15 May 2010, Posted by admin in 20 Questions, Fashion, 0 Comments
20 Questions With Sang A
Name: Sang A Im-Propp
Job Title: Founer and CEO of Sang A handbags
Brimming with exotic materials such as python, fox fur and crocodile, handbag designer Sang A Im-Propp’s Soho showroom screams modern luxury. Im-Propp’s beautifully crafted handbags marry the finest materials (she uses the same skins as Hermès) with contemporary design. A former actress and singer in Korea (by the age of 26 she had released three albums), Im-Propp studied at Parsons School of Design and interned for VPL designer Victoria Bartlett before launching her own line in 2006. In this edition of 20 Questions, she explains how her previous career as an entertainer prepared her for her current role as a designer, how the recession has impacted luxury businesses, and why discipline and hard work are so important.
Jennifer Sung: You started out in the entertainment industry as a Korean actress and singer. Why the career switch?
Sang A Im-Propp: I came [to the US] on a business trip and stayed in New York for about a month for business meetings when I was younger. Afterwards, I wanted to take some time off to go to school. I actually went to NYU to study film and while I was living in New York, I realized I really wanted to do something in New York and build something here. I actually started with cooking to become a chef but four months later, I dropped that and started studying at Parsons [School of Design] to become a designer.
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