ay ay
A D
A D
Tiel,
were
a fashion
student
Ms. Ms.
Tiel,
you you
were
a fashion
student
at at
Parsons
School
of Design
in 1962.
Parsons
School
of Design
in 1962.
Can Can
us back
a bit
further
share
you you
take take
us back
a bit
further
and and
share
decided
upon
career
direction
how how
you you
decided
upon
the the
career
direction
of fashion
school?
Where
of fashion
school?
Where
did did
you you
get get
the the
inspiration
to study
design
pursue
inspiration
to study
design
and and
pursue
a a
career
a designer?
career
as a as designer?
I started
selling
dresses
at 12
in Chevy
I started
selling
dresses
at 12
in Chevy
Chase,
I was
a. Cheerleader
Chase,
Md Md
as I as was
a. Cheerleader
in jr in jr
high
high
school
I was
high
and and
high
school
and and
so so
I was
a a
school
leader.
When
I created
Caftans
school
leader.
When
I created
Caftans
pajama
parties
I sold
them
for for
pajama
parties
I sold
them
and and
embroidered
circle
skirts
in the
embroidered
circle
skirts
in the
50s 50s
for for
girls
followed
bought
them
25$ 25$
girls
followed
and and
bought
them
I I
went
to Pratt
in Brooklyn
6 months
went
to Pratt
in Brooklyn
for for
6 months
living
in the
would
be more
but but
felt felt
living
in the
city city
would
be more
inspirational
I changed
to Parsons
inspirational
so I so changed
to Parsons
in in
midtown.
I also
opened
a shop
in my
midtown.
I also
opened
a shop
in my
apt apt
in Greenwich
Village
leather
in Greenwich
Village
and and
sold sold
leather
pants
to men
fringed
leather
skirts
pants
to men
and and
fringed
leather
skirts
handbags
beaded
vests
2 years
handbags
and and
beaded
vests
for for
2 years
1962
I loved
selling
designs
1962
-64. -64.
I loved
selling
my my
designs
making
money
since
making
my my
own own
money
since
12. 12.
V i T e i l el
V T
ay ay
A D
A D
were
an entrepreneur
a very
e
You You
were
an entrepreneur
at a at very
early
becoming
business
partners
w
age, age,
becoming
business
partners
with
Parsons
schoolmate
Fonssagriv
Parsons
schoolmate
Mia Mia
Fonssagrives
a glimpse
Will Will
you you
give give
us a us glimpse
into into
how how
the
of you
what
stimu
two two
of you
met, met,
what
was was
the the
stimulus
a partnership...and
that that
led led
you you
into into
a partnership...and
wha w
eventually
to move
from
N
eventually
led led
you you
to move
from
New
York
to Paris?
York
to Paris?
I met
Fonssagrives
at Parsons
I met
Mia Mia
Fonssagrives
at Parsons
and
after
2 years
decided
to move
to P
after
2 years
we we
decided
to move
to Paris
as the
head
of our
school
didn’t
as the
head
of our
school
didn’t
like like
our
brand
mini
dresses
or wrap
skirt
brand
new new
mini
dresses
or wrap
skirts
or
printed
pantyhose.
wo
printed
pantyhose.
She She
said said
she she
would
recommend
us for
on 7th
Av (
not not
recommend
us for
jobs jobs
on 7th
Ave,
I Tell
to students
today,
v
I Tell
this this
to students
today,
the the
very
creative
designers
loved
creative
designers
are are
not not
loved
by
schools)
Mia’s
father
French
schools)
Mia’s
father
was was
French
and
lived
there.
both
wanted
my my
aunt aunt
lived
there.
We We
both
wanted
to
change
fashion,
were
both
power
change
fashion,
we we
were
both
powerful
photogenic
creative,
Paris
photogenic
and and
creative,
Paris
was was
the the
top
V i T e i