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'''Virginia Martin''' is an [[Australian]] [[fashion designer]], [[creative director]] and [[entrepreneur]].<ref name="ragtrader 1">{{Cite web |last=McDonnell |first=Josh |date=22 May 2017 |title=Bul founder: Virginia Martin - Ragtrader |url=https://www.ragtrader.com.au/people/bul-founder-virginia-martin |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=ragtrader |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Annie |date=22 September 2017 |title=Designers taking Australian style to Paris |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/designers-taking-australian-style-to-paris-20170921-gym751.html |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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After attending high school, Martin spent a year studying [[clothing production]] at [[RMIT University]].<ref name="Telstra 1">{{Cite web |last=Cehic |first=Ennis |date=9 March 2016 |title=What's on your desk? Virginia Martin |url=http://www.smarterbusiness.telstra.com.au:80/business-iq/industry-experts/whats-on-your-desk-virginia-martin |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=[[Telstra]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Broadsheet 1">{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=James |date=28 July 2013 |title=A Bunch of Bul |url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/fashion/article/bunch-bul |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=[[Broadsheet (website)|Broadsheet]] |language=en}}</ref> Her interests in clothing and design were mainly influenced by her mother who doubled as her sewing teacher.<ref name="Duo 1">{{Cite web |date=9 May 2017 |title=Hello Hamburg |url=https://duomagazine.com.au/home-travel/hello-hamburg/ |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=DUO Magazine |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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===Career=== |
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Martin started in the fashion industry at the age of 19 by founding her own label, búl,<ref name="Broadsheet 1"/> where she wholesaled for four years all over Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elliott |first=Becky |date=11 March 2021 |title=5 minutes with... búl |url=https://www.wolfandbadger.com/us/magazine/creators/creators/5-minutes-with-bul/ |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=[[Wolf & Badger]]}}</ref> To gain more experience, she moved to [[New York City]], [[United States]] where she interned with fashion designer [[Cynthia Rowley]], fashion company [[Heatherette]], and women's fashion brand [[Proenza Schouler]]. She also interned and later went on to become a design assistant at Trovata in [[California]].<ref name="ragtrader 1"/><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v06XlSlFZ5Q |title=Meet the Designer: An interview with Virginia Martin of búl |date=27 July 2017 |last=[[Westfield Group|Westfield]]}}</ref><ref name="Urban List">{{Cite web |last=Hodge |first=Sophie |date=7 June 2015 |title=2 Minutes With Virginia Martin Of búl |url=https://www.theurbanlist.com/sydney/a-list/2-minutes-with-virginia-martin-of-bul |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=The Urban List |language=en}}</ref> In 2010, a year after returning to Australia, Martin relaunched búl.<ref name="ragtrader 1"/><ref name="Telstra 1"/><ref name="Broadsheet 1"/> |
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In both 2014 and 2015, Martin became one of the finalists for the [[Tiffany & Co.|Tiffany & Co. National Designer Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2014 |title=Meet the rising stars of Aussie fashion |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/meet-the-rising-stars-of-aussie-fashion/a65st05yd |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=[[SBS News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2014 |title=Melbourne designers win national award |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/melbourne-designers-win-national-award/tsjdt16mh |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=SBS News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grigg |first=Mik |date=21 March 2022 |title=Gatecrasher: Outstanding designs from talented Australian team mark the way of the future |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/gatecrasher-outstanding-designs-from-talented-australian-team-mark-the-way-of-the-future-20150320-1m3qlv.html |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2021, Martin became the creative director for [[Crumpler]] after acquiring it along with her father David Roper—cofounder and the co-owner of the same company from 1995 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2021 |title=Crumpler is Back to "Former Glory", Returns to its Artistic Roots |url=https://powerretail.com.au/news/crumpler-is-back-to-former-glory-returns-to-its-artistic-roots/ |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=Power Retail |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2021 |title=Crumpler founder and daughter save bag maker |url=https://www.afr.com/street-talk/crumpler-founder-and-daughter-save-bag-maker-20211108-p5972v |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=[[Australian Financial Review]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maskiell |first=Lois |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Founder and daughter duo rescue Crumpler from administration |url=https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/retail/founder-daughter-crumpler-administration/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=SmartCompany |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Crumpler will be reborn with co-founder Dave Roper and his daughter buying the company |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/crumpler-will-be-reborn-with-cofounder-dave-roper-and-his-daughter-buying-the-company/news-story/3d9a5af9009df04a8d03747d4ba2ef77 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=[[Herald Sun]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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