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- 1. IKRETAILGROUPwww.ikretailgroup.com / #1 - November 2014 AMERICA’S LEADER INRETAIL, MANAGEMENT, &DEVELOPMENT
- 2. 2 3 WHAT WE DO. COMPANY PROFILE A SNAPSHOT OF IK RETAIL GROUP PORTFOLIO IK Retail Group is a team of dynamic, highly trained and skilled retail professionals. IK Retail Group cultivates an impressive team with 8 departments. Iraklis Karabassis is one of the most sought-after retailers in America today. MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE P. 4 P. 6 P. 7 P. 10 INSIDE MAGAZINE LEADERSHIP SUMMARY DAYONE RECOGNITION FORYOURBRANDS NEW CONCEPTSTORE: EMPORIUMANDREW’S TIES SNEAK A PEEK INSIDE ONE OF OUR NEWEST, MOST INNOVATIVE SHOP-IN-SHOP RETAIL CONCEPTS P. 12 P. 22 PIAZZA SEMPIONE P. 14 BILLIONAIRE ITALIAN COUTURE P. 18 3238 Prospect St NW Washington, DC 20007 202-333-9792 (p) info@ikretail.com ikretailgroup.com CONTACT BARRIERSTOENTRY: WEBREAK THEM. ACCESSTOPRIME RETAILLOCATIONS: WEOPENDOORS.
- 3. 4 5 BARRIERS TO ENTRY. WE BREAK THEM. ACCESS TO PRIME RETAIL LOCATIONS. WE OPEN THE DOORS. DEVELOPING RE- LATIONSHIPS WITH LANDLORDS. WE KNOW THEM…… AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT, THEY KNOW US. CREATING A BRAND. WE HAVE DONE IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. NEGOTIATING THE LEASE. WE KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF THEIR CLAUSES AND THEY KNOW WE KNOW. DAY ONE RECOGNITION BY LEVERAG- ING OUR REPUTATION OF SUCCESS TO YOUR CONCEPT. CRE- ATING A SPIRIT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP MANAGEMENT AND SALES TALENT. FROM STORE DESIGN..... TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS..... TO OPERATIONS..... TO MARKET RESEARCH..... TO ADMINISTRATION..... TO ADVERTISING..... TO WAREHOUS- ING..... TO DISTRIBUTION..... TO SOURCING..... TO FINANCE..... WEPOOLOURCOLLECTIVETALENTSTO SUCCESSFULLYDEVELOPANDIMPLEMENT YOURSTRATEGYFORENTRYINTOTHEU.S. RETAILMARKETPLACEINLESSTIME,WITH BETTERACCESSTOSPACEANDTHEABILITYTO ATTRACTKEYPERSONNELBY TEAMINGWITH ARECOGNIZED,SUCCESSFUL MARKETLEADER. WEARE IKRETAIL GROUP.
- 4. 6 7WHAT WE DO IKRETAILGROUPASSISTSSELECTCLIENTSWITH ENTRYINTOTHEUSRETAILMARKETPLACE. WEPROVIDEAFULLSERVICEOUTSOURCING SOLUTIONTOTHEDEVELOPMENTOF MULTI-UNITRETAILOPERATIONSONA NATIONALBASIS.WESAVEOURCLIENTS YEARSOFRESEARCHANDEXPENSEBY TRANSFERRINGOURTHREEDECADESOF REPUTATION,LOCALKNOWLEDGE,AND CONTACTSTOPERMITAFASTERPENETRATION WITHMUCHINCREASEDPROBABILITYOF SUCCESS
- 5. 8 9 THE INNO- VATOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SUMMARY He began his career in the retail industry over 25 years ago when he introduced the Unit- ed Colors of Benetton brand to the USA. He developed and nurtured the brand across Amer- ica, creating a company that distributed, owned, and operated over 100 stores in the US and Canada. In March 2008, Mr. Karabassis sold his Benetton operation in its entirety to the Ben- etton Group of Italy. Through the years, Iraklis Karabassis has partnered with Yasmine Karabassis, Vice Pres- ident of Retail, for IK Retail Group, to expand and diversify his retail portfolio. Together, they have taken on new brands such as Maxmara, Piazza Sem- pione, Billionaire Italian Couture, Andrew’s Ties, G-Star Raw, DNA 2050 and Emporium Concept Stores, and created res- taurant concepts such as Washington DC’s famous Cafe Milano, Sette Osteria, M Cafe and Famoso Restaurant and Lounge. Iraklis Karabassis also envisioned, developed and leased one of the top national luxury retail developments in the country, the col- lection at Chevy Chase. IK Retail Group’s offic- es are located in the heart of Georgetown in Washington, DC and are fully equipped, utilizing proven retail structures and systems to run a multi-concept retail operation. IRAKLIS KARABASSIS President & CEO, IK Retail IRAKLISKARABASSISISONEOF THEMOSTSOUGHTAFTERRE- TAILERSINAMERICATODAY. WE LOVE WHAT WEDOBECAUSEWEAREPASSIONATEABOUTIT. IK Retail Group has created a team of dynamic, highly trained and skilled retail professionals with proven results and estab- lished systems and structures to bring any viable retail con- cept to the next level in the American market. The team’s ultimate goal is to increase sales, control costs and ensure that each concept’s im- age is represented impeccably. IK Retail Group strives to cre- ate excitement for each brand while maintaining company standards. We understand the local culture. We understand the customers and their buying habits. We create atmospheres to enhance and support our sales goals. We grow our brand and create awareness. We develop a pres- ence, establish a position, and ensure recognition thru a mul- ti-tiered systematic program developed over years of suc- cess upon success for IK Retail. KI
- 6. 10 11 CONSULTING SALES, PERSONNEL & MARKETING ACCOUNTING IK Retail Group is with you every single step of the way. We manage the brand as if it was our own. We explore, we think, we strategize, we deliver and we implement. Look to us as your trusted partner and advisor leading the way to a successful jour- ney into America. IK Retail Group is respon- sible for generating sales through staffing the stores with the most productive Retail professionals in the business. We will also ensure that the Marketing strategy is always con- ducive to impacting the store’s sales volume. In ad- dition to building clientele, this department ensures that once customers are won, they are kept for life. This department processes payroll, payments to ven- dors for all store Opera- tions and provides month- ly financial statements to clients to ensure consisten- cy with the set budget. OPERATIONS /SYSTEMS We ensure that all stores are operating in a uniform, standardized fashion, and in a cost efficient way. Our Retail System for the point of sale and reporting is one of the best on the market! We use a proprietary Au- tomated Sales Data System, which will enable you to access Sales Performance and any other information, live at all times. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE PURCHASING VISUAL MERCHANDISING WHOLESALE IK Retail Group exam- ines, selects, orders, and purchases merchandise, consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements and other factors. We analyze and monitor Sales records, trends and economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and determine what the company will sell and how much inventory is needed. We review performance indicators with Sales; manage plans for stock levels, reacting to change in demand and logistics. We conduct meetings with Sales Personnel, introduce new products. We set or recommend mark-up rates, mark-down rates, and sell- ing prices for merchandise. We coordinate procedures, manage layout and develop Visual Presentation based on brand’s standards. IK Retail Group provides on- site training for all staff including management and Sales Personnel con- cerning the coordination, supervision and implemen- tation of display and Visual Merchandising functions. We identify merchan- dising trends and create store plans and strategies based on market offerings and buyer’s commitments. We develop and prepare required guidelines, sup- plements and instruction manuals. IK Retail Group assembles and manages the whole- sale distribution for major fashion companies to sell to multiple retailers in the North American market. We organize and coor- dinate participation for all of the major fashion trade shows, with a full sales team to contact and follow up with clients, using our data base which includes all major buy- ers for department and specialty stores and online retailers. By evaluating each style, we edit collec- tions and determine the final price list to maintain healthy margins while remaining competitive to other brands. We manage all orders placed by clients, collecting payments, pick and pack from our distri- bution center, and ship- ping to the customer. We provide superior customer service and build strong partnerships with retailers to increase sales. REAL ESTATE Through three decades of completing Retail Real Estate transactions and developing shopping centers, IK Retail Group has developed a supreme expertise to locate and negotiate the Real Estate deals and expansion plans, specifically tailored to your concept’s target market. We work within the guide- lines of each clients goals to locate suitable locations with the nation’s leading Retail Developers coast to coast. We bring our talents and relationships with interior designers, graphic designers, and contractors to design, construct and furnish space to sell your products in a suitable and attractive environment. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
