New York native Alex Kramer has long been a tastemaker in the worlds of fashion and design.
Her eye for aesthetics was fostered during an upbringing spent between New York City and Europe. At a young age, she began collecting vintage designer fashion, and her favorite pieces are still a part of her ever-growing collection. After studying literature at Georgetown University, Kramer honed her creative talents as a photo editor at the hip-hop authority magazine The Source, working on shoots
with then emerging artists Jay-Z, Puff Daddy, Eminem and Lauryn Hill. Later, she was appointed head of visuals for the launch of Luxuryfinder.com one of the first web-based luxury brand retailers. Most recently, she designed a capsule collection for Brazilian label Miele by Carlos Miele. Kramer’s multi-disciplinary artistic background, combined with her innate understanding of a chic cosmopolitan lifestyle, has found a home in her coolly elegant and wearable line. BRIAN STANZIALE, CO-DESIGNER/PARTNER
Co-designer and partner Brian Stanziale’s career began in his native hometown of Chicago, where he worked as a fashion editor at the Chicago Tribune after graduating from Columbia College Chicago. In 2004, he moved to New York City, where he worked for Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, and Coach. In December of 2009 he opened Sloane, his own SoHo boutique, to showcase his redesigned vintage clothes. There, he met Kramer, who commissioned him to reinvigorate vintage couture pieces she had relegated to the back of her closet. Realizing that they shared a similar aesthetic, Kramer approached Stanziale to join her design team, and the two have dedicated themselves to the creation of the Alex Kramer collection.
