Designer of the Week

DESIGNER OF THE WEEK: VENA CAVA

The two designers behind the brand Vena Cava are Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai who originate from South Pasadena, Los Angeles. The two girls moved to NYC to attend the Parsons School of Design and just three weeks after graduating began designing the first collection of Vena Cava on their living room floor. They took a great amount of inspiration from ‘Indian draped clothing and colonial tailoring’ and loved adding embellishments they had on hand such as jewelry and buttons. Since their launch in 2003, they have had a great amount of success; one of their biggest feats was recently when they were named the runner up at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. This honor gave them $50,000 to invest in their label, enabling the label to explode and move out of their living room and into massive loft in downtown NYC. These two girls story is truly a fairy tale dream come true for two young designers with a vision.