- 7. DAYONE RECOGNITION I f you have a marketable product and would like to successfully develop it to a new level in the American market, IK Retail Group is your solution! Through three decades of completing retail real estate transactions and developing shopping centers, IK Retail Group has developed a supreme expertise to locate and negotiate the real estate deals and expansion plans, specifically tailored to your concept’s target market. ANDREW’S TIES WELEVERAGE OURREPUTATIONTOYOUR SUCCESS. Our retail system for the point of sale and reporting is one of the best in the market. We use a proprietary automated sales data system, which will enable you to access sales performance and any other information, live at all times. This will in turn, enable you to reach to production and restock needs quickly, which is critical in the fast paced and rapidly shifting environment surrounding retail sales. IK Retail Group is not merely a consulting company. Unlike most agencies, which are stringent in their suggestions, IK Retail Group will customize to meet your specific needs. We are direct and opinionated, based on experience of success with a multitude of brands. IK Retail group is in the front lines, overseeing all aspects of retail operations for you. We are a hands on and results oriented company who has shown growth, consistent productivity, and longevity with many concepts such as United Colors of Benetton, Sisley, MaxMara, Andrew’s Ties, Cafe Milano, Sette Osteria, M Cafe and Famoso Restaurant & Lounge. Today, our company has taken on new exciting concepts such as Piazza Sempione, Emporium & DNA 2050 concept stores, Billionaire Italian Couture, Freddy and G-Star Raw. IKRETAILISNOTMERELYA CONSULTINGCOMPANY... WEAREDIRECTAND OPINIONATED,BASEDON EXPERIENCEOFSUCCESS WITHAVARIETYOF BRANDS. 12 13
- 8. BARRIERS TOENTRY: WEBREAK THEM 14 15 P iazza Sempione made its mark on the fashion indus- try, by creating a clothing and accessories line that embodies what the Italian fash- ion industry has been known for, technology and excellent crafts- manship combined with Italian sartorial tradition. With its high aesthetic standards and attention to the quality of the garments produced, Piazza Sem- pione has expanded its collection season after season. Every garment and accessory is entirely produced and distributed at the headquarters in Milan. The brand is always looking forward for inspiration while still respect- ing the rich traditions of the past. The brand is controlled by L Capi- tal, the private-equity fund spon- sored by the LVMH Group. The company has its headquarters in Milan and has own subsidiaries in New York, Düsseldorf and Paris as well as a distribution agreement with Sanki Shoji in Japan. Piazza Sempione is distributed through more than 600 selected points of sale worldwide. Piazza Sempione has strong part- nerships with the most exclusive department stores worldwide including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Holt Renfrew, Bar- neys New York, Harrods, Loden Frey, Lane Crawford among oth- ers. PIAZZA SEMPIONE IK RETAIL GROUP ENTERED INTO A JOINT VENTURE IN 2007 TO DEVELOP THE RETAIL CONCEPT OF PIAZZA SEMPIONE BRAND IN USA. THECOMPANYSUCCESSFULLYINTRODUCEDTHE ITALIANLUXURYLABELTOTHEUSRETAILMARKET THROUGH NEGOTIATING MULTIPLE PRIME RETAIL LOCATIONS IN LAS VEGAS AND MIAMI. IK RETAIL GROUP ENTERED INTO A JOINT VENTURE IN 2007 TO DEVELOP THE RETAIL CONCEPT OF PIAZZA SEMPIONE BRAND IN USA. THECOMPANYSUCCESSFULLYINTRODUCEDTHE ITALIANLUXURYLABELTOTHEUSRETAILMARKET THROUGH NEGOTIATING MULTIPLE PRIME RETAIL LOCATIONS IN LAS VEGAS AND MIAMI. CONCEPT: ITALIAN WOMEN’S LUXURY APPAREL, SHOES, HANDBAGS & ACCESSORIES
- 9. LOCATIONS: THE MALL AT SHORT HILLS, NJ 34 E. OAK STREET, CHICAGO, IL THE SAWGRASS MILLS, SUNRISE, FL 16 17 IKRETAILGROUPENTERED INTOAJOINTVENTURE WITHPIAZZASEMPIONEIN 2007TODEVELOPTHE ITALIANBRANDINTHEU.S.
- 10. BILLIONAIRE ITALIAN COUTURE ACCESSTOPRIME RETAILLOCATIONS: WEOPEN THEDOORS 18 19 B illionaire Italian Couture rep- resents an extreme brand of luxury sartorial men’s fashion, which at times goes intention- ally overboard whilst still remaining refined. One which never loses sight of the real art of tailoring and enhanc- es the personality of those wearing the brand. Billionaire Italian Couture creations have a history; all are made strictly by hand in small Italian laboratories in limited numbers; and feature obses- sive research into fabrics, materials and details. Billionaire Italian Couture has man- aged to combine made-to-measure and ready-to-wear, attaining a re- sult of the very utmost quality. This is borne out by its shirts, which are stitched and feature pressed-flat seams according to the age-old tai- loring technique, with four detacha- ble ribs (plus four gold ribssupplied) under the linen collar; suits made to measure with a transversal Neapolitan cut with gold buttons, entirely linen-finished with hand- stitched oblique buttonholes; classic jackets that carry a hint of modern whilst overriding the requirements of new garments; ties with wide ends of equal length rather than arrow-shaped with insides in pure wool; shoes made entirely by hand and fixed with wooden nails and a serial number to guarantee their uniqueness; and belts of all types and rafting techniques in leathers and fabrics, enhanced with prints and silver or gold buckles, or personalized in velvet to recall the Billionaire shoe. B illionaire Italian Couture rep- resents an extreme brand of luxury sartorial men’s fashion, which at times goes intention- ally overboard whilst still remaining refined. One which never loses sight of the real art of tailoring and enhanc- es the personality of those wearing the brand. Billionaire Italian Couture creations have a history; all are made strictly by hand in small Italian laboratories in limited numbers; and feature obses- sive research into fabrics, materials and details. Billionaire Italian Couture has man- aged to combine made-to-measure and ready-to-wear, attaining a re- sult of the very utmost quality. This is borne out by its shirts, which are stitched and feature pressed-flat seams according to the age-old tai- loring technique, with four detacha- ble ribs (plus four gold ribssupplied) under the linen collar; suits made to measure with a transversal Neapolitan cut with gold buttons, entirely linen-finished with hand- stitched oblique buttonholes; classic jackets that carry a hint of modern whilst overriding the requirements of new garments; ties with wide ends of equal length rather than arrow-shaped with insides in pure wool; shoes made entirely by hand and fixed with wooden nails and a serial number to guarantee their uniqueness; and belts of all types and rafting techniques in leathers and fabrics, enhanced with prints and silver or gold buckles, or personalized in velvet to recall the Billionaire shoe. CONCEPT: ITALIAN LUXURY BRAND OFFERING MENSWEAR, SHOES AND ACCESSORIES IK RETAIL GROUP ENTERED INTO A JOINT VENTURE IN 2007 WITH BILLIONAIRE COUTURE. THE COMPANY SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED THE ITALIAN LUXURY LABEL TO THE US RETAIL MARKET THROUGH NEGOTIATING TWO PRIME RETAIL LOCATIONS IN LAS VEGAS AND MIAMI. IK RETAIL GROUP ENTERED INTO A JOINT VENTURE IN 2007 WITH BILLIONAIRE COUTURE. THE COMPANY SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED THE ITALIAN LUXURY LABEL TO THE US RETAIL MARKET THROUGH NEGOTIATING TWO PRIME RETAIL LOCATIONS IN LAS VEGAS AND MIAMI.
