OP OWEN PAYNE IS A GENDERLESS FASHION BRAND THAT OFFERS PRODUCES APPAREL, ACCESSORIES & HOME DECOR CREATED BY ME, OWEN PAYNE. IT IS A PERSONAL, AUTHENTIC VIEW POINT ON FASHION & LIFE; A CELEBRATION OF OUR UNIQUE VOICES. OUR BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS HELP SHAPE WHO WE ARE. I AIM TO INSPIRE STRENGTH, EMPOWERMENT, CREATIVITY & JOY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. IN AN INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING WORLD, WE WON'T BE SHAKEN. EACH DAY WE PUT ON OUR ARMOUR TO FACE REALITY. "OUR FASHION. OUR ARMOUR."
ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2017 (FOLLOWED BY A FEW YEARS OF PERSONAL GROWTH & DISCOVERY), OP OWEN PAYNE IS THE CREATION & COMBINATION OF EVERY PASSION I HAVE, PUT INTO A FINAL FASHION BRAND BUSINESS MODEL. EACH PIECE OF THE ROUND 1 RELEASE IS DESIGNED BY MYSELF AND SCREEN PRINTED IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND VIRGINIA. THE BRAND CURRENTLY OPERATES IN CELEBRATION FLORIDA.
I WAS BORN IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA ON JULY 28, 1992. I WAS RAISED IN SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY BUT LATER MOVED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND IN 2010 WHEN ENTERING COLLEGE AT THE AGE OF 18. I RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE FROM VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS – THE NUMBER 1 PUBLIC ARTS & DESIGN UNIVERSITY IN THE US, IN MAY 2014 IN FASHION MERCHANDISING. SINCE 2009, I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN AND STUDYING THE FASHION INDUSTRY IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ROLES, IN FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA, RICHMOND VIRGINIA, NEW YORK CITY AND ORLANDO FLORIDA. OWEN HAS WORKED FOR COMPANIES INCLUDING FASHION SNOOPS, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY,
AMAZON FASHION, NEED SUPPLY CO., TOTOKAELO, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, HUGO BOSS, URBAN OUTFITTERS & NORDSTROM, AND BEEN RECOGNIZED BY ADDITIONAL COMPANIES LIKE TUMBLR, THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA, TEEN VOGUE, WARBY PARKER, AND THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS JOURNEY. YOU ARE ALL SO INCREDIBLY LOVED AND APPRECIATED AND CONSTANTLY INSPIRE ME TO KEEP GOING FORWARD. IF YOU ARE READING THIS, PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW SPECIAL & LOVED YOU ARE, AND THAT YOU ALSO HAVE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WORLD. YOU AND YOUR VOICE MATTER. CREATE YOUR LEGACY.
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