This Jewelry Designer Went From YouTube Tutorials To Styling Stars | Bustle
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Matthew (Mateo) Harris’ dreams were bigger than his home island of Jamaica could materialize. He took to the concrete jungle of NYC and turned an ordinary item into a statement jewelry piece that was soon worn by none other than Rihanna. After self-teaching via KZread tutorials in his Brooklyn brownstone, Harris’ brand, Mateo New York, took off.
In an industry built on privilege and wealth, Harris craved mentorship. Instead, he was faced with the harsh judgment of being a minority in an unwelcoming trade. Harris held his head high with radiant confidence that shines through his interview above. He continued to “do the work,” both within his business and his community. By advancing the conversation of inclusivity in fashion, Harris has created space for other Black designers to thrive in. He breaks down his start, journey, and obstacles in this episode of Future of Fashion.
Future of Fashion is a series from Bustle following rule-breakers in the industry who are shaking up the status quo in order to create a more inclusive future.
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Executive Producer: Whitney Buxton
Executive Creative Director: Lauren Sofair
VP of Fashion: Tiffany Reid
Producers: Irina Dvalidze & Danielle Alfredo
Cinematographer: Brittan Pittman
Post Supervisor: Amy Eakin
Editor: Jenny Kim
Motion Designer: Jeff Donlan
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@goldsilverandiamonds
10 ай бұрын
None. Race is mot sonething I focus on. I focus on quality and exceptional value. We need to get away from focusing on race and start focusing on value, quality, design, service, customer experience, and love of the business. Compete. Stop using race as a crutch.
Not putting his name in the title is really doing him a disservice
@osas
20 күн бұрын
this video was not made to promote the jewelry designer, it was made to promote BLM.
Thank you for that interview. People need to know where Black people stand in the land of design. Hopefully, after seeing this more Black designers will come forward.
I love this guy
I just love this so much! Following your passion and dream and putting in the work to get there. I'm so happy for Mateo! His story is such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing! Now I'm going to have to search KZread to see if I can find older videos of his creations,... I hope I can find them.😊🙏✨💖✨
Love it!
I’m trying to become a black jewelry designer. Without The use of metal. This gives me hope. I’m trying to do something different
Beautiful
✨👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽✨
I love mateo
@bustle
2 жыл бұрын
we do too!
Hello! I am a Native American beaded jewelry creator. I would love some input from you if you have the time! Thank you!
All I heard was black this black that, like okay we get it bro.
His eagerness to interpret people buying his jewelry from "guilt" cuts two ways: it demeans the buyer as not knowing quality and he belittles himself as an artist because it implies that his work isn't good enough to get a sale from other any other way than guilt. REALLY, DUDE? 🤡
This is a racist video
Can someone count how many times the word “black” has been said in this 5 minutes video? The title doesn’t even mention his name or his brand name, if you want to build a black Cartier brand as you said, consider more focus on your name, brand, and less focus on your skin color, you know you’re are a person and an entrepreneur with name, identity and reputation, not just a skin color!