- 11. LOCATIONS: THE SHOPS AT THE PALAZZO, LAS VEGAS, NV THE MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT, MIAMI, FL 20 21
- 12. LOCATIONS: REVEL CASINO RESORT ATLANTIC CITY, NJ DUPONT CIRCLE WASHINGTON, DC THE SHOPS AT YALE NEW HAVEN, CT Emporium is the most recent project of IK Re- tail Group. Designed to present the hottest international and domes- tic brands, Emporium features 14 shop-in-shop brand concepts and 10 jewelers in its opening phase. Each brand occu- pies 400-800 square feet of dedicated space within the concept store. Emporium features an elite mix of collections and accessories for men and women including de- signer apparel from some of the fashion industry’s best-selling brands such as Rebecca Minkoff, Mi- chael Kors, G-Star Raw, Scotch & Soda, Clover Canyon and Mink Pink. Also, a variety of well- known European brands are introduced to the U.S. consumer at Emporium including Ekle, EJ, and STEFANEL, all women’s fashion brands based in Italy; UK-based contem- porary lifestyle label Reli- gion; and luxury Swedish suiting collections by Tiger of Sweden. Emporium also houses a shoe and handbag gal- lery, an expansive offering including collections by Sam Edelman, Dolce Vita, Jeffrey Campbell, Michael Kors, See by Chloe, Re- becca Minkoff, Yumi Kim, Yosi Samra and Melissa. As denim continues to soar in the market, Empo- rium’s DNA 2050 Denim Gallery provides a rich mix of today’s most coveted denim brands to cater to true denim connoisseurs: J Brand, Hudson, Paige, Habitual as well as col- lections of Scotch & Soda, Chaser and Wildfox. Emporium is one of the most compelling and en- tertaining shopping expe- riences in the heart of the country’s fastest growing major metropolitan areas. Unequaled in its ability to deliver exclusive brands to exclusive shoppers, the Emporium is set to be a retail powerhouse. 22 23CREATING A NEW BRAND: EMPORIUM CREATINGANEWBRAND: WEDOITTIMEANDTIME AGAIN
- 13. EMPORIUMIS INSPIREDBY THEGREAT FASHION TRADE- SHOWS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THISNEW CONCEPTTOOK MORETHAN THREEYEARSTO DEVELOPASITIS OUR INTENTIONTO OFFER CUSTOMERSTHE VERYBESTIN EACHCATEGORY. “The first Emporium opened in July 2012 in a 10,000 square foot retail space at the Revel Resort in Atlantic City. Emporium showcases exciting fashion and lifestyle concepts from around the world. EMPORIUM, REVEL CASINO RESORT The second Emporium opened in April 2014 in a 5,000 square foot retail space in Washington, DC’s thriving DuPont Circle neighborhood. EMPORIUM, WASHINGTON, DC 24 25CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
- 15. STYLE-SAVVY international CUTTING-EDGE labels RELIGION RELIGION IS DEVOTED TO THE PURSUIT OF INDI- VIDUAL STYLE; LYRICAL QUOTES, MUSICAL MUSES AND BRITISH HERITAGE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HEAVY INFLUENCES BEHIND EACH COLLECTION. INSPIRA- TION FROM LONDON’S EAST END AND INTERNA- TIONAL STREET CULTURE HAS BEEN INTEGRAL IN SHAPING THE BRAND’S MUCH LOVED SIGNATURE. RELIGION’S INNOVATIVE DESIGN STRATEGY HAS MADE IT A MUST HAVE FOR FASHION FANATICS, CREATING A HUGE CELEBRITY FOLLOWING FROM AGYNESS DEAN, RIHANNA AND RITA ORA TO MUSE FRONT MAN MATT BELLAMY, LABRINTH AND MICHAEL FASSBENDER. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $80 - $248 ) YUMI KIM THE BRAND IS INFLUENCED BY PHAN’S OWN AES- THETICS; FEATURING VINTAGE SILHOUETTES SPUN WITH A CONTEMPORARY URBAN FEMININE MYS- TIQUE.THE YUMI KIM FLAGSHIP STORE OPENED IN NEW YORK’S LOWER EAST SIDE IN 2008 AND WAS APTLY FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER EAST SIDE LOCA- TION—APPROPRIATELY CATERING TO BOTH THE UP- TOWN AND DOWNTOWN GIRL. WANTING THE YUMI KIM SHOPS TO BE A DIRECT REFLECTION OF PHAN’S OWN VIVACIOUS PERSONALITY AND STYLE, EACH LOCATION IS FILLED WITH HER FAVORITE JEWELRY DESIGNERS, VINTAGE TREASURES, AND AN AFFEC- TIONATELY CURATED SELECTION OF HOME GIFTS THAT COMPLIMENT THE ENTIRE YUMI KIM LINE. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $115 - $225 ) BB DAKOTA BB DAKOTA IS AN ECLECTIC SHAKE UP OF THE MODERN GIRL. WE BELIEVE THAT FASHION IS ABOUT SELF-EXPRESSION AND TAKING RISKS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT’S ABOUT HAVING FUN. WE DESIGN FOR THE RULE-BREAKERS, THE DREAM- ERS… BB DAKOTA SUPPORTS THE MOMENT. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $48 - $495 ) EKLE EKLE’ BRAND IS EXPRESSION OF MADE IN ITALY, WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON QUALITY AND DESIGN, A CONSTANT INTEREST FOR TECHNICAL INNOVATION TOGETHER WITH CRAFTSMAN LAVORATION FOR PARTICULAR DETAILS. OUR TOTAL LOOK IS EASILY RECOGNIZABLE THANKS TO A CLEAR AND STRONG DESIGN, WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE SELECTION OF THE BEST MATERIALS AND DETAILS. COSTANT RESEARCH AND QUALITY ARE THE MAIN VALUE OF EKLE’, A BRAND THAT IS EXPRES- SION OF THE ITALIAN STYLE. IN EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF EKLE’ COLLECTION IS MADE WITH REFINEMENT AND ELEGANCE, BASED ON OUR DESIRE TO CREATE UNIQUE ARTICLES THAT EVERY WOMAN ENJOY TO WEAR. THE SUCCESS OF THE BRAND, IN ITALY AND IN THE WORLD, IS THE DEMOSTRATION THAT OUR FINAL CLIENT FIND IN EKLE’ EXPRESSION OF ITS PERSONALITY AND ORIGINALI- TY, TOGETHER WITH CHARM, STYLE AND QUALITY. