Olivia Ervi has been interested in the fashion world from a very young age.
She used to spend any spare time cutting out patterns and trying out her
ideas on her grandmother's curtains and table cloths and turning them
into African tunics and selling them at the market. It was with her
grandmother's help that she developed her artisitic talent.
She came to Paris at the age of 14 and tried to enroll in some design
courses, however she rapidly realised that without the correct
elementary education she was not going to be able to get into any of
these courses and learn her trade. Her apprentissage was learnt and
earnt by going from one workshop to another and learning what she could,
thus her technical ability and talent was shaped and she learnt to work
with the finest of materials.
In 2006 Olivia Ervi launched her own line of ready to wear clothes
and opened a boutique in on the famous Croisette at Cannes. Quickly
recognised for her creative talent, she was soon invited to the Cannes
Festival and present her spring / summer collection for 2007.,
for which she received an overwhelming reception.
Olivia Ervi launched her own perfume which are available in most stores in Paris and Cameroon. The Olivia Ervi style
is a rich mix of African and Western culture. Olivia Ervi defines her
style as trying to liberate a women's body with a sophisticated style
that is not ostentatious.
1 comment:
c'est fantastique. voir une personne partir de nulle part pour en être là... c'est un réel challenge pour moi.
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