The design team of
Maureen Roberts and Michael Lublin's resume:
Maureen:
- Ford model in New York, 15 years
design consultant for Givenchy
- personal shopper for celebrities
Michael:
- captain of the ultimate frisbee team at the University of Maryland; downhill skier; mountain climber
- interior designer who also produced an original designer recliner for LA-Z-Boy
Together:
- Rock band for 21 years, writing all of their material and did the downtown New York music scene, including CBGB's
- Created a weekend boutique at NYCs Antique Market for fashionistas, reinventing vintage slips and clothing and developing a unique look
- Owners of an NYC boutique where they created and sold their designer clothing, producing fashion shows and selling their work around the world
- Discovered by celebrities and their stylists
Michael is the technician: he designs, cuts, sews. Maureen sources the fabric, manages the business, makes the colors for all of the dyes. They do all the designing, hand dying, making the patterns by hand, with muslin, the old fashioned way at the table, no computer.
Our celebrity clientele was cultivated over years of designing, having a boutique in New York City, and putting on some pretty innovative fashion shows that created a buzz. One show was inspired by Gustav Klimt and each model was one of his muses. We built vignettes within our store and each model was instructed to stay in Character. It was a huge hit. We had Paris Hilton and Lizzy Jagger in this show.
Meet them on Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in Sausalito, CA, at the Sausalito Art Festival.