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $148 - $600 ) REBECCA MINKOFF WITH THE 2005 RELEASE OF HER HANDBAG LINE, REBEC- CA MINKOFF BECAME A FAST FAVORITE OF CELEBRITIES LIKE KEIRA KNIGHTLEY AND REESE WITHERSPOON. THE BRAND’S MORNING AFTER BAG WAS AN INSTANT SUC- CESS, AND THE LABEL HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A MULTITUDE OF COVETABLE SILHOUETTES. MINKOFF ADDED CLOTHING TO HER LABEL IN 2009 AND SHOES IN 2010. THE BRAND HAS EVERYTHING THE FASHION-FOR- WARD CLOSET NEEDS. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $65 - $695 ) FRED PERRY FRED PERRY PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING THE FIRST BRITISH HERITAGE BRAND TO SUCCESSFULLY BLEND SPORTS- WEAR WITH STREETWEAR TO CREATE SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC STYLES OF THE LAST CENTURY. THROUGH- OUT OUR HISTORY WE HAVE ALWAYS STAYED TRUE TO OUR ETHOS OF AUTHENTICITY, INTEGRITY AND ATTITUDE. THE ORIGINAL FRED PERRY COTTON PIQUE SHIRT IS STILL MADE TO THE SAME HIGH STANDARDS AND IS SYNON- YMOUS WITH UNDERGROUND FASHION AND BRITISH COOL. WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING AND RESPECTED ARTISTS AND DESIGN- ERS: FROM RAF SIMONS TO RICHARD NICOLL; EMMA COOK TO AMY WINEHOUSE. FRED PERRY CONTINUES TO SEARCH OUT NEW AND INTERESTING ASSOCIATES TO BRING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO OUR ICONIC STYLING. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $46 - $345 ) JOHN VARVATOS LAUNCHED IN 2000 WITH A COLLECTION OF TAILORED CLOTHING AND SPORTSWEAR, JOHN VARVATOS NOW REPRESENTS AN ENTIRE MEN’S LIFESTYLE THAT IN- CLUDES FOOTWEAR, BAGS, BELTS, EYEWEAR, LIMITED EDITION WATCHES, MEN’S FRAGRANCES, AND JOHN VAR- VATOS U.S.A. COLLECTION AND BOYS’ LINE, AS WELL AS CONVERSE BY JOHN VARVATOS. THE DESIGNER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THREE TIMES BY THE CFDA WITH AN AMER- ICAN FASHION AWARD FOR NEW MENSWEAR DESIGNER (JUNE 2000) AND MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (JUNE 2001 AND JUNE 2005) AND WAS HONORED AS GQ’S “DESIGNER OF THE YEAR” IN 2007 AND THE CNN STYLE AWARD’S “MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR” IN 2013. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $88 - $500 ) DNA2050COSMETICS THEFOREVERFLAWLESSLINE PURSUESPERFECIONJUST ASAFLAWLESSDIAMONDIS PERFECTANDOFTHEHIGHEST GRADE.WECATERTOTHOSE WHOSEEKTODEFYTHEAG- INGPROCESSANDTORETAIN THEIRFRESH,ENERGETIC,RE- VITALIZED,ANDREJUVENAT- EDAPPEARANCE.WETRULY BELIEVETHATONCEYOUTRY FOREVERFLAWLESS,YOUR SKINWILLBEFLAWLESSFOR- EVER. 28 29BRANDS PROFILE
- 16. Exclusive, NICHEand established labels PLINIO VISONÀ FOUNDED IN 1959, THE MAISON PLINIO VISONÀ IS NAMED AFTER THE FOUNDER, MASTER ARTISAN AND ENLIGHTENED ENTREPRENEUR.HIS PASSION FOR WORK AND HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE WOMAN’S BAG AS A SECRET CHEST, INSTEAD OF A MERE ACCESSORY, HAS SIGNED THE SUCCESS OF PLINIO VISONÀ THROUGHOUT 50 YEARS OF HISTORY. WEARING A PLINIO VISONÀ BAG MEANS CARRYING WITH YOU THE TRADITION, CULTURE AND LOVE FOR BEAUTY WHICH DISTINGUISH THE ITALIAN FASHION SINCE THE EARLY FIFTIES. STRICT- LY HANDCRAFTED IN OUR ARTISAN WORKSHOP IN VICENZA, PLINIO VISONÀ’S BAGS PORTRAIT THE VERY ESSENCE OF CREATIVITY, KNOW-HOW, AND MADE IN ITALY. THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION CYCLE OF A PLINIO VISONÀ’S BAG IS BORN FROM THE SKILLFUL HANDS OF OUR STYLISTS AND MASTER ARTISANS, AND DEVELOPS ALONG THE TRADITION- AL PATH ON THE VISONÀ FAMILY. LA MARTINA LA MARTINA’S LIFESTYLE IS SIMPLE AND ORIGINAL: A LIFESTYLE THAT RELATES TO THE CULTURE OF BIG CITIES BUT PREFERS OUTDOOR LIVING. ITS ATMOS- PHERE IS RURAL YET REFINED: BRICK FLOORS AND ANTIQUE CARPETS ARE COMBINED WITH ARGEN- TINE LEATHER AND ANTIQUE BRITISH SILVERWARE. LA MARTINA’S CLIENTS PREFER COMFORTABLY EL- EGANT VINTAGE ATTIRE OVER TRENDY AND MORE STERILE CLOTHING. EACH GARMENT COMPLETES A PERSON’S INDIVIDUAL STYLE. IT IS A BRAND WHICH DESIGNS CORE PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT NECES- SARILY FOLLOW ARBITRARY CHANGES IN FASHION. TIGER OF SWEDEN ITS LINE OF PRODUCTS INCLUDE CLOTHES, SHOES AND SPECTACLES. TIGER OF SWEDEN IS SOLD ACROSS EUROPE AND IN CANADA. THE SILVER LABEL IS THE MORE FASHION FORWARD OR DI- RECTIONAL PRODUCT AND IS QUITE LIMITED IN DISTRIBUTION. THE BLACK LABEL IS STYLED FOR A SLIMMER FASHION CONSCIOUS MALE. MINKPINK REWIND TO 2005, WHEN DESIGNER RACHEL EVANS SPOTTED A GAPING HOLE IN THE AUSTRALIAN FASHION MARKET FOR WELL-DESIGNED, GORGEOUS, YET AF- FORDABLE CLOTHING- LEAVING THE EVERYDAY STYLE CONSCIOUS GIRL SERIOUSLY SHORT CHANGED. SOME- THING NEEDED TO GIVE AND SO CAME THE BIRTH OF MINKPINK. EIGHT YEARS ON AND ICONIC AUSTRALIAN BRAND MINKPINK HAS CONTINUED TO STAY TRUE TO ITSELF, DESIGNING INSPIRATIONAL, ORIGINAL PIECES SEASON UPON SEASON THAT OUR GIRLS CAN AFFORD TO BUY AND LOVE TO WEAR. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $30 - $170 ) FREDDY THE ITALIAN LIFESTYLE BRAND FREDDY PRESENTS THE VERY SPECIAL WR.UP JEANS THAT REDEFINE HIPS AND BUTTOCKS IN THE MOST NATURAL WAY POSSIBLE! CRE- ATED TO FOCUS ON THE WAISTLINE, WR.UP JEANS SUP- PORTS AND LIFTS THE GLUTE MUSCLES AND WRAPS THE BODY TO ENHANCE THE FEMININE CURVES.COMFORT- ABLE ENOUGH FOR THE OFFICE AND STYLISH ENOUGH FOR A NIGHT OUT, WR.UP JEANS AND PANTS ARE THE PERFECT WARDROBE ADDITION TO TAKE AN OUTFIT FROM THE GYM TO WORK TO EVENING WEAR. