Julia Clancey is one designer who combines contemporary looks of fantasy and romantic whimsy with a twisted sense of cheeky humor. (Just go to her website, and you will see what I am talking about.)
Never taking herself too seriously, Julia believes that fashion should be fun, and that a little frothy abandon is good for the temperament.
Since debuting her collection at London Fashion Week in 2004, Julia has been setting red carpets and award shows on fire with the likes of Paris Hilton, Megan Fox, and Lindsay Lohan flaunting her designs.
With editorials in Vogue, Elle and W, Julia Clancey is proving the she is the go-to designer for statement pieces that wow and pop.
The Fashion Spot: You worked as a fashion editor before you became a designer, could you talk about that?
Julia Clancey: I wasn’t really looking to become a designer. I worked as a fashion stylist for rock bands in London. When I moved to Australia, I was styling, and I wrote for a few fashion magazines. I got into fashion design because I was creating clothes for lead singers of various rock bands.
Anyway, I had designed for the Welsh band Catatonia’s lead singer Cerys Matthews, when the director of Catatonia’s videos asked if I would create the costumes for a Whirlpool campaign he was directing. I got swept up in the flow of this multimillion dollar campaign, and designed the clothes for the entire campaign. I really kind of faked it, but it worked out well in the end. That’s how the whole thing started.
