About Julia Fair
Growing up surrounded by art, Julia McCarthy found herself constantly creating. From a young age, she drew inspiration from the many museums she visited. She considers herself an artist of various mediums, such as painting, photography, writing, textiles and fiber arts, videography and dance. Julia studied dance, mainly classical ballet, for over a decade. Being able to not only experience but also observe the ways the human body can bend, stretch and twist to its extremes allows her to learn how clothes should be made in order to accommodate such movements.
Julia creates clean, pure and minimal looks which focus on silhouette, cut and form in order to sculpt the body. In addition to neutrals, Julia loves to play with colors in her work. She is passionate about the history of art and fashion and studies these alongside fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
Fair is a family name from her mother’s side. Julia Fair by Julia McCarthy is the name under which she creates, as a way of paying homage to the generations of strong women who came before her.