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $80 - $190 ) SINGLE SINGLE OFFERS THE VERY LATEST IN FASHION TRENDS WITH A FRESH AND UNIQUE INTERPRETATION. COMBIN- ING CLASSIC LUXURY WITH AN EXUBERANT ATTITUDE, SINGLE IS FABULOUS FUN IN LAVISH FABRICS, FROM DELICATE SILKS TO THE SOFTEST CASHMERES. ITS ONE- OF-A-KIND PRINTS ARE DEVELOPED FROM ORIGINAL ARTWORK, IN COORDINATION WITH ART STUDIOS IN ITALY AND FRANCE. WHEN YOU WEAR SINGLE, YOU POS- SESS AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK AND A STRONG SENSE OF SELF. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $120 - $240 ) STEFANEL DISCOVER STEFANEL CLOTHING COLLECTION: FASHION FOR EVERY OCCASION AND FOR EVERYONE FASHION, STYLE AND ITALIAN QUALITY WITH A PARTICULAR FO- CUS ON KNITWEAR. OVER THE YEARS THE RELENTLESS DRIVE TOWARDS INNOVATION AND A SPARKLING TASTE FOR FASHION MADE THIS BRAND THE EPITOME OF STYLE AND ELEGANCE. FOR THIS REASON STEFANEL IS PROUD TO DRESS WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. ( AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $80 - $248 ) HUDSON HUDSON JEANS ARE PRODUCED FROM PREMIUM QUALITY DENIM SOURCED AT TEXTILE MILLS IN EUROPE AND JAPAN. SINCE THE BRAND’S LAUNCH IN 2002, ALL HUDSON CLOTHING ITEMS ITEMS HAVE BEEN MANU- FACTURED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. EACH PAIR OF JEANS FROM THE DESIGNER IS HAND FINISHED AND TAILORED, FOR A ONE-OF-A-KIND FIT. (AVERAGE RETAIL RANGE: $165 - $245 ) LUIJO EVERY BUTTON, TISSUE, STITCHING GETS THROUGH SOME VERY ACCURATE QUALITY CONTROLS, IN OR- DER TO QUALIFY FOR OUR HIGH QUALITY STANDARD. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO FORGE UNIQUE CREATIONS, A GENUINE PROOF OF THE ITALIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP TRADITION. ONIA AT ONIA NOTHING IS PVERLOOKED IN OUR PUR- SUIT TO PRODUCE THE FINEST SWIM SHORTS AND BEACHWEAR POSSIBLE. WITH A HIGHLY INTRICATE AND MULTI-PHASED PRODUCTION PROCESS WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE PPTIONS FOR THE MAN LOST IN BEACHWEAR PURGATORU. WE USE ONLY THE MOST SKILLED AND INNOVATIVE DESIFNERS, SOURCE ONLY THE HIGHEST QUALITY FABRICS AND FIN- ISHINGS, AND USE FACTORIES THAT ARE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. SIMPLE, YET CAREFULLY CRAGTED TO THE MOST MINUTE DETAIL;DURABLE,YET SOFT AND SUPPLE FROM THE MOMENT YOU PUT THEM ON; AND STYL- ISH WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO THE VAGARIES OF SEASONAL FASHION: OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR THE DESIGN CONSCIOUS GEN- TLEMAN EAGER FOR CLASSY OPTIONS FOR THEIR SWIMWEAR NEEDS. PALENZO MENSWEAR LOVED BY DESIGN CONNOISSEURS, ITALIAN LABEL PALENZO IS CHARACTERIZED BY REFINED MATE- RIALS, IMPECCABLE TAILORING, FAULTLESS CON- STRUCTION, AND DETAIL-FOCUSED AESTHETIC. QUALITY IS ASSURED AND THE FITS ARE CLEAN AND MODERN. OF NOTE FROM PALENZO COLLECTIONS ARE THE IMMACULATELY CUT CONTEMPORARY SHIRTS AND JACKETS, AND FINE KNITWEAR, ALL IMBUED WITH TIMELESS ITALIAN FINESSE.WHETHER IT’S FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE, THE PALENZO SUIT, SLIM FIT OR CLASSIC FIT, IS THE PERFECT DOSAGE OF ELEGANCE AND MODERNITY. THE HIGH QUALITY AND EXTREMELY THIN FABRICS ENSURES THE CUT IMPECCABLE FINISHES AND MAKES IT PLEASANT TO WEAR.THE PALENZO SHIRTS, CRAFT- ED IN EUROPE, ARE TAILORED WITH FABRICS OF CHOICE MEETING THE HIGHEST THE PALENZO DRESS SHOES, INSPIRED BY THE ITALIAN STYLE AND CRAFTED IN EUROPE, MIXING LEATHER AND A RE- FINED LOOK, ARE COMFORTABLE TO WEAR. 30 31BRANDS PROFILE
- 17. J BRAND WHEN DENIM MANUFACTURER JEFF RUDES COLLABORATED WITH CELEBRITY STYLIST SUSIE CRIPPEN, THE FOCUS WAS NOT ONLY ON MAKING JEANS, BUT MAKING THE WEARER FEEL SIMPLY AMAZING IN THEM. NO BACK POCKET DESIGN. NO TEAR HOLES. NO EMBELLISHMENTS. J BRAND HAS A MODEST AP- PROACH TO MAKING JEANS, PROVIDING A RARE COMBINATION OF CLASS, SOPHISTICATION, SEXINESS, AND STYLE THAT WE CRAVE. AND WE’D EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM A MAN WHO’S BEEN MAKING JEANS SINCE THE ‘70S. RAG&BONE RAG&BONE CREATES CLOTHING THAT REPRESENTS THE HISTORY AND AUTHENTICITY OF CLASSIC WORKWEAR, GUIDED BY STRONG BRITISH TAILORING AND AN EMPHASIS ON FIT, CONSTRUCTION, AND HIGH- QUALITY FABRIC. THE LINE WAS FOUNDED 2002, WHEN DESIGNERS MARCUS WAINWRIGHT AND DAVID NEVILLE COULDN’T FIND JEANS THEY WANTED TO WEAR. THE LABEL OFFERS MEN’S, WOMEN’S, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES COLLECTIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SPOTTED ON EVERYONE FROM MIRANDA KERR TO ZACH EFRON. HAUTE HIPPIE IN 2008, FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, TRISH WESCOAT POUND STARTED HAUTE HIPPIE, THE ESSENCE OF A GLOBAL NOMAD’S MINDSET AND LIFESTYLE. BELIEVING THAT THE HAUTE HIPPIE WOMAN IS ECLECTIC, CHIC, AND WELL TRAVELED, HER GOAL WAS TO CREATE A LIFESTYLE AND A LINE OF CLOTHING THAT WAS NOT ONLY INNOVATIVE AND SOPHISTICATED BUT ALSO PRACTICAL, VERSATILE, AND SENSIBLE.THE COMPANY LAUNCHED WITH FIVE EMPLOYEES AND OPERATED OUT OF WESCOAT POUND’S APARTMENT IN MANHATTAN. FIVE