Sam O'Brien

Sam is a young designer located in Brooklyn NY. His inspirations stem from his interest in the earth, its textures, and its relationship with the humanity. Through research and personal experiences, he creates thought-provoking silhouettes that both compromise and free the human form. Sam currently designs for Thom Browne Inc. women's collection as well as under his own brand, SAMVEL, a womenswear couture and ready-to-wear line. PHILOSOPHY As a designer, I generally draw inspiration from an observer’s point of view, the commentary I present through my designs is generated through immersive background research and experimentation. From gathered research I begin to formulate a narrative for the collection to follow, a loose structure to base decisions from material and silhouette, to the final presentation's order of looks; the narrative holds the entirety of a collection together. On a personal level the process of creating the garment is equal to or greater than the end result; the satisfaction of knowing the intensely personal and hand worked process that has gone into making one garment is unparalleled.