Yvette Shin
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Ailleurs/0y1
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Location:
Los Angeles
Industry:
Apparel
Year Founded:
2006
Number Employees:
INVALID
Description:
AILLEURS / 0y1 is a jewelry design firm owned by twin sisters, Annabelle and Yvette Shin, who are originally from New York. Their creativity was sparked early on at their father’s trim and findings store, catering to New York’s design elite. After studying in Paris, Annabelle worked for hip shoe and handbag designers, Sigerson Morrison, and then later for international fashion powerhouse, Swarovski crystal. Yvette spent a year in London, and then embarked on a varied professional career, first at YSL Beaute, then Burberry, and later as an assistant editor for documentary and feature films. AILLEURS/ 0y1 is about translating the designers’ collective personal experiences into wearable art, believing accessories can take you to another place. Thus, “Ailleurs,” meaning “elsewhere” in Fren