinct, while finding innovative ways to tackle emerging environmental problems in the fashion industry has led to Atelier360’s philosophy of supporting high quality sustainable products. Veronique previously had a career, stationed in the US and in Europe, trading commodities and bonds for Cargill, Inc. She is a curator for Source4Style.com, the premier source for designers to find innovative and sustainable materials. Source4Style also provides a wide array of classes to support emerging designers. Veronique is a board member of Friends Without a Border, a not-for-profit based in New York City that supports hospitals, health and education programs in South East Asia. Veronique is a graduate of Stanford University with a BA in Economics and Political Science. As a student, she also studied at Science Politiques in Paris where she nourished her love of fashion as a part-time sales associate at “Aux Trois Quartiers,” in Paris.