YEARS LATER, HAUTE HIPPIE HAS GROWN TO OVER 65 EMPLOYEES AND MOVED IT’S DESIGN STUDIO AND CORPORATE OFFICES INTO MANHATTAN’S GARMENT DISTRICT.HAUTE HIPPIE’S RETAIL PRESENCE IS EXPANDING RAPIDLY. CURRENTLY, THE BRAND HAS OPENED FOUR BOUTIQUES: SOHO, MADISON AVENUE, EAST HAMPTON IN NEW YORK AND WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES. AS BY DF HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY A LOVE OF MUSIC AND WORLDLY TRAVELS, DESIGNER DENISE FOCIL INCORPORATES IMPECCABLE CONSTRUCTION, LUXURY FABRICS AND FASHION FORWARD DESIGNS INTO THE ALPINESTARS BY DENISE FOCIL COLLECTION. ULTIMATEFASHIONEXPERIENCE FROM EVERYDAYTO EXTRAORDINARY BRANDS PROFILE TORN BY RONNY KOBO PUTS A FRESH SPIN ON THE CONCEPT OF DRESSING UP. FROM SCULPTED SILHOUETTES TO INNOVATIVE PRINTS AND KNITWEAR, THE LABEL EXCELS IN SOLVING THE WHAT-TO-WEAR CRISIS FOR ANY OCCASION. THE LABEL FOCUSES ON THE CREATION OF FIGURE FLATTERING, STATEMENT PIECES THAT ARE CURRENT, TASTEFUL AND FUN. KEEPING IN MIND A CUSTOMER’S BUY-NOW, WEAR- NOW MENTALITY, TORN BY RONNY KOBO MASTERS ACCESSIBLE STYLE THAT FITS THE EVER-EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE MODERN WOMAN. TORNBY RONNYKOBO ALICE+OLIVIA NEW YORK-BASED CONTEMPORARY CLOTHING COMPANY WITH DESIGNER, STACEY BENDET, AT THE HELM. THE GLOBAL BRAND LAUNCHED AT BARNEYS IN 2002 AND IS NOW SOLD IN OVER FIFTY COUN- TRIES.ALICE + OLIVIA IS OWNED BY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNA STACEY BENDET. HER DESIRE TO MAKE “A TROUSER SEXY,” OR “THE FOCUS OF AN OUTFIT” LED HER TO LAUNCH A 20-ITEM COLLECTION AT THE RUSSIAN TEA ROOM IN 2002. ALICE + OLIVIA PANTS GAINED IMMEDIATE POPULARITY DUE IN PART TO THEIR MINDFUL DESIGN. THE PANTS ARE ALL CUT SLIM AT THE HIP TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF ELONGATED LEGS AND A LEAN SILHOUETTE. THE MAIN INSPIRATION FOR THE BRAND WAS STACEY’S LOVE OF MUSIC, ART, CULTURE, AND VINTAGE FASHION, AND FROM THE WOMEN AROUND HER. THE BRAND HAS SINCE GROWN TO A FULL LIFESTYLE BRAND COLLECTION INCLUDING READY-TO-WEAR, GOWNS, SHOES, TECH ACCESSORIES AND A NEWLY LAUNCHED COLLECTION OF HANDBAGS. 32 33
- 18. Yourrevolutionary accesstothe HOTTESTLOOKSOF THESEASON BRANDS PROFILE SAM EDELMAN SAM EDELMAN SHOES ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A STRONG EYE FOR FASHION AND A REFINED HAND FOR CREATION. SEASON AFTER SEASON, SAM EDELMAN CONTINUES TO CREATE IMAGINATIVE, TREND-ON, MUST-HAVE SHOES THAT ARE SEEN EVERYWHERE FROM THE HOTTEST FASHION MAGAZINES TO THE SOLES OF CELEBRITIES. WHATEVER THE OCCASION, SAM EDELMAN CAPTURES THE ATTENTION OF FASHIONABLE WOMEN WORLDWIDE. FROM CUTE FLATS TO BOLD PLATFORM SANDALS, THE COLLECTION IS AS VERSATILE AS IT IS STYLISH. MELISSA MELISSA SHOES ARE MADE IN FUN SHAPES AND VIBRANT COLORS RENDERED IN RECYCLABLE, HYPOALLERGENIC PVC. WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE AND A COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, MELISSA IS A PIONEER IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY, COMBINING DECADES OF AN ECO-FRIENDLY APPROACH WITH COVETED DESIGNER COLLABORATIONS SUCH AS JASON WU, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, AND KARL LAGERFELD. MELISSA HAS A STRONG CELEBRITY FOLLOWING FROM THE LIKES OF KATE MOSS, RIHANNA, AND BLAKE LIVELY. YOSI SAMRA A PIONEER DESIGNER OF THE POPULAR FOLD-UP BALLET FLAT MOVEMENT, YOSI SAMRA ELEVATES THE STYLE INTO ONE THAT IS JUST AS SUPERIOR IN STRUCTURE AND DESIGN AS IT IS COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT. YOSI SAMRA’S RUNWAY-INSPIRED STYLES HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN VOGUE, INSTYLE AND GLAMOUR MAG- AZINES AND SPOTTED ON SOME OF FASHION’S MOST TREND-SETTING CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING SARAH JESSICA PARKER, ANNE HATHAWAY, AND HALLE BERRY. JEFFREY CAMPBELL JEFFREY CAMPBELL SHOES, A LOS ANGELES-BASED BRAND FOUNDED IN 2000, IS MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER BIG SHOE COMPANY CREATING DESIGNS THAT THEY HOPE WILL CATCH ON. FROM SKY-HIGH PLATFORM BOOTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ECCENTRIC SNEAKERS, JEFFREY CAMPBELL STRIVES TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE STREET BY WEAVING TOGETHER VINTAGE STYLE AND RUNWAY FLAIR. SAMEDELMAN PRPS PRPS IS A NEW YORK-BASED LUXURY FRESH DENIM BRAND THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002, AND WAS FOUNDED BY FORMER NIKE DESIGNER, DONWAN HARRELL. THE BRAND MOTTO IS “BRUISED, NEVER BROKEN”.PRPS JEANS ARE MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. THE DENIM USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE JEANS, IS ORGANICALLY GROWN IN AFRICA. THE JAPANESE MANUFACTURER OF THE JEANS USES LOOMS FROM THE 1960S SIMILAR TO THE TYPE THAT WERE USED TO PRODUCE DENIM FOR LEVI’S. THE MANUFACTURING OF PRPS WARES HAS SINCE BEEN MOVED OUTSIDE OF JAPAN, TO CHINA. TRUE RELIGION TRUE RELIGION, HEADQUARTERED IN CALIFORNIA, WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 BY JEFFREY LUBELL WITH THE INTENTION OF REDEFINING PREMIUM DENIM THROUGH AN EMPHASIS ON FIT, QUALITY AND STYLE. OVER A DECADE LATER, WHILE THE BRAND HAS EVOLVED WITHIN THE MARKETPLACE, IT REMAINS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN