My first design was a rescue.
At seven years old, I couldn’t part with my favorite blue dress even after I’d outgrown it. I cut the top, kept the ribbon, and transformed it into a skirt. Long before I knew the word "sustainable," I was draping dolls in toilet paper and turning grocery bags into avant- garde statements. I didn’t see waste; I saw potential.
The Architects of Influence.
Growing up in East Flatbush, my home was a living gallery of Haitian art, Kompa music and the ritual of dressing up. My mother was the foundation, in her red lipstick for special occasions and fine gold jewelry. My father was the embodiment of suave; he moved with a cool, quiet confidence, draped in masculine but unmistakable jewelry from his 18k Gazelle glasses to a diamond-encrusted ring. He taught me that style was a sensory experience, a way to command a room before saying a word. But the true soundtrack of my evolution was curated by my older sister. She was the one who filled our space with the soul of R&B, the grit of Alternative rock, and the heartbeat of Hip Hop and Reggae. She didn't just give me music; she gave me a world. Through her love of literature, she introduced me to the power of the written word. Through her own hands drawing, sculpting, and knitting, she showed me that art wasn't just something you looked at. It was something you built. Clothing as a Semiotic Marker.
When my family moved to Wheatley Heights, I was already immersed in the "Fly Girl" aesthetic of the 80s and 90s. I lived for the bamboo earrings and the rhythm of the dance floor. As a "late bloomer," I learned early on that while I couldn’t change my body, I could use clothing as a superpower. Fashion became my first language, and a way to induce a tone for who I wanted to be.
Modern Luxury, Rooted in Rescue.
Today, 8 Point Intersection is the culmination of those influences. We create "self- commutative devices" that allow the wearer to assert their identity with unapologetic cool. Because my roots are Haitian-American, our mission is personal: we use deadstock and raw gemstones to fight the crisis of textile dumping in Africa and the Caribbean.
8 Point Intersection is a tribute to the Brooklyn girl with the grocery-bag dress and the
woman who knows that true luxury is found in what we rescue.
Welcome to the Intersection.
— Cassandre Midouin, Founder