subscribe to Style Like UGabrielle Grenier | artist and manager
"I have a painterly way of dressing, because I am all about texture and color." Gabrielle Grenier
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Gabrielle is an artist and a manager for Opening Ceremony. She is from Los Altos, CA and currently lives in NYC. Phillip Lim Booties -
"I came [to New York City] wanting to do oil painting, but there were too many talented people. It's the same thing with fashion design, so I went into sculpture. I've always loved art." Max Mara Dress -
H&M Pants, Urban Outfitters Shoes -
Old Navy Top, Peter Pillotto Pants -
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"Being in a work environment, you see the same people day in and day out and you get really comfortable. [At Opening Ceremony] it's a group of creative people. Everyone is struggling to be an artist of some sort, so it's fun." Alberta Feretti for Philosophy Jacket, Her Mother's Top, Vintage Necklace, Bill Blass Pants -
Ostwald Helgason Leggings and Guess Shoes -
Things and people that inspire Gabrielle: Hedy Lamarr, Katherine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, W Fashion Spreads from the 90s, jazz and metal music, and awesome looking people walking down the street." New York Crimes T-Shirt, Second Hand Gap Jean Jacket, Applique Necklace, Miu Miu Shorts, Chloe for Opening Ceremony Shoes -
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"I have a painterly way of dressing, because I'm all about texture and color." Ostwald Helgason Leggings, Zara Top, Guess Shoes -
"All throughout high school, I made my own clothes." Chloe for Opening Ceremony Shoes -
Gabrielle likes to listen to Billie Holiday, and Miles Davis. Alexander Wang Jacket, Espirit Dress, H&M Fringe Dress and Pants, Urban Outfitters Shoes -
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Max Mara Dress -
"There's the California side of me, I refuse to pay a lot. Back home I would never be caught dead in Urban Outfitters, but New York prices make it kind of imperative." Guess Shoes -
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"Another one of my big influences would be 1940's Hollywood films. I also like Hitchcock films." -
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"Paris has always been my favorite, but it's not the easiest to get to so going back home to NorCal is just as amazing when I see all the intense natural beauty around me. I have a strong connection to the outdoors loving the dramatic coastline and the mountains." -
"[I hope] to open my own store, teach oil painting, and travel more." Espirit Dress, H&M Fringe Dress and Pants
When you see Gabrielle in her sculptural Phillip Lim booties, black leather Max Mara dress, a neck that goes on for miles, and her bluntly cropped blunt hair, it seems obvious that she is a fine artist and possesses a love for strong lines. Much like her passion for making something out of nothing in her art, Gabrielle’s favorite thing about fashion is the hands-on creating and figuring out what to wear. I can see the affinity for heavy metal in the edge of her Chloe wedged boot, the elegance of one of her icons, Hedy Lamar in her sheer, Bill Blass vintage pants, her California roots in her laid-back jean jacket and Miu Miu shorts, and even a tinge of the love that her uncle gave her for jazz in her fringed H&M dress (reminiscent of Jil Sander Spring ’09). The stand out for me though is the estate neckace from her mom – anything old, ropey, chunkey and tassley draws me in like a bee to honey.
If you like Gabrielle, you might also enjoy Crayon Lee, Christine de Lassus, or Carly Mark.