AUTHENTIC AMERICAN-MADE, SUPERIOR-FITTING DENIM WITH A TRENDSETTING APPEAL FOR TODAY’S CONSUMER. HOUSE OF QUIRKY HOUSE OF QUIRKY LAUNCHED IN AUSTRALIA IN 2005 WHEN FOUNDER AND DESIGNER RACHEL EVANS DECIDED THAT GIRLS WITH AN EYE FOR FASHION WERE BEING SHORT-CHANGED. ONLY CASHED UP GIRLS COULD AFFORD REALLY WELL-DESIGNED FASHION AND IT SEEMED UNFAIR. HOUSE OF QUIRKY WAS BORN TO DESIGN INSPIRING AND ORIGINAL COLLECTIONS FOR ANY GIRL WHO GETS GREAT DESIGN. THE BUSINESS HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY SINCE THAT TIME, THROUGH AN EXPANDED PORTFOLIO OF BRANDS AND CATEGORIES AND, IN MORE RECENT TIMES THE STRONG INTERNATIONAL GROWTH WORLDWIDE. NUDIE BASED IN GOTHENBURG, NUDIE JEANS HAS SPECIALISED IN PREMIUM DENIM SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2001. COLLABORATING WITH MUSICIANS TO PRODUCE VIDEOS, AND WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS, THE BRAND HAS AN UPBEAT, YOUTHFUL EDGE, UNDERSCORED BY ITS STYLISH DESIGNS. CHASER LA BASED CHASER BRAND IS FASHIONISTA’S GO-TO CLOTHING BRAND. BRAND FEATURES LAID BACK AND BOHO-CHIC CLOTHING DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM LA’S PUNK AND ROCK SCENES. TART COLLECTION TART COLLECTIONS IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL CALIFORNIA CLOTHING BRAND. FOUNDED BY HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM JAMIE AND DANA FINEGOLD IN 2004, THE LABEL SPECIALIZES IN SEXY-COOL TOPS, SLEEK JERSEY DRESSES, AND SPORTSWEAR ESSENTIALS FOR LOVERS OF LAID-BACK CHIC. TART LAUNCHED WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A TIMELESS COLLECTION THAT WOULD ENHANCE A WOMEN’S NATURAL RADIANCE AND CONFIDENCE WHILE TRANSCENDING HER FROM DAY TO NIGHT WITH EASE. TART USES THE HIGHEST QUALITY FABRICS AND ONE-OF-A- KIND PRINTS TO CREATE AN EFFORTLESSLY MODERN LOOK INSPIRED BY THE ADVENTUROUS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LIFESTYLE. REBECCAMINKOFF’S MEN’SLINE BENMINKOFFIS INSPIREDBYHER GRANDFATHER,A WORLDWARII FIGHTERPILOT,THE COLLECTION-FOR-GUYS PROMISESALLTHE RUGGEDDURABILITY ANDOLD-SCHOOL DETAILSEVERYONE LOVES! BENMINKOFF 34 35
- 19. MOODS OF NORWAY HAS BEEN DOING THE HIBBEDY-DIBBEDY ON THE INTERNATIONAL FASHION DANCE FLOOR SINCE 2003, AND AS OF THIS GOLDEN MINUTE MOODS OF NORWAY IS PRESENTED IN THE MOST POLISHED AND HAPPY SORES AROUND THE WORLD. THE BUSINESS IS GROWING RAPIDLY. IN 2013 BRAND’S TURNOVER REACHED USD 60 MILLION AFTER OPENING ADDITIONAL BRAND STORES, INCLUDING A US FLAGSHIP STORE IN FASHIONABLE SOHO IN NEW YORK CITY IN ADDITION TO THEIR WEST COAST STORE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFONIA, AND THE MALL OF AMERICA STORE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA- ALL THE WHILE STRENGHENING BRAND’S POSITION IN NORWAY. ANUNEXPECTED JOURNEYOF BRANDS ANDSTYLES BRANDS PROFILE moodsofnorway SOULEIADO THE SOULEIADO BRAND WAS CREATED BY CHARLES DEMÉRY IN 1939. IT IS HIS WIFE, HELENE, WHO LAUNCHED IN 1947 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MADAME VACHON FROM SAINT-TROPEZ, A REAL FASHION ICON IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, A COLLECTION OF DRESSES. SUCCESS IS QUICKLY HERE AND SOULEIADO BECOMES A WELL- KNOWN HIGH-END FASHION BRAND. SOULEAIDO AFI- CIONADOS CAN GLADLY REDISCOVER THE BEAUTIFULLY TIMELESS AND UNIQUE DESIGNS INSPIRED BY THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND ITS DOLCE VITA. AS A PHOENIX REBORN OF ITS ASHES, SOULEIADO PERFECTLY ILLUSTRATES THE MEANING OF ITS PROVENCAL NAME: THE VERY MOMENT WHEN THE SUN SHINES THROUGH THE CLOUDS AFTER THE RAIN! ASTARS ASTARS WAS BORN IN FALL 2009 WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING TOPS THAT ARE CHIC, YET EFFORTLESS. INCORPORATING TISSUE WEIGHT JERSEY FABRICS AND TEXTURED KNITS, THE ASTARS LINE REFLECTS BEAUTIFUL DRAPING AND TAILORED FITS. PERFECT FROM DAY TO NIGHT, EVERY PIECE IS RELAXED ENOUGH TO LOUNGE IN, YET SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH TO DRESS UP. ASTARS IS RELAXED SOPHISTICATION. BILLIONAIRE COUTURE A BRAND WHICH IS A GUARDIAN OF MALE STYLE AND LUXURY, ENRICHING THESE VALUES TO SUIT THE MODERN WORLD. IT IS THE FRUIT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO CREATIVE AND TALENTED AUTHENTIC ITALIANS, ANGELO GALASSO AND FLAVIO BRIATORE, AND A GROUP OF MASTER ITALIAN CRAFTSMEN.ALL PRODUCTS ARE COMPLETELY HAND-MADE AND THEREFORE LIMITED EDITIONS, SINCE THEY ARE PRODUCED IN SMALL ARTI- SAN WORKSHOPS. THEY ARE ALL MADE WITH MANIACAL CARE, STUDIED IN ALL THE MINIMAL DETAILS WHICH CHARACTERIZE THE GARMENT, WITHOUT ALTERING THE ESSENCE OF THE MOST CLASSICAL SARTORIAL STYLE. PIAZZA SEMPIONE PIAZZA SEMPIONE MADE ITS MARK ON THE FASHION INDUSTRY, BY CREATING A CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES LINE THAT EMBODIES WHAT THE ITALIAN FASHION INDUSTRY HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR, TECHNOLOGY AND EXCELLENT CRAFTSMANSHIP COMBINED WITH ITALIAN SARTORIAL TRADITION. WITH ITS HIGH AESTHETIC STANDARDS AND ATTENTION TO THE QUALITY OF THE GARMENTS PRODUCED, PIAZZA SEMPIONE HAS EXPANDED ITS COLLECTION SEASON AF- TER SEASON. PIAZZA SEMPIONE HAS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MOST EXCLUSIVE DEPARTMENT STORES WORLDWIDE INCLUDING NEIMAN