A conversation with fashion designer Julienne Weston of Weston Wear
Innovative designer Julienne Weston is a Bay Area native and founder-owner of Weston Wear, a fashion boutique in SF’s Mission District. A lifelong dancer, Julie combined beautiful clothing designs with flexible dancewear using cotton lycra, a nearly undiscovered fabric at the time. With her dance-fashion concept, Julienne established Weston Wear in 1981. For 36 years, she designed and manufactured her eclectic collection of sensuous apparel, with inspiration from European prints to thrift shop finds. San Francisco had a very strong fashion manufacturing industry at the time, and Julie was at the top of this field throughout her career.
Julienne closed Weston Wear four years ago and is currently making one of a kind creations from her collection of fabrics and market finds. We were elated to interview this creative designer in her studio this fall.
Meet Julienne Weston!