MAVEN is borne out of the belief that fashion is inclusive, empowering, and transformative.

Some of my most precious childhood memories are from playing “dress up” in whatever borrowed or vintage digs my grandmother had stashed for me, growing to include collections of her mother’s costume jewelry.  That great grandmother used to tell stories of how she and her girlfriends would regularly wear their glitziest jewels and fanciest dresses to go out dancing – a lifestyle we may now imitate for a night or two, but is so romantically distant from our present existence. 

Still, the opportunity to step out and design an exterior that represents the beautiful, creative, powerful individual within always remains available.

This process of refinement from the inside-out to align with your highest self is the essence of beauty - where fashion fails, style is the presence we bring to everything we do. It’s a philosophy, a manner of living, a virtue of being truly you.

DRESS UP with MAVEN, where it’s not only what you wear, but how you wear it, and most importantly – how it makes you FEEL.

XS

Stephanie (answers to Steph) Kersch is the Founder and creative voice behind MAVEN. Born in Pennsylvania, but raised in Texas and calling Austin home, Steph is the first woman to complete college on her mother’s side, formally educated in English (and a spot of French), traveled as much as time and resources will allow, and filled with 8 cats’ lives-worth of curiosity.

Steph works in corporate and freelance environments, drawing inspiration from meditation, music, sobriety, pleasure, words, letters, colors, patterns, dancing, prayer, abstinence, indulgence, depression, joy, yoga, reading, beauty, art, strength, softness, spending time alone, overcoming trauma, and finding balance.