[Carly Martinetti, Authority Magazine]
... I grew up in Placerville, California, where little has changed in the past hundred years. The town is timeless, and that timeless, ethereal magic is what drew me to design vintage-inspired clothing. There is something honest about vintage, something that reminds me of home. It’s the dress you long for when you stumble upon that box of old photographs of your grandmother. The lines and fabric tell a story; there’s a history there that can’t be recreated with new pieces.
It wasn’t until I moved to Los Angeles that all of this clicked for me, and I realized the full of extent of the impact my hometown had on me...