How Tibi Designer Amy Smilovic Transformed her Business by

10 Sep

Nobody would say COVID-19 was a positive experience, but for Tibi designer Amy Smilovic, who celebrates 25 years in business at Recent York Fashion Week on Saturday, it was transformative. During lockdown, Smilovic created a whole philosophy of dressing and being, which she calls “creative pragmatism” (she’s writing a book about it, too), a Tibictionary of her own styling terms to recollect when getting dressed, and have become an Instagram Live star, increasing the brand’s following to greater than 500,000. She’s garnering hundreds of views for her weekly “Style Class,” now in its third season, teaching viewers how one can closet purge, find personal style, and wear their clothes multiple ways; has cultivated customers who count, and increased her gross profit by...

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7 Sep

Recent York Spring 2023 Designer Inspirations: Part One

by Beautifaire101

Fashion, Featured

More so than January, September is basically the month for a fresh start. It's the start of a recent academic term, for one, and just as students filter back into town’s schoolhouses, so too the style industry reconvenes from summer vacation to study-up on the spring collections. Luckily, ahead of the primary day of Recent York Fashion Week on Friday, the designers provided WWD a cheat sheet into what lies ahead. So sharpen a number of pencils and prepare to take notes. Amy Smilovic actually did. Before she and her Tibi team sketch or drape recent pieces, they like to put in writing them out on paper — a step within the design process that will have contributed to the...

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3 Sep

Suburban Chicago dressmaker featured on Amazon's 'Making the Cut'

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Fashion

A dressmaker who grew up within the north suburbs is making the cut. Gabriella Meyer began her business here in Chicago, Designs for Celebrities. And starting Friday, we will watch her compete on Making the Cut on Amazon. Subscribe to FOX 32 Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/fox32chicago?sub_confirmation=1 Watch FOX 32 Chicago Live: https://www.fox32chicago.com/live FOX 32 Chicago delivers breaking news, live events, investigations, politics, entertainment, business news and native stories from Chicago and across the nation. Watch more FOX 32 Chicago on YouTube: FOX 32 Headlines: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2-nR6U1joOT92lWD_QLYoNijiDo9uYaP Good Day Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2-nR6U1joORm02SSjflpEVzL0ydEqeFu Special reports and stories: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2-nR6U1joOTGGgDx9B31HcT9IM60Al0- Download the FOX 32 Chicago News app: https://fox32chicago.onelink.me/KNQ9?pid=social&c=youtube&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox32chicago.com%2Fapps Download the FOX 32 Chicago Weather app: https://www.fox32chicago.com/apps Follow FOX 32 Chicago on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fox32Chicago/ Follow FOX 32 Chicago on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fox32news/ Follow FOX 32 Chicago on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fox32chicago/ Subscribe to the FOX...

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29 Aug

Nordstrom Debuts Designer Ad Campaign

by Beautifaire101

Fashion

POWERING BACK UP: While Recent York City is attempting to rev up business, welcome back office staff and renew the style scene for fall, Nordstrom has used Manhattan because the backdrop for its women’s fall designer campaign. Recent Yorkers and tourists alike will recognize such landmarks as Central Park and The Carlyle Hotel (complete with a beaming doorman.) Models Joan Smalls and Shalom Harlow have starring roles within the citified images, too, sporting a myriad of fall styles. Their covetable and pulled-together ensembles weren’t just chosen to encourage some fall shopping. One other takeaway is that it's time to ditch the sweatpants and begin dressing up again, after two years of postponed, scrapped and downsized events, outings and celebrations. Think tailored...

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