Adrienne Baravetto is co-owner and creative director at the Eve and A fashion line, and owner of the Adrienne Baravetto line. Baravetto was born and raised in southern California, in the coastal city of Encinitas, in the San Diego area. http://AdrienneBaravetto.com/bio.html Although she hails from southern California, Baravetto is very fond of New York City, claiming that ‘her heart will always belong to NYC. http://AdrienneBaravetto.com/bio.html
Adrienne Baravetto always expressed an interest in fashion and design, spending time with her mother as a child, creating unique designs. She draws inspiration from all corners of the globe, being a lifelong world traveler. Baravetto is known to frequent major cities worldwide to gather inspiration for her designs. http://AdrienneBaravetto.com/bio.html
Baravetto attended California State University, Chico and California State University, San Marcos, before graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Sociology of Children and Family Studies.http://www.linkedin.com/in/AdrienneBaravetto Upon graduation, Baravetto decided to pursue a creative career in design. She established a number of businesses in which she worked with celebrities, athletes, and other public figures. http://AdrienneBaravetto.com/bio.html
In 2007, Adrienne Baravetto agreed to a design deal with Whitney Port, star of reality series The Hills and The City. The two developed the Eve and A fashion line, an upscale line based in southern California. On March 19, 2010, Baravetto filed a lawsuit against Port, her line, and others involved with the line, claiming a breach of oral contract.
Adrienne Baravetto at Work
The video features a short fashion editorial on Haute Messes. Adrienne Baravetto was designer and stylist for the shoot, which was filmed at the US Grant Hotel in San Diego, CA in 2009. The video features some of the background work behind Baravetto’s lines.
Eve and A
In 2007, Adrienne Baravetto verbally agreed to launch the Eve and A line with Whitney Port. The ‘Eve’ representing Port, while the ‘A’ represented Baravetto. For her work on the line, Baravetto was promised a yearly salary of $80,000 and a 25% stake in the company. However, after the line proved successful, Whitney Port changed the name to Whitney Eve. http://www.popcrunch.com/Whitney-Port-clothing-line-Whitney-Port-eve-a-fashion-line/
The Lawsuit
On March 19, 2010 Adrienne Baravetto filed a lawsuit against Whitney Eve, Inc., Whitney Port and others involved in the Whitney Eve clothing line. Baravetto alleged that not only had she done nearly all of the design work for the line, but that she was never paid for any of her work, or compensated the agreed upon royalties. http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/03/24/Whitney-Port-sued-over-design-line/?xid=rss-topheadlines
Port’s attorney, Michael A. Taitelman, responded by alleging that the lawsuit filed by Baravetto was baseless. Stating that Baravetto had briefly worked for the Whitney Eve line, ending her work with the company in early 2008, and that since that time she has not filed any complaint. http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/03/24/Whitney-Port-sued-over-design-line/?xid=rss-topheadlines Baravetto has yet to respond to Taitelman’s statements.
