DOLORES HAZE IS DEFINED BY A STYLE OF '60s MELDED WITH A HINT OF GRUNGE, TRANSCENDED INTO FLIRTY DRESSES AND SEPARATES WITH KITTENISH CHARM AND A MIX OF SCHOOL UNIFORM PREP. SIGNATURE HALLMARKS INCLUDE PLEATS, COLLARS, AND BABY DOLL HEMS.
DESIGNER, SAMANTHA GIORDANO LAUNCHED HER LINE UNDER THE NAMESAKE, DOLORES HAZE, AND DEBUTED THE SS14 COLLECTION AT NY FASHION WEEK. SHE RECEIVED A DEGREE FROM BARNARD COLLEGE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN SOCIOLOGY, CONCENTRATING IN POST-STRUCTURALIST THEORY. THESE PHILOSOPHIES HAVE BECOME FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS THAT DRIVE HER CREATIVELY, BY REEXAMINING THE SUBVERSIVE MEANING OF LOLITA, AND THE DICHOTOMY THAT EXISTS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FEMININE.
THROUGHOUT HER UNDERGRAD, SAMANTHA HELD APPRENTICESHIPS AT VICE, NICOLE MILLER, TEEN VOGUE AND W MAGAZINE. SHE FURTHER EXPANDED HER SKILLS BY STUDYING DESIGN AT CENTRAL ST. MARTINS IN LONDON, BEFORE BECOMING AN ALUMNA OF PARSONS. SAMANTHA WAS SELECTED AS A FINALIST FOR PARSONS ESTEEMED PORTFOLIO AND FASHION ILLUSTRATION COMPETITION. UPON GRADUATING SAMANTHA WENT ON TO DO WOMENS TREND-FORECASTING AND DESIGN FOR PROMINENT CORPORATIONS BEFORE LAUNCHING DOLORES HAZE.