The Canvas by Querencia acquires PAUSE Fashion Hub The Canvas by Querencia, the Brooklyn-based ethical fashion retail platform, has acquired Amsterdam-based conscious art and fashion production company PAUSE Fashion Hub, which will be ending and transferring its operations after five years of successful global pop-ups and collaborations, propelling ethical fashion opportunities for sustainable fashion brands and designers around the world. The Canvas will be utilizing the acquired digital assets for the purpose of increased transparency and story telling in collaboration with their growing community, now at over one hundred and sixty brands and partners from six continents. About Leticia, Romina and PAUSE Leticia Bordoni graduated in international business and has a diverse background, as well as years of experience in developing and implementing communication strategies for engaging, promoting, creating and maintaining long-lasting relationships. At the beginning of her career, Leticia worked in export and import for big multinationals companies based in Argentina. Later, she focused more on marketing and commercial aspects, being the Commercial Manager of an Argentinian franchise of luxury cosmetics such as, amongst others, Christian Dior, Chanel, Lancôme, Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent. During her time in the Netherlands, she worked for an international eco-friendly Leather company based in Paris, as head of branding and communication. At PAUSE Fashion Hub, Leticia is in charge of the implementation of brand strategies, brand activation, marketing, and communications. Romina Pirani studied accountancy and business management, complementing her studies with a long journey in different art disciplines since her early years, which gives her an interesting perspective on the organization. Graduated in Performing Arts, she studied Art Direction for Fashion at Central Saint Martins-University of Arts London. Having increased her skills with different couches, like Ana Garmendia in Paris and Federica Dall’Orso in New York. From 2012 she has been working as a freelancer in art direction, styling, costume and set design for different projects, like TED, Fashion Revolution, Unicef, and for upcoming brands in Paris, Milan and New York. These experiences have encouraged her to combine creativity and business and to develop better skills in communication, aesthetics, and leadership. As a trademark in her projects, as in her outfits, she utilizes with reused, recycled, and or her family member’s garments, a philosophy from her teenage years. At PAUSE Fashion Hub, Romina is in charge of the creative direction and the designers, Performances and events’ curation for each experience, the coordination with designers, set up of spaces, visual merchandising and logistics. "PAUSE FASHION HUB is a global leading retail, activation, and consulting platform that specializes in showcasing, selling and promoting curated conscious fashion designers and brands collectively in the top cities of the world. The focus is on hosting multi-sensorial experiences to approach the audience and invite them to discover unique premium designed and ethically made pieces from every corner of the world. Each edition is held in specially selected outstanding venues, together with fashion shows, art exhibitions and performances, and live music. PAUSE FASHION HUB experiences have been traveling the world, hosting editions in the most attractive and fashionable cities, from Amsterdam to New York, Paris, London, Barcelona, and Brussels. Throughout ten editions, we have worked with more than 300 brands with whom we nurture trusting and long-lasting relationships to this day.”
