Sustainable Fashion | Y2K Fashion | My Walking Closet Mission and Founder

UNLEASH YOUR INNER WILDERNESS

MEET THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE FANTASY

HELLO READER, I AM SOPHIA MICHELLE. THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER, MOST OF THE TIME PHOTOGRAPHER AND SOMETIMES MODEL OF MY WALKING CLOSET. AND OF COURSE, BIGGEST FAN OF VINTAGE FINDS. I BELIEVE IN GOOD QUALITY CLOTHES, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING UNIQUE AND ABLE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF FREELY IN A WORLD THAT PROFITS OFF EVERYBODY BEING THE SAME. IT DOESN'T MATTER MATTER WHO OR WHERE YOU ARE, THERE IS A SPACE FOR YOU HERE. I SPECIALIZE IN 2000S AND BEFORE FASHION BECAUSE BACK THEN, CLOTHES WERE CRAFTED WITH THOUGHT, CARE, AND LOVE. WHICH IS EVERYTHING I STAND FOR. I FEEL THE MOST ME IN MY PINK VELOUR JUICY COUTURE TRACKSUIT, OR WHEN I AM CARRYING A BLINGED OUT HANDBAG IN MY ARM. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND RESONATE WITH ICONIC PIECES, YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. WELCOME.

MY VISION and mission

I LOVE TRAVELLING THE WORLD. SECOND HAND SHOPPING IN A BASEMENT IN RIO DE JANEIRO, SUPPORTING THE LOCAL VENDORS IN THE STREETS OF HARLEM. EXPLORING EVERY SECOND HAND STORE MONTREAL HAS TO OFFER. AND EVERYWHERE I GO, I SOURCE. I BRING THESE PIECES TO YOU. EVERYTHING HERE IS PREAPPROVED AND SPECIALLY CHOSEN BY ME: A FELLOW DIVA, FOR YOU: MY SPECIAL CUSTOMER. SO YOU CAN SPEND MORE TIME STRUTTING AND LESS TIME ASKING YOURSELF "WHERE ARE ALL THESE FABULOUS PEOPLE GETTING THEIR CLOTHES?!". I TRY TO CURATE FOR A VARIETY OF STYLES AND BE INCLUSIVE WITH MY SIZING. EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE AND FEEL FABULOUS.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF MY BUSINESS IS ENCOURAGING YOU TO SHOP SUSTANAIBLE: I GIVE BIG IMPORTANCE TO QUALITY AND TEXTILES OF CLOTHING I SELL. THESE PIECES HAVE LASTED YEARS ALREADY AND ARE STILL MOSTLY FLAWLESS, THEY WERE MADE WHEN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY WAS DIFFERENT, AND the mass production of fast fashion EXISTED, BUT it WAS STILL ON ITS EARLY DAYS. CLOTHES HAD TO LAST TO SELL, there was thought behind designing a collection. as there's thought behind my sourcing. i don't sell anything just for the sake of selling, i sell to give long-lasting beautiful pieces a new home. everything is inspected, carefully washed, and sometimes even repaired before it makes its way to you.

fun facts and behind the scenes

once i saw a girl selling vintage clothes on a rack in washington square park, that's when i decided i wanted to do the same. that's how my walking closet was born. named that because it's a moving diva closet i want to bring everywhere in the world! also because i've always dreamt of having a walk-in closet like carrie. and one day i will. sometimes i think about changing the name because i kinda hate it sometimes, but i am too attached to it now.

my biggest inspirations are juicy couture, britney (specially in 2007), the color fuchsia, john galliano, madonna, ARCA, new york city, david lynch, my french best friend, kate moss, my cat churro, david bowie, my therapist, my mother, my aunts and my cousin who nicknames herself Mad Dog. without any of these things, my walking closet wouldn't exist.

i dream of one day having a physical store. would you visit?

i took courses in FIT for fashion styling, personal shopping and image consulting. it highkey changed my life. even though sometimes i don't know which shoes i should wear.