Taymour Tag

Fashion designers Willy Chavarria and Hillary Taymour took the stage Monday night during a panel discussion hosted by Marist College’s fashion program where they discussed the state of the style industry and staying true to their missions. Moderated by The Recent York Times fashion director and chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman and Marist College’s director of fashion program John Bartlett, the designers spoke to a room of alumni and students, giving insight into their very own businesses and the way they’ve navigated the style industry. “In 2009, I used to be really lucky to start out a business in fashion school and it took off naturally,” said Taymour, who's the creative director of fashion label Collina Strada. “I’m still lucky for it...