About ME

It all started when…

I was a young girl living in New York City. I remember as a child my mother used to bring me to the hair salon with her. While I waited, I would watch videos on a loop of models wearing stunning clothing, strutting down the runway. It was then at the early age of six that I knew I wanted to be in the fashion industry.

In 2010 my family moved to Florida, a change I didn’t quite welcome at first, but now greatly appreciate. It was in Florida where I decided to attended FSU to study Retail Entrepreneurship. This program taught me so much about business and the retail environment, however I still yearned for more. Personally, I feel as though fashion is a language. It can be so broad yet so personal to each individual. We use fashion to show the world our values, who we are, and who we want to be. Feeling so passionately this way, I knew I wanted to learn specifically about the luxury industry. So after graduating from FSU in 2020, I moved to Atlanta, GA where I graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), with an M.F.A. in Luxury Fashion Management; a three year program that I completed in two years, summa cum laude. Following my graduation, I followed my dreams further… making a full circle moment, I moved back to New York City where I now work in buying and marketing at a luxury fashion company.

I am an artist at my core, this I truly believe. I love participating in anything that can bring out my creative side. From the performing arts, to music, to painting, and fashion, I have always done my best to immerse myself in the world of creatives. I have a deep love for musical theatre, having participated in many thespian competitions and being cast as the lead in my high school production of ‘The Sound of Music’. I paint, usually oil portraits of women that inspire me, though sometimes I stray to sketching. I have also been blessed with the great privilege to travel the world and have a deep appreciation for learning about history and different cultures.

Something that I really love to do is create, style, and organize photoshoots. I have worked in administrative, manufacturing, retail, magazine director, buying, and marketing / PR positions thus far, but my favorite thing to do is create concepts in which I can produce authentic looks that juxtapose classic styles with fresh, new twists. I’m motivated and inspired by people who I find to be authentic, original, and beautiful both inside and out. I deeply believe that beauty comes from within, but a little lipgloss and Chanel never hurt anybody. ;)

All my love,

Renée Marcelle Kocian