The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 128

Alexis Day Alexis Day have a long history in millinery. How discover remarkable You You have a long history in millinery. How did did you you discover your your remarkable millinery talent, what initiated passion millinery talent, and and what initiated your your passion for for it? it? ECC ECC There three parts to that story, basically There are are three parts to that long long long long story, but but basically I I ambushed a Producer/Director team in Boston was was ambushed by by a Producer/Director team in Boston where were doing a theatrical to create a headpiece where we we were doing a theatrical run run to create a headpiece of the plays. With no budget. Overnight. With for for one one of the plays. With no budget. Overnight. With no no headwear experience. Bottom made it work, headwear experience. Bottom line: line: we we made it work, as as Gunn would of the three…… Tim Tim Gunn would say. say. One One of the three…… Alexis Day Alexis Day With a background in costuming, With a background in costuming, theatrical industry how how has has the the theatrical industry influenced designs influenced your your designs and and creative process today? creative process today? ECC ECC Being theatre theatre trained trained Being allows no fear allows for for no fear and and no no trepidation. You You have trepidation. have to to have conviction a firm have conviction and and a firm in your talent. faith faith in your talent.