MARCUS, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, BERGDORF GOODMAN, NORDSTROM, HOLT RENFREW, BARNEYS NEW YORK, HARRODS, BON GÉNIE-GRIEDER, LODEN FREY, LANE CRAWFORD AMONG OTHERS. ANDREW’S TIES ANDREW’S TIES ENTERED THE U.S. MARKET IN 2003 WITH OUTPOSTS IN NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA, LAS VEGAS, AND WASHINGTON, DC. OUR STORES CARRY NEARLY 5,000 CLASSIC SILK AND CASHMERE TIES, AS WELL AS MORE TREND-CONSCIOUS VARIETIES PRICED COMPETITIVELY FROM $49 TO $99. ALL THE CRAVATS ARE HAND-CRAFTED IN ITALY AND MADE WITH A HEAVIER SILK, WHICH RESULTS IN A RICHER LOOK AND A THICKER KNOT; MEASURING IN AT 59 INCHES, THEY ARE ALSO LONGER THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN VERSION. PATRIZIA PEPE PATRIZIA PEPE IS A TRADEMARK FLORENTINE OF TESSILFORM CREATED IN 1993 BY PATRIZIA BAMBI AND CLAUDIO ORRE. IN THE EIGHTIES , CLAUDIO ORRE, AFTER A SPELL AS A MECHANIC, IS DEDICATED TO SPORTSWEAR WHOLESALERS SELLING SOME ITEMS HE PRODUCED WITH HIS WIFE PATRICIA. IN 1993, CLOSED RELATIONSHIPS WITH PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS, WILL LAUNCH THE BRAND PATRIZIA PEPE .ON 1 JUNE 2008, PATRIZIA BAMBI WAS NAMED KNIGHT OF THE WORK BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC GIORGIO NAPOLITANO. THE COMPANY IS PRESENT WITH FLAGSHIP STORES AROUND THE WORLD FROM RUSSIA TO JAPAN, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO GERMANY. “ 36 37
- 20. BRANDS PROFILE THE THEIA COLLECTION THE THEIA COLLECTION WAS CREATED TO BRING OUT A WOMAN’S INNER GODDESS THEIA, WHO RULED DURING THE GREEK GOLDEN AGE, INSPIRES THE COLLECTION. HER INCREDIBLE POWER WAS THE GIFT OF LIGHT;ALL THAT SHE GAZED UPON GLITTERED, BECOMING LUMINOUS AND RA- DIANT. SHE IMBUED GOLD AND SILVER WITH THEIR SHINE. SHE GAVE DIAMONDS THEIR FORE AND RUBIES AND EMERALDS THEIR SPARKLE. HER THREE CHIDREN; HELIDS THE SUN, CELENE THE MOON, AND EOS THE DAWN, ALL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT IN TO THE WORLD. THEIA IS FABRICATED WITH THE FINEST EUROPEAN BROCADES, SILKS AND PRINTS, EMBELLISHED WITH CONTURE BEAD- ING AND EMBROIDERIES. EACH PIECE IS METICULOUSLY STITCHED TOGETHER TO CREATE EXQUISITE GOWNS AND COCKTAIL DRESSES THAT FLOW BEAUTIFULLY AROUND THE BODY. THE WOMAN WHO WEARS THEIA WILL BE FILLED WITH CONFIDENCE KNOWING HER DRESS FITS WONDERFULLY, LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, THUS NATURALLY ALLOWING HER INNER GODDESS TO SHINE. TELESTO LARGE SELECTION OF ELEGANT STERLING SILVER JEWEL- RY COMBINED WITH GENUINE SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES AND FRESH WATER PEARLS. FIDELITY FIDELITY PLEDGES ITS UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO THE FINEST FABRICS. BRAND PROUDLY MAKE ENERY GAR- MENT IN THE U.S.A, IN A METICULOUS MANNER, FOR THE ULTIMATE IN FIT. FIDELITY COMMITS TO SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR PREMIUM DENIM WITH EVERY STITCH. BRAND HONOURS THE BLUE JEAN HISTORY AND VOW TO BE ITS IMPETUS FOR INNOVATION. FOUNDED IN 2010 BY CALIFORNIA NA- TIVE AND CURRENT CHICAGO RESIDENT SANDEE ZAHN, SHOSHANNA LEE JEWELRY IS MAKING ITS MARK ON THE FASHION SCENE. SHOSHANNA LEE JEWELRY HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED A DEEP CELEBRITY CLIENT BASE, FEATURED IN A TV SERIES AND CONTINUES TO SECURE ACCOUNTS AT SELECT BOUTIQUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY. SHOS- HANNA LEE’S DESIGNS CONTRAST PRE- CIOUS AND PRIMITIVE, REFLECTING THE DICHOTOMY AND DUALITY THAT EXISTS IN US ALL. SHOSHANNALEE NIALAYAISINSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLEFORITS SIGNATUREBEADSAND TIMELESSAESTHETIC. HANDMADEINLOSANGELES INAWIDESELECTIONOF DIAMONDS,PRECIOUSAND SEMIPRECIOUSSTONES, CRYSTALSANDPRECIOUS METALSSUCHASSILVER,GOLD, TITANIUMAND RHODIUM-PLATING.EACH PIECEISCOLLECTEDBY DESIGNERJANNIKOLEANDER NIALAYA CONSIDER FAMOSO ITALIAN RESTAURANT LOUNGE FOR ALL STYLES OF EVENTS SUCH AS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS, CORPORATE AFFAIRS, HOLIDAY RECEPTIONS, PRODUCT LAUNCHES, BAR MITZVAHS, NETWORKING RECEPTIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. OUR UNIQUE SETTING ENCOMPASSES THE RESTAURANT, LOUNGE, WINE ROOM AND COUTURE ROOM, ALLOWING US TO ACCOMMODATE ANY TYPE OF EVENT FROM INTIMATE DINNER PARTY OF 2, UP TO LARGE RECEPTIONS OF 300 GUESTS. PASSIONATELY CREATINGAND DEVELOPING FOODANDBEVERAGE CONCEPTS SETTE IS ITALIAN FOR SEVEN, THE TRADITIONAL “LUCKY” NUMBER. THE RESTAURANT DESIGN IS COMFORTABLE WITH A TRADITIONAL ITALIAN TONE, AND WITH A GREAT “FEEL AND FLOW.” SETTE OSTERIA IS A DESTINATION PLACE FOR PEOPLE AS WELL AS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE WALKING IN THE AREA TO COME IN AND ENJOY. MENU HAS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON NEAPOLITAN FARE, WITH GOURMET PIZZAS, HOMEMADE PASTAS AND WONDERFUL APPETIZERS. WOOD-BURNING OVENS ARE USED TO COOK THE GOURMET PIZZAS. STARK WHITE FURNITURE, A GLOW- ING AMBER WALL AND THE ORGANIC SHAPES IN A LARGE MOSAIC IN- CREASE THE LIVELY VIBE. SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND WEEKEND BRUNCH, M CAFE ALSO OFFERS AN ANIMATED SPOT FOR A MIDDAY INTERLUDE OR APERITIVO ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. FAMOSORESTAURANT MCAFEBAR SETTEOSTERIA 38 39