Born into a large family of European eccentrics, Alix Verley-Pietrafesa grew up between her mother’s ceramic studio and her father’s closet. The offspring of an Italian textile legacy and generations of French artists, it was never a question of whether Alix would continue this obsession with aesthetics, but rather which medium she would choose to work with. After graduating from Choate Rosemary H
all’s Arts concentration program in Connecticut, Alix went on to pursue a Masters degree in History of Art at the University of St. Crafting clothes by hand in her tiny dorm room, the first collection was realized in tandem with her dissertation on Alberto Giacometti, the Bohemian sculptor. After stumbling upon a painting, ‘Anne of Bohemia’ in a Scottish Castle, Alix adopted the moniker as her own. It seemed the perfect name for the collection of garments taking inspiration from icons, artists and groupies alike. True to form, Alix kept moving, to New York and to London, and finally to Hong Kong, where she is currently living. Pervasive influences are her parents in the 1970’s, her mother’s sublime hippie sensibility and her father’s impeccable ability to mix patterns, the Psychedelic sixties and the Summer of Love. The designer’s unconventional life dictates the Alix of Bohemia collections; pieces are created for the life of a glamorous nomad-- living and loving, largely and loudly. Alix of Bohemia produces small runs of garments and custom commissions by appointment. Collections are currently shown in New York, The Hamptons, London and Hong Kong.