Tracy Negoshian
Tracy Negoshian | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1981 |
| Nationality (legal) | American |
| Education | University of South Florida |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Label(s) | Tracy Negoshian, Inc. |
Tracy Negoshian (born October 20, 1981) is a designer of women's clothing. She is a native of Zephyrhills, Florida.[1]
History
As a teenager, Tracy Negoshian became a champion scholastic golfer.[2] She studied at University of South Florida.
It was in college that she recognized that she had a talent for clothing design. She would modify team jerseys, add flair and then sport her “new” apparel to games and events.[1]
After college in 2004, Negoshian moved to Palm Beach, Florida.[1][3] She canvassed many of the local businesses (and all of the high-end retail stores on Worth Avenue)[1][3] in search of an opportunity. She was ultimately hired by Saks Fifth Avenue to be an assistant in their Designer Salon.[3]
In 2007, while attending the National Championship football game, she saw women wearing fan apparel that reminded her of her college days and how she would alter jerseys into fashionable garments.[3] Negoshian recognized a market opportunity for garments like these.
She expanded on the concept that she could make college game day apparel trendy, fun and multi-purpose.[1][3] She created My Team Boutique and began designing garments along the likes of some of the more popular colleges in the Southeastern United States.
Negoshian decided after a successful launch with My Team Boutique that a three-month season was not substantial and that she needed to explore options for a multi-line approach.[3] In 2009, she launched Tracy Negoshian, Inc.
Clothing line
Her early inspirations included designers Diane Von Furstenberg and Emilio Pucci.[3]
Her garments are often compared to the likes of Tory Burch, Lilly Pulitzer, Nanette Lepore and Trina Turk.[3]
Tracy opened her first flagship TRACY NEGOSHIAN store October 2013 in Naples on 5th Avenue. [4] By January 2014, over 500 boutiques in the U.S. and Puerto Rico carried the Tracy Negoshian brand.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Pasco designer fills a niche with sports-themed clothes for women", St. Petersburg Times Wire, October 2, 2008.
- ^ http://www.fivay.org/zhs/zhs9.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mom-Style-Monday", By Erin Carroll, Blue-Eyed Bride.com, May 10, 2010.
- ^ "Fashion designer Tracy Negoshian gains national attention", By Katherine Snow Smith, Tampa Bay Times, January 14, 2014.
External links
- Tracy Negoshian, Inc. Company Website
- American fashion businesspeople
- American fashion designers
- People from St. Petersburg, Florida
- University of South Florida alumni
- American women in business
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Zephyrhills, Florida
- People from Palm Beach, Florida
- Businesspeople from Florida
- 21st-century American businesspeople