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JOSEPH ALTUZARRA ANAÏS MAK He Said, She Said

HE SAID: Joseph Altuzarra

Before we look forward, let’s look back. How did your career begin?

After fashion school, I worked for a couple of different designers, like Marc Jacobs in New York and Givenchy in Paris when Riccardo Tisci was there. Then I started my own company; this was about 10 years ago. The first fashion show was an incredible experience. It was in a really small gallery I rented for free in exchange for giving the assistants clothing, and I didn’t even know if anyone was ever going to show up. We ended up not having enough shoes for the models for the 15 to 18 looks, so I basically spent the entire show switching shoes from girl to girl. Oh, and my mum made cookies for the backstage crew. Afterwards, I came out and saw that CNN and

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