A CONVERSATION PIECE

THE BRAND STORY

HEINTZ IS A CONVERSATION PIECE BUILT ON UNIQUE DESIGN, SELF-EXPRESSION & POWERFUL PRESENCE. EACH PIECE IS 1/1, HANDMADE, HAND-DYED & PAINTED, CARRYING AN EMOTION OR EXPERIENCE TRANSLATED INTO THE WEARER. HEINTZ IS KNOWN FOR WIDE-LEG PANTS WITH UNSTITCHED HEMS & IMPERFECT FINISHES.

THE DESIGNER

CHANDLER “HEINTZ” CRAVEN – FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HEINTZ 

CHANDLER “HEINTZ” CRAVEN WAS BORN IN MISSOURI & STUDIED DESIGN & TECHNICAL FASHION AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. PRIOR TO COLLEGE, SHE HAD NEVER SEWN A STITCH OF FABRIC. BY HER FINAL YEARS, SHE WAS CREATING A FULL COLLECTION FOR HER FIRST RUNWAY DEBUT, FROM PATTERNING TO SEWING. SHE MOVED TO NYC DURING HER FINAL YEARS TO INTERN FOR EMERGING DESIGNER ULLA JOHNSON.
IN 2017, SHE BEGAN WORKING FULL-TIME IN NYC AS AN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE FOR VIRGIN SAINTS & ANGELS. SHE LATER RETURNED TO DESIGN, WORKING AS A TECHNICAL DESIGNER FOR TOMMY HILFIGER PERFORMANCE & IN 2021 ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT FOR LVMH.
HEINTZ WAS BORN FROM A CONVERSATION AT A DINNER IN 2022, BEGINNING WITH ITS FIRST 1/1 ORIGINAL PANT, "QUIET GUY, LOUD PENIS". THIS PIECE IMMEDIATELY DREW ATTENTION IN LOWER MANHATTAN FOR ITS AUDACIOUS DESIGN & CONCEPTUAL DEPTH. CRAVEN BUILT & LAUNCHED HER WEBSITE FOR HEINTZ IN 2023, SHE HAS FORMED A SELF-DIRECTED CREATIVE PATH TO DEVELOP THE BRAND.