BERTO FOR TGSU: #INTERVIEW
Can you recall the exact moment when you decided to become a fashion designer?

That’s s difficult one! I don’t think there was any particular moment in which we decided to be designers. I think it’s a matter of interests and passions, it’s what you read, how you think and your approach to the surrounding that makes you a designer. The rest are tools and skills that of course are fundamental to make you a good designer, but they are not defining. So to answer your question I would say it’s the process that described our life since school period.
Berto 4 young talents let us choose between a great catalogue of high quality fabrics without a minimum order. And believe me when I say this is the biggest help a company can give to a young designer.
What was your first project?

The first project is worth talking about is Wood’d, a lifestyle brand of wooden accessories. It’s still exciting and by now it’s the biggest of our projects, it’s also what made TGSU possible in these very first seasons.

Creative process: do you work instinctively or planning each single small step? Where do your ideas come from?

I think it’s a combination of the two. It’s crucial for the success of a project to do planning and projection. But you need to be able to use your instinct during the way, either if you’re designing a collection or planning a marketing strategy.

What did you think when you have been contacted by Berto first?

We were surprised. It’s pretty unusual for a company in this industry to be interested in helping companies at their beginning.

Which Berto’s fabrics have you been working with for your project/collection?

TGSU is a brand inspired by contemporary tailoring and workwear, and of course workwear means denim. We’ve been working with different variants of NEVADA, which is used for all the waistcoats’ back. But we also love berto’s selvage driver 56, perfect for the total denim vests.

What's the most meaningful part about this project in your opinion? What have you been able to achieve thanks to this program?

Berto 4 young talents is great for young designers. When we started working on TGSU we were new in this industry, and finding suppliers willing to support our project was almost impossible. Berto 4 young talents let us choose between a great catalogue of high quality fabrics without a minimum order. And believe me when I say this is the biggest help a company can give to a young designer.

Is there anything you'd like to do that you haven't done yet?

A lot! When you are a small company the issue you face most is the lack of time. You have an incredible energy and tons of ideas, but having the time to fulfil them is the most difficult part.

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