Fashion’s Night Out: Tibi
August 27, 2009 by John Simon Daily
Filed under FASHION, FEATURED
Join Tibi for Fashion’s Night Out, on Thursday, September 10. Tibi is joining several stores around New York City in an effort to promote fashion and shopping. All customers who spend $1000 will receive 2 tickets to their Read more
On Location: Tibi Fall 2009 Fashion Show
March 10, 2009 by John Simon
Filed under FASHION, FEATURED
A few weeks ago we brought you an exclusive interview with Tibi designer and creator Amy Smilovic. This fashion week season we were invited to the runway presentation of the Fall 2009 line.
The quote by Amy Smilovic at the top of the Tibi itinerary read “Fall is about a light hearted moodiness influenced by the Russian fairytale “The Tale Of The Firebird.” Okay, so we’ll see some Russian influenced clothes this evening! This should be interesting. Based on her previous fall line, which I LOVED, I was excited to see what she had to present.
I was a bit disappointed at the overall fall line. There were a few stand out pieces, but the rest of the line was a bit simple-dull. The Russian influence translated in the ever-present black pieces and fur hats and gloves. There were ruffles, boxy pieces and she brought back paisley, which has to be colored a certain way for me to like it and this was not the case- damn those Russians! My favorite out of the simpler designs though was the Yelena Bustier Jumpsuit- a dark purple bustier, high-waisted black, loose, ankle tight pants. Simple, chic, nice! Read more
Exclusive: JSD Interviews Amy Smilovic (Tibi)
February 10, 2009 by John Simon
Filed under FASHION, FEATURED
American designer Amy Smilovic held two successful careers at American Express in Manhattan and Ogilvy & Mather advertising, before her transition as founder and fashion designer of Tibi. Soon after moving to Hong Kong in 1997, Smilovic began designing a line of shabby chic dresses based on her inspirations while traveling abroad. The Tibi brand is known as one of the hottest contemporary lines and has a well established international presence at high-end boutiques around the world.
Amy is currently prepping Tibi for it’s Fall 2009 Runway Presentation at Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. She took time out of her busy schedule to sit down with JohnSimonDaily.com for an exclusive interview, where she gave us exclusive details of what we can expect to see this season and much more.
JSD: What are your influences for the Fall 2009 collection and what makes it differ from previous seasons?/ What can we expect to see February, 17th? What fabrics were used? Read more
