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Emily Adams Bode Aujla
Bode Aujla in 2021
Born
Emily Adams Bode

(1989-06-13) June 13, 1989 (age 35)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Education
OccupationFashion designer
Years active2016-present
Label
Spouse
Aaron Aujla
(m. 2022)
Awards

Emily Adams Bode Aujla (/ˈbd ˈɑːʒlɑː/ BOH-dee AHZH-lah; née Bode; born June 13, 1989) is an American fashion designer and the founder of the Bode label. She was the recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Emerging Designer of the Year in 2019, and was named the Menswear Designer of the Year by the CFDA in 2021 and 2022.

Born in Atlanta, Bode Aujla spent her childhood living between Georgia and Massachusetts. She attended the Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School in New York City, where she earned degrees in menswear design and philosophy. After working at several fashion houses and boutiques in Manhattan, she launched her eponymous Bode label in 2016, which specializes in creating unique, handcrafted clothing from antique fabrics and traditional textiles. Initially, the brand focused solely on men's fashion before expanding to womenswear in 2023.

Early life and education

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Emily Adams Bode was born on June 13, 1989, in Atlanta.[1] Her name was inspired by the 1968 song "Emmie" by Laura Nyro.[2] A descendant of Pilgrims who arrived in America aboard the Mayflower, her parents are both from Massachusetts; her father is a doctor specializing in diabetes, and her mother is a painter and homemaker.[3] She was raised between Buckhead, a suburb of Atlanta, and Truro, Massachusetts, where she spent her summers vacationing on Cape Cod.[4]

From a young age, Bode Aujla displayed an interest in fashion, sketching dresses, sewing, creating collages of her favorite styles and models, and participating in weekend handicraft and quilting classes as well as summer fashion programs at Amherst College.[5] She frequently accompanied her mother and aunts to antique stores and seasonal markets in the Southern United States and New England, experiences that she credits with fostering her interest in antiquing and collecting.[6] Initially, Bode Aujla aimed to become a stylist and did not recognize the possibility of a career in design until her senior year of high school.[5] Following her graduation, she spent a year studying at the American School in Switzerland before enrolling in the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts and Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York City, where she majored in philosophy and menswear design.[7]

Career

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Early work

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In college, Bode Aujla held internships at Marc Jacobs, where she designed ancillary merchandise such as keychains and swimsuits, and at Ralph Lauren, where she focused on vintage-inspired clothing featuring leather, appliqué, beadwork, and fringe.[8] She also worked as a sales associate at the Isabel Marant store in SoHo and small boutiques in Lower Manhattan, and as a freelancer.[9]

Bode Aujla had been recruited by several American fashion brands before graduating, but... Prior to launching her own brand, she had been working as a buyer at a boutique.

Personal life

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Bode Aujla is married to interior designer Aaron Aujla, the co-founder of the design firm Green River Project.

References

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Citations

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Sources

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  • Anon.(a) (n.d.). "Emily Adams Bode CFDA Profile". Council of Fashion Designers of America. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  • Bode Aujla, Emily (May 28, 2019). "Emily Adams Bode". This Generation (Interview). Interviewed by Elisee Browchuk. Retrieved November 29, 2024.