ZAMRIE: Ashley Zygmunt's Emerging Fashion Label

Join us on June 25th...

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RSVP for free entry! Hope to see you there!

How to wear the Kali Tank...

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Our Kali Tank is perfect to wear ANYWHERE! And now we show you how... take a look!

Check out Cece & Melinda wearing ZAMRIE's best-selling Wesley Tunic on FOX and CBS!

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The lineup...

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Hi everyone! Don't forget to visit us today from 5-9pm at 233 W Huron in River North for StyleChicago's Fashion Chicago 2010 event featuring ZAMRIE and other talented local designers.

On Saturday, we will be at the Park Hyatt from 2-6pm for Cece & Melinda's Shop IN Chicago event where entry is free, just RSVP! Merchandise is flying off the racks, hope to see you there!

Enjoy today's Chicago Reader blog about designer Ashley Zygmunt and her plans for fall 2010!

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http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2010/03/12/ashley-zygmunts-next-step

Spring Forward with Jimmy Insulin

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Join ZAMRIE as we support Jimmy Insulin, a nonprofit that offers 1 on 1 diabetes support, Tuesday, March 2nd from 5-8 pm at Bull & Bear! Enjoy a silent auction, complimentary drinks, and 1/2 priced appetizers from 5-7. Visithttp://springforwardwithji.eventbrite.com to purchase $25 pre-sale tickets, $35 at the door.

This Wednesday Feb. 10th...

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Join Zamrie from 6-8 pm at Red Canary on Milwaukee for a Valentine's Day Shopping Event! Big Love Little Hearts is the charity sponsoring this event hosted by The Fashion Journal and Beauty and the Bottle. For a $10 suggested donation, there will be 10-20 tables of vendors, a jazz singer, goody bags, and a silent auction. Zamrie will be there with our top-selling pieces so come out and join us, especially if you're looking for a flirty new outfit to wear for your honey on Valentine's Day!!

Ashley in the studio hard at work on Fall 2010!

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Check out this video from Fashion Focus Chicago featuring Ashley Zygmunt!

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http://www.springcreative.tv/samples/sample_macys.php

Here are some outtakes from our Spring 2010 photo shoot. Enjoy!

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Shop IN Chicago @ The Drake

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Hi everyone! We hope that you will be joining us tomorrow (December 2nd) for Cece & Melinda's exclusive shopping event "Shop IN Chicago" at the Drake Hotel. We are a featured designer among many others and there is no cost to attend!

The Clothes Whore

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Check out ZAMRIE on Jenna Burkett's blog: The Clothes Whore

www.theclotheswhore.com

Don't forget about the upcoming trunks shows this weekend! See dates to the right.

Our website has launched!

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Check it out at www. zamrie.com

Enjoy!

Ashley's feature at Totem boutique in Hinsdale was a success!

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Check out the article at:

http://secondcitystyle.typepad.com/second_city_style/2009/10/chicago-events-fall-fashions-featured-at-hip-hinsdale-boutique-totem-.html

Fashion Focus 2009!

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Check out this video from the Macy's Fashion Show during Fashion Focus Chicago 2009! Designs from the Zamrie collection start at 2:48!

http://vimeo.com/7231348

Check out Ashley in this week's Chicago Tribune!

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Macy's presents the Designers of Chicago

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This Thursday October 22, Ashley Zygmunt will present her collection during Fashion Focus Chicago at the Macy's show in Millennium Park, along with the other 2009 Chicago Fashion Incubator Designers-in-Residence! We are very excited and hope to see you there!!

LAUNCH PARTY SUCCESS!

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Check out Ashley with the Zamrie models before the show!

VOTE!

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Hi everyone! Please go to the link below to vote for our model, Jackie, to win the "Mario, Make Me A Model" Competition!

http://www.mariomakemeamodel.com/

GOOD LUCK, JACKIE!

LAUNCH PARTY!

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Join us for our LAUNCH PARTY Thursday September 17th! Click link below to view the invitation! See you soon!

http://www.enjoyplatinum.com/zamrie/

Congrats to our model, Jackie, for being a finalist in Mario Tricoci's "Make Me A Model" Contest!

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Check us out on YouTube!

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More info on the Incubator...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRit3QqUTPA

First look!

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Here's a sneak peek at one of our Spring looks! Get ready for our launch party in September that we've been hard at work planning! PS Our model Jackie is one of the semi-finalists in the Mario Tricoci Make Me A Model Search! And thanks again to Paul Miller, our photographer!

Model Search!

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We are looking for female models to showcase our Spring 2010 collection during our LAUNCH PARTY! This is going to be a very exciting event with lots of magazine editors, boutique owners, buyers, and other fashion insiders. Great opportunity for girls looking to expand their portfolio, get experience, and meet great people. Ideal measurements would be 34-26-36.5 and around 6'. Please contact us if you are interested... we would love to meet you!

Mario, Make Me A Model...

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Aspiring model? Be discovered! Mario Tricoci Hair Salons & Day Spas are hosting Model Calls. Win the opportunity to walk in the Macy's show during Chicago Fashion Focus! Visit: www.mariomakemeamodel.com