Walter Baker began his career in finance, and while he conquered the sophisticated world of Wall Street, but in the ‘90’s he found a new calling in the ever-changing and glamorous world of fashion. Walter tapped into his creative spirit and passion for design and created his name sake brand WALTER BAKER in New York City. His energetic collection of flirty dresses and edgy jackets came to define the label.
Today, Walter Baker designs effortlessly blend sophistication and contemporary aesthetics, creating pieces that resonate with a variety of clientele. The brand includes a wide range of products from chic everyday apparel, high-quality leather outerwear, and stunning handbags. Walter Baker’s collection can be found at retailers around the world, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, and Anthropologie, among others. The Walter Baker brand, and Walter himself, have been featured in high profile publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, WWD and more.
Walter Baker has dressed celebrities including Rihanna, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Katy Perry, and Kim Kardashian, among other stars. The brand is also favored by high profile fashion influencers including Natalie Suarez, Danielle Bernstein of WeWoreWhat, Shea Marie, Aimee Song of Song of Style, Leandra Medine Cohen of The Man Repeller and others.
About Walter Baker
Sustainability Practices
Ethics: We create apparel and accessories for everyone to feel their best in. Making sure our collections are made in an ethical and socially responsible way is a vital part of that.
To uphold these values, we only work with factories that abide by our Code of Conduct regarding ethical practices, health and safety standards, fair wage and workers’ rights. To make sure these guidelines are followed, all of our factories are periodically audited to uphold our mutual commitment.
Limiting Waste: We continue to cut to order to let the demand of our products drive our manufacturing, and to minimize excess products. We are committed to being thoughtful in the formation of our collections, and are continuously working to decrease our environmental impact. We work with an innovative group of suppliers to continuously evolve our practices to be as sustainable as possible
Leather Processes: We look to processes that do not use high volumes of chemicals and water to create beautifully dyed and finished products. In addition to our tanneries are WRAP, SEDEX and BSCI certified, we utilize alternatives which have a lower impact on the environment, and we are working hard with our suppliers to put more of these practices into our collections. Such as below examples.
CHROME-FREE TANNING: Found across some of our leather products we do chrome-free tanning. This means that the dyestuff used to tan the leather does not contain Chrome.
VEGETABLE TANNING: For some of our jackets, the leather-making process is carried out using vegetable tanning. Dyes are made from natural compounds such as nuts, fruits, tree bark, and leaves.
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