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I was born in Warsaw and I feel very attached to the city. In my 20s I moved to New York to do an internship at Proenza Schouler. My boyfriend, now my husband, wanted to stay in the US. But I always wanted to come back. It led to me launching a made-in-Poland accessories brand here. No one thinks of Poland when they think of bags or leather. Friends in fashion were asking, “Are you sure?” But it turned out to be a great idea. When we launched Chylak in 2014, we saw people with Polish surnames bu…
about 1 year ago