POPSUGAR: How has it been creating a collection during the pandemic?
Tavia Bonetti: I started [the brand] half a year before all the craziness, and it's definitely been slower modeling right now. I've been able to put a lot more time into [Friends With Animals], which I'm thankful for. Having the time to sit down and not have distractions like getting drinks with a friend or meeting somebody has been inspiring.
POPSUGAR: Did you always know you wanted to start a line?
Tavia Bonetti: I did. I've always gotten inspiration from clothes, and when I moved to Montreal for school, that's when it all hit. I started skipping school, and I would stay home and learn how to sew. From there, I knew I wanted to do it, but modeling started taking off, so I decided to follow that path. Then, last year, the timing just felt right, and I decided to just go for it with the brand's first initial launch.
POPSUGAR: Any up-and-coming brands you've been supporting this year?
Tavia Bonetti: My friend Charlie Beads. She's been creating such cool jewelry and we did a collab, which I love. Then, another friend of mine, but I can't say who because it's a secret, but it's a brand called One Drop Gift Shop.
![POPSUGAR: How has it been creating a collection during the pandemic?
Tavia Bonetti: I started [the brand] half a year before all the craziness, and it's definitely been slower modeling right now. I've been able to put a lot more time into [Friends With Animals], which I'm thankful for. Having the time to sit down and not have distractions like getting drinks with a friend or meeting somebody has been inspiring.
POPSUGAR: Did you always know you wanted to start a line?
Tavia Bonetti: I did. I've always gotten inspiration from clothes, and when I moved to Montreal for school, that's when it all hit. I started skipping school, and I would stay home and learn how to sew. From there, I knew I wanted to do it, but modeling started taking off, so I decided to follow that path. Then, last year, the timing just felt right, and I decided to just go for it with the brand's first initial launch.
POPSUGAR: Any up-and-coming brands you've been supporting this year?
Tavia Bonetti: My friend Charlie Beads. She's been creating such cool jewelry and we did a collab, which I love. Then, another friend of mine, but I can't say who because it's a secret, but it's a brand called One Drop Gift Shop.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/9U6b5aVWSyk6_d7KZRXMdWw2ZZs/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2021/03/10/706/n/1922564/647f81f22510b182_IMG_0311/i/POPSUGAR-How-has-it-been-creating-collection-during-pandemic.JPG "POPSUGAR: How has it been creating a collection during the pandemic?
Tavia Bonetti: I started [the brand] half a year before all the craziness, and it's definitely been slower modeling right now. I've been able to put a lot more time into [Friends With Animals], which I'm thankful for. Having the time to sit down and not have distractions like getting drinks with a friend or meeting somebody has been inspiring.
POPSUGAR: Did you always know you wanted to start a line?
Tavia Bonetti: I did. I've always gotten inspiration from clothes, and when I moved to Montreal for school, that's when it all hit. I started skipping school, and I would stay home and learn how to sew. From there, I knew I wanted to do it, but modeling started taking off, so I decided to follow that path. Then, last year, the timing just felt right, and I decided to just go for it with the brand's first initial launch.
POPSUGAR: Any up-and-coming brands you've been supporting this year?
Tavia Bonetti: My friend Charlie Beads. She's been creating such cool jewelry and we did a collab, which I love. Then, another friend of mine, but I can't say who because it's a secret, but it's a brand called One Drop Gift Shop.")
