Meet the Stylist Turned Designer Who Lives Her Fashionable Life in Nothing But Boilersuits
Meet the Stylist-Turned Designer Who Lives Her Fashionable Life in Nothing but Boilersuits
Much of what we saw on the Fall 2018 runways back in February was all about pragmatism. There were many references to workwear at shows like Marine Serre and Prada, as well as odes to hazmat suits and fire-retardant garments at Maison Margiela and Calvin Klein. This season, we seem to be entering into a fashion realm that focuses a bit more on comfortable and practical, even protective, clothing rather than the art of peacocking. Though historically it’s been a rare occasion to spot a well-known street style star wearing something akin to a mechanic’s uniform instead of head-to-toe logos, times are changing. Despite the recent shift, however, there is one designer who has always been on the utilitarian train, and now she is branching out to bring her personal vision of the humble boilersuit to a larger audience. Sabina Schreder launched her eponymous line of colorful, unisex zip and button-up jumpsuits in September 2017 and has since introduced a small collection of shoes and bags, as well. The jumpsuits are made in New York and designed with fabrics like printed corduroy and hot pink cotton. Before her design endeavor, she was and still is a stylist who has worked with such labels as Vivienne Westwood, Uniqlo, Céline, Helmut Lang, and more over the past 20 years.
“I’ve always preferred jumpsuits to dresses and pants,” Schreder says. Her father bought her her first suit, which was black with a floral print, when she was 8 years old. “I wore it all the time until it basically fell off of my body,” she says. “Friends and acquaintances in fashion kept asking about my jumpsuits, which I wore every single day. They really are my uniform.” Schreder wore mostly vintage boilersuits in years past, and, finally, she decided to create her own label when she realized that there was a demand for them among her colleagues and clients. “There is an ease in wearing a jumpsuit that I can’t really see in any other piece of clothing,” she explains. “You wear this one, single thing and you’re done, you’re dressed. There are no wardrobe malfunctions and you can actually have a life and be active. The only drawback can be the bathroom, but otherwise it’s perfect for anyone, especially a stylist in the trenches on a fashion shoot.” Schreder also believes that though it’s a simple, durable garment, it can make a profound aesthetic statement: “I personally feel that this kind of sartorial freedom can translate into something that is rather sexy.”
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