Chadwick Bell is a lifestyle-based collection focused on craftsmanship, natural beauty, and ease. It was founded in 2007 by Chadwick Bell and Vanessa Webster.
Bell met his future business partner Vanessa Webster while growing up in California. One of the first peers to recognize his artistic talent, she encouraged Bell’s interest in fashion. At seventeen, he designed, produced, and presented forty looks with Webster’s support. He had found his passion and inspiration.
Bell’s design talent was further nurtured at UCLA’s Design & Media Arts program. While there, he focused on color theory and established his own fashion curriculum. To supplement his education, Bell found retail work in women’s collections. Selling Dolce & Gabbana in Los Angeles and later Chado Ralph Rucci in New York helped shape his sensibility and develop a keen understanding for his clients’ sartorial needs and desires.
The Chadwick Bell collection began when Bell and Webster defined a lifestyle for their ideal woman. From there Bell designed the first looks. In 2007, Bell (Creative Director) and Webster (Managing Director) co-founded the Chadwick Bell label with a Ready-to-Wear Fall 2008 collection. Private client orders encouraged them to expand, and Bell designed Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 collections, both shown during New York Fashion Week and praised by editors. The collection is available by appointment, as well as online at Vivre.com.