Designer Carisa Brambles, is no dreamer even though the whimsical nightcap fairy on every garment in her line symbolizes the freedom to dream. While working in various designer showrooms she began dreaming of a line that combined loungewear with sportswear. A line that was so totally effortless you could go from the bedroom to the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Contemporary'
Nightcap Clothing – From The Bedroom To The Street
May 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Brands, Contemporary
Tags:birkin dress·cooper design center·designers and agents show·nightcap clothing
Sine – Pretty, Wonderful Clothing
April 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Brands, Contemporary
Beautiful things must come in threes. Sine, Parameter and LAILA are three beautiful lines designed by one talented Australian Micaela Ezra, a former designer for Cynthia Steffe. Sine the newest of the three lines began in the spring of 08 – sparked by one little question, what would I like to wear on a daily [...]
Tags:intermezzo show·Kaitlin & Company·Laila·Parameter·Sine·Tricia Boch Showroom
Leigh & Luca – Swoon-Worthy
April 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Brands, Contemporary, Stores
Serendipity brought Gillian Leigh and Susann Luca together a little more than a year ago. A chance meeting over a scarf on a downtown Manhattan subway station, set them on the ambitious course of reinventing “the scarf”. Luca envisioned a new fashion category: an over-sized rectangular or square piece that could be worn as a [...]
Tags:addison and crescent showroom·handbags·Leigh and lucca·scarfs
Of Two Minds – 40 Perfect Pieces
April 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Brands, Contemporary, Stores
One stop shopping just got easier for fashion buyers. Of Two Minds launched by Tony Graham in spring 2010 is a line where you can find the perfect top, the perfect pant, the perfect everything. No need to cherry pick multiple brands to make up a tightly edited collection. Just walk into a Findings Showroom, [...]
Tags:Desanka Fasiska·designers·findings showroom·of two minds clothing·Stephanie Tran
Muubaa Leather – Rocker Chic With a Downtown Look
April 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Brands, Contemporary
Muubaa is a London based fashion brand that launched in September 2007. Their price points are accessible for amazing leather designs, bridging the gap between high street and designer. The line is edgy and has its own point of view…..100% cool rocker chic with a great downtown look. They were at Coterie for Fall 2010 [...]
Bailey 44 – The Perfect Fit
April 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Brands, Contemporary
What do you do when you can’t find the kind of clothes you really want to wear? Make them yourself, of course! That’s exactly what the two fashion veterans behind the line Bailey 44 did in 2006. Ruthy and Shelli couldn’t find clothes that were cool and understated, sexy but not overt, modern, relevant, well [...]
Tags:bailey 44·contemporary apparel·mustloveboutiques·wholesale lines
A Peace Treaty
April 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Brands, Contemporary
A PEACE TREATY is the beautiful by-product of a Pakistani Muslin (Farah Malik) and a Libyan Jew (Dana Arbib). In 2008 they joined forces to produce luxurious hand crafted accessories inspired by Middle Eastern, Asian, European and African influences. But here’s where it really gets interesting, they only work with local artisans in regions immersed [...]
Tags:a peace treaty·accessories·fashion accessories·luxury brands
DVF's Holistic Approach to Social Media
March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Brands, Contemporary, Social Media Marketing
No stores would carry Diane Von Furstenberg’s signature wrap dress in 1990 even though it hung in the Smithsonian. “My brand meant nothing,” she says. “I had become a has-been”. Fast-forward to 1997 when she staged a comeback with the re-launch of the dress that started it all and began transforming her company into a [...]
Humanity™
March 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Brands, Contemporary
Humanity is one of those really cool brands that I wish I had thought of but I didn’t. Helena Cho and Tammy Hotsenpiller started it in 2008 to raise awareness for various causes around the world. The line is fashion driven while conveying knowledge about humanitarian and environmental efforts . POP Bracelet People love the [...]
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Yumi Kim
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Brands, Contemporary, Product Merchandising
It’s just too tempting not to say, Yumi Kim is “yummy”. I found it a number of years ago when shopping the LA market. Wrote a small order for some of her gorgeous print tops to test the fit and started selling them “out of the box”. Don’t you love it when that happens. Her [...]
Tags:print dresees·urban femininity·vintage prints·womens apparel·womens boutique
