INTERVIEW & PHOTOGRAPHY BY @BRADLEYJCALDER
MEET SEBASTIEN AMISIAL, THE DESIGNER AND CREATOR OF SEBASTIEN AMI.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SEBASTIEN'S CREATIVE PROCESS IN OUR INTERVIEW BELOW.
BRADLEY: "HOW DID YOU START DOING WHAT YOU DO?"
SEBASTIEN: "I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL... 2002 OR 2003. 15 YEARS OLD. ONE DAY, I WAS CREATING A CHARACTER AND I WASN'T ABLE TO GET HIS FACE AND HIS HANDS RIGHT. SO I ERASED HIS FACE AND HANDS, AND WHAT WAS LEFT WAS JUST THE CLOTHING. I LOOKED AT THE CLOTHING AND REALIZED THE DYNAMIC THIS PROVIDED. THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO PURSUE FASHION DESIGN, AND BRIDGING TOGETHER MANGA, ANIME, AND FASHION."
BRADLEY: "HOW IMPORTANT HAS ILLUTRATION PLAYED A ROLE IN YOUR LIFE?"
SEBASTIEN: "VERY IMPORTANT. IT IS THE BACKBONE OF EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE IN MY LIFE THUS FAR AS WELL AS WHAT WE DO AS A BRAND. WITHOUT THESE TWO THINGS THE BRAND DOESN'T EXIST. I LIKE TO CREATE.
BRADLEY: "WHEN YOU'RE WORKING, WHAT ARE YOU MOST COMFORTABLE IN?"
SEBASTIEN: "OUR SWEATPANTS AND HOODIE ARE MY DAILY UNIFORM. WHEN I'M RUNNING ERRANDS I TYPICALLY GO FOR OUR WARPED CARPENTER JEANS OR CARGO PANTS. I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE NEXT CARGO PANTS DESIGN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2O24 BECAUSE IT WILL ENCOMPASS EVERY KIND OF UTILITY I'VE DESIRED IN A PANT."
SEBASTIEN IS PICTURED WEARING OUR NEW FULL-LENGTH DOUBLE-ZIP HOODIE, LONG SLEEVE THERMAL T-SHIRT, AND WARPED CARPENTER JEANS.