ALIGRACE X TATYANA LAFATA
aligrace x Tatyana Lafata Features Reworked Vintage Denim
Upcycled-denim brand aligrace’s recent collaboration with beauty influencer Tatyana Lafata brought the label’s fresh reworked pieces to Abbot Kinney in Venice, Calif., during a launch party for the aligrace x Tatyana Lafata collection. Brand founder Ali Grace and Lafata unveiled their four new silhouettes—the Max Short, Florita Capri, Tatyana Bootcut and Louisa Jean—each made from vintage Levi’s that were reworked in Los Angeles.
“Tatyana was supporting aligrace before there was ever a partnership, a contract or a collection involved,” said Grace. “She’s been wearing aligrace long before we ever talked about working together, and that kind of loyalty is what any founder dreams about when they start a brand.”
The Aug. 1 event took place at Studio 228, which also served as the location for the collection’s campaign photo shoot featuring Lafata. The influencer served as a fit model for the pieces. This collaboration with Lafata is the first collection for which aligrace has brought an outside collaborator into the brand’s design process.
“About three years ago I was so over never finding jeans that properly fit me, and that’s how I came across aligrace,” said Lafata. “I’ll never forget ordering my first pair of baggy jeans from them and feeling like ‘finally a pair that fits the way I’ve been looking for.’”
The aligrace x Tatyana Lafata collection is priced from $498 to $658 and is available at shopaligrace.com.
