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Tina Lutz Morris arguably has one of the most impressive CVs in fashion today, having collaborated with nearly every big name in the industry. Since joining Issey Miyake’s Paris atelier shortly after graduating from Paris’s ESMOD, Lutz has been on a non-stop course for greatness, trailblazing through the fashion industry all the while. After her time at Issey Miyake, Lutz then lent a hand to names such as Calvin Klein, Barneys, The Limited, and Puma. Deciding finally to take matters into her own hands, Lutz founded women’s ready-to-wear brand Lutz & Patmos, for which she served as creative and branding director for 10 years. During that time, she not only saw through high-profile celebrity collaboration with the brand, but also oversaw a number of philanthropic and socially-conscious initiatives using the brand’s platform. Most notable, she launched organic knitwear collections and worked with female artisan collectives in Bolivia, Uruguay, and Peru in an effort to create sustainable production methods. Lutz’s collaborative approach to design, one that is as sensitive to sustainability and creativity as it is to maintaining a distinctive aesthetic, has helped redefine the role of a modern fashion designer. In this episode, Tina tells Mission about her first steps into the heart of the fashion industry, what led her to founding her own companies, and how she makes the fashion industry work for her. FIND TINA Website: tinalutz.com Instagram: @lutzmorris FIND MISSION HOSTS Karina: @missionmagazine Website: missionmag.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mission-magazine/support