Soon after, she bought $20,000 in fabric with her American Express card, pitched designs to Saks Fifth Avenue and Kleinfeld, and received an order for thirty dresses. (wikipedia.org)
Kaufmann's was the last store standing in a parade of retailers that left town, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Joseph Horne's, Gimbels, Lazarus and Lord & Taylor, with the last two sticking around for a few minutes, or so it seemed. (post-gazette.com)
Retailers1
Her designs are carried in more than 150 retailers around the world. (wikipedia.org)
Bridal4
Reem Acra (Arabic: ريم عكرا) is a fashion designer born in Beirut, Lebanon, known for her eponymous bridal gown line and her ready-to-wear collection. (wikipedia.org)
Acra started her company in 1997 as a bridal line, after designing a dress for a friend's wedding in three weeks, on a bet that if she could meet the deadline, her friend, would go through with the wedding, set in Paris at the Hôtel de Crillon. (wikipedia.org)
A table was fashioned from blocks of resin that contain delicate pieces of sequin-embroidered lace that Acra used in her first bridal designs, an idea inspired by her father's collection of amber. (wikipedia.org)
We are a custom jewelry manufacturing company that specializes in bridal and high-end custom designs. (endicott.edu)
Photograph1
Acra took a photograph of the dress and distributed it to the media, including The New York Times, which published the photograph. (wikipedia.org)
Left2
Acra left Beirut in 1983, relocating to New York City, during the peak of the Lebanese Civil War. (wikipedia.org)
At the age of 25 she was overseeing a $30 million project, but left after seven years to start her own line in New York. (wikipedia.org)
Company2
The company also specializes in repairs, antique restoration, and re-designing old pieces into new modern designs. (endicott.edu)
This collection contains scrapbooks and company records related to the Lord and Taylor department stores, primarily focused on the original stores in New York City. (fitnyc.edu)
City4
Building Bridges award (October 2014) from Bridges of Understanding Member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Member of the Dubai Design and Fashion Council since its creation Ellis Island award Acra's home in New York City is a 3,200-square-foot loft in the Garment District, Manhattan. (wikipedia.org)
In addition to her New York City loft, Acra bought and renovated a 2,400-square-foot apartment in the husk of a bombed-out, 19th-century building in Saifi Village near downtown Beirut. (wikipedia.org)
Sarah Michiko Designs is a trendsetting Ecom Jewelry Shop out of New York City, offering first-rate products and exceptional customer service to shoppers from the comfort of their own homes. (endicott.edu)
The scrapbook series consists of unbound pages of newspaper and magazine clippings of Lord and Taylor stores in New York City and the greater New York Area. (fitnyc.edu)
Fashion3
In 1986, she graduated magna cum laude from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and won the Fashion Design Department's award for her year. (wikipedia.org)
After her studies at ESMOD in Paris, Acra took mainstream fashion design positions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. (wikipedia.org)
Fashion sketches in pencil, marker, or watercolor on paper represent designs available from department stores and miscellaneous designers. (fitnyc.edu)
Associates1
Feature stories on homes designed by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy Design Associates, Peter Dunham, Richard Hallberg and Daniel Cuevas. (clippings.me)
Idea2
A table was fashioned from blocks of resin that contain delicate pieces of sequin-embroidered lace that Acra used in her first bridal designs, an idea inspired by her father's collection of amber. (wikipedia.org)
The 6,500-square-foot Bel-Air house was purchased for the Reagans by a group of their friends and political supporters, who formed Wall Management Services Inc. to buy the home in April, 1986, with the idea of eventually selling it to the President and his wife. (lossitiosdeastorga.com)
Commercial2
The firm was founded by David McWilliams and specializes in commercial interiors and retail construction. (architectsnewyork.org)
A gracious sense of hospitality was what we wanted to convey upon entering 5th Avenue with the vestibule acting as a transitional space between the busy commercial street and the serenity of the residential interior inside. (atelierdesignny.com)
Blocks1
Walking into Big Lots on Vine Street, just blocks from the swank interiors he created for the restaurant Katsuya and the nightclub S Bar, Philippe Starck appears a bit wary. (clippings.me)
Years3
At the age of 25 she was overseeing a $30 million project, but left after seven years to start her own line in New York. (wikipedia.org)
Acra worked as a luxury interior designer for three years before starting her own line. (wikipedia.org)
Shawmut Design and Construction is a leading construction manager in New York for 30 years. (architectsnewyork.org)
Book3
Her first design book, Interior Visions, a look at designer showcase houses published in 1988, quickly became a best seller. (westchestermagazine.com)
But it was the book she published a decade later, A Room of Her Own: Women's Personal Spaces, that prompted a personal phone call from Oprah-and a subsequent two-year gig as her show's first design correspondent. (westchestermagazine.com)
His latest book, "An Eames Anthology," is a compilation of material from 1941 to 1986. (clippings.me)
Acra took a photograph of the dress and distributed it to the media, including The New York Times, which published the photograph. (wikipedia.org)
Modern3
After a decade working for Pierre Cardin, Yovanovitch has established himself as a modern master of spatial composition, design history, and custom furniture with a keen eye for materials and color. (clippings.me)
She shared some behind-the-scenes design intel with me, and provided insight into this modern fashion retailer's strong interior vision. (atelierdesignny.com)
Be inspired and get some great ideas from the stores, where the au courant interiors and hand-picked mix provides something modern and very now. (atelierdesignny.com)
History1
Additional licensing agreements-with Mohawk Home and Austin Candles-followed in 2002, and, in 2004, the Chris Madden for JCPenney Home collection debuted in that mass retailer's 1,000-plus stores, catalog, and website, becoming the largest and most successful home-furnishings launch in JCPenney's 100-plus-year history. (westchestermagazine.com)
Style1
In three words, how would you describe the design style of CM stores? (atelierdesignny.com)
Corporation1
Holt Construction Corporation is a full-service construction firm offering general contracting, construction management, and design-build services. (architectsnewyork.org)
Firm1
Aside from new construction and additions, the firm also specializes in conversions, renovations, and interior construction across multiple sectors. (architectsnewyork.org)
Words1
Charles and Ray Eames "were as careful with their words as they were with their designs," says author and scholar Daniel Ostroff. (clippings.me)