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Ozia
by Gokaldas USA, Inc.
Tease
Tee’s by Linda Meltzer
Started
by former costume designer Linda Meltzer 7 years ago, Teese
Tee’s began building a loyal clientele when Meltzer began wearing
the vintage 70’s T-shirts she had foraged in thrift shops for a
period film she was designing. She began wearing the children’s
vintage tee’s herself, and soon was designing them for the actresses
on the film. The "Baby Tee" was born. Made of top quality
cotton and eased up to fit adults, the Baby Tee premiered at Fred
Segal. Teese Tee’s continuously innovates with designs such
as the Shrunken Polo, Shrunken Dress Shirt, the Sexy Hoody, and
most recently the Hidden Support Fashion Tank. The collection can
be found at Fred Segal and Scoop.
Leonardi
by Teena Leonardi
The colorful background of Teena
Leonardi has been her inspiration for creative expression and
entrepreneurial pursuits. Started in 1999, her background includes
a restaurant owner, chef, Bed & Breakfast proprietor, designing
and constructing clothes for private clientele, TV show wardrober
and textile and fashion designer. Her extensive travel in China
led to her watercolor paintings on silk, which can be seen at fine
art galleries throughout the United States. The paintings became
the inspiration for turning fine art into ready-to-wear. Using her
original artwork as a base, her paintings are digitally reproduced
on silk and silk blends. Leonardi’s collection is print driven with
a year round resort feel.
DeManchi
by Allen Knight Designs
The
DeManchi brand was established in 1996 specializing in men’s fashion
and casual shirts. The men’s line evolved and was embraced as a
full men’s collection in 1998, and can be found in department, chain
and better specialty stores. DeManchi is an internationally
recognized brand renown for it’s unique and contemporary fabrications,
fit and styling and most affectionately referred to by Code magazine
as, "Urbane Sophistication". Spring 2001 will give birth
to the strength and serenity of the newly developed DeManchi young
Women’s collection through the use of comfortably stylish exotic
colors, flirtatious prints and seductive silhouettes. DeManchi has
managed to find it’s niche and accomplish what no one else has today
by bringing hip, affordable young women’s couture, styling and fabrications
to a market hungry for hot fashion at a cool price.
"Pantsworks"
by Melanie Apple
After
schooling in Paris, and an internship in Dior’s swimwear division,
Melanie Apple started a swimwear line sold in the South of
France. Made of a Nylon / Lycra mix, she created a line of swimwear
that turned into eveningwear. Recent moves toward the demand of
her pants lead to a design line called "Pantworks".
This line is all about wonderful novelty stretch fabrics that are
fun and can be worn to the office or out for a night on the town.
Melanie believes in the comfort and success of stretch so much,
she is excited and confident the line will do well. Since 1991,
Melanie has been selling her contemporary collection to high-end
boutiques and specialty retailers.
Orbit
7 Clothing Company by Edie Lee and Nanette Tan
Started
in 1997 as a private label firm by Edie Lee and Nanette
Tan, Orbit 7 Clothing Company is a California based apparel
manufacturing company specializing in contemporary women’s wear
and private labels. The company is committed to bringing to the
public better quality, casual knitwear designed with comfort at
an affordable price. Enhanced by the technology at DuPont, the stretch
Lycra fiber and the garment dyeing process, their unique styling
redefines casual knitwear. The latest design label is "edie.7".
Edie has teamed up color and texture that provides many lifestyle
solutions for the new millennium. Seamless contemporary design with
a missy fit that adapts to a variety of sizes. Truly a line for
all seasons.
Bruno
Duluc by Bruno Duluc
Bruno
Duluc grew up on the French Riviera and Tahiti before emigrating
to the United States, where he graduated with honors in 1985 from
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Duluc cites his French mother
and Grandmother as his big style influence, and while at RISD, was
hired by the late Willie Smith of WillieWear to be his assistant.
In 1987, Duluc started "Theatre", his ultra-hip line that
featured futuristic, wire-based designs, gaining much press. While
freelancing in 1994, he launched a line under his own name. In January
2000, along with Allan Goldenberg, the Bruno Duluc line was
launched.
Bella
Dahl by Kym and Jeff Lubell
Started
in 1999 by the husband and wife designer team Kym and Jeff Lubell,
Bella Dahl revolutionized embellished denim and started a global
trend with their legendary "Tea Pant". By pairing the
unexpected and artfully enhancing choice vintage jeans with unique
combinations of textured fabrics and exotic faux skins, the team
has created an inspired collection of "rich funk" that
expresses high style in down to earth denim. During the 12 short
months since their launch, Bella Dahl has expanded and is
now carried in over 350 leading stores both domestically and internationally,
and hallmark, one-of-a-kind pieces from the Bella Dahl collection
are coveted by radian, creative women throughout the world.
mo&su
by Susan Yim
Susan
Yim brings a young designer, contemporary collection for today’s
fast evolving look. Showing her first collection in 1996, the line
included matte jersey dresses, tops and skirts made in viscose matte
jersey. This became her staple fabric and look. Since then, mo&su
has grown in their design and production areas. mo&su
is ever evolving and changing with the times with one core idea
in mind: designing clean, fresh looks that are timeless. The clothes
are young, sexy and trend driven, but not trendy. The collection
can be found at Barney’s, Nordstrom, Saks, Bloomingdales, Nieman
Marcus and Macy’s.
SUSS
DESIGN by Suss
At 19, she opened her first boutique,
Thanks, in Stockholm, carrying fashion forward lines out
of Italy in the early 80’s. But the real attraction was her novel
hand knits that she constantly worked on in the store. Suss arrived
in New York in the mid 80’s and began creating unique, singular
and symbolic pieces for restaurateurs, musicians, auteurs, and entertainers.
This journey eventually led Suss to Los Angeles, and in the early
90’s, expanded her line to childrenswear. In 1995, Suss Design
opened as a boutique, with the opportunity to design for men, women
and children in a format she developed in New York. The desire from
her customers has always been to have something from Suss’ vision
that expressed life with vibrancy and immediacy, these two elements
are quintessential in her desire to design.
Ozia
by Gokaldas USA, Inc.
Designed by DDC USA, Ozia
debuts Spring 2001. Ozia is a strong, confident collection that
is seductively feminine. Drawing strength from fabrications and
new twists on silhouettes, Ozia is both simplistically modern and
vibrantly rich. The Ozia experience is intelligent, confident and
sexy with an edgy glamour all it’s own. Ozia promises to be a driving
force within the contemporary designer market in the seasons to
come.
