A hat brand born in Marseille
The foundations
Since my earliest childhood, I have been fortunate to share a great bond with my mother and grandmother. They are my confidantes. I am theirs. We represent three generations. We do not look at life the same way. But we look in the same direction.
After several years of thinking about and designing my hat brand, I spoke up one lunchtime around the family table:
«I want to pursue a career that combines French craftsmanship, fashion, and entrepreneurship. I would like to develop and make a living from a passion passed down to me by my mother and grandmother from a very young age. I want to honor the trust and encouragement that I have always seen in your eyes and heard in your words. What do you think?»
Driven by their tenderness, their smiles, and my desire to free my future brand from standard manufacturing models, it was an avalanche of motivation that shaped my year 2020.
The first hats
and a new workshop in Marseille
Adventure led me across Italy in search of these authentic artisans who craft felt hats by hand. Their expertise in felt-making is passed down from generation to generation.
I spend entire nights making scrunchies using an old sewing machine.
I invest in untreated cottons, silk, and I buy high-end fabrics.
I am inserting my first gemstones and my first pieces of jewelry onto the side of my first prototypes…
In early 2021, I am proud to present the very first Vanessa k. collection.
Composed of about twenty felt hats, my first collection aims to be sober, authentic, and true to my ambitions: finding the right balance between the softness of felt and the sauciness of the stones and jewelry I use to personalize my hats.
I hope, once you hold a Vanessa K product in your hands, that you will be able to feel my story and what drives me every day in my Marseille workshop.
Materials and commitments
Whether it is for the design of the straw hats, the felt hats, and the materials used for their personalization, or for the scrunchies and everything related to pouches, packaging, and delivery, I am committed to using a maximum of responsible and easily recyclable elements.
The materials currently used:
Sustainable packaging:
Boxes: Fully recyclable and made from at least 90% of recycled cardboard
Cartons: made of recycled cardboard, they are entirely recyclable and environmentally friendly
- Natural and OEKO-TEX certified materials
- We prefer natural materials
- Commitment to reducing plastic as much as possible
- Seasonal production: we do not manufacture felt in summer in order to respect a production method that aligns with our values of «slow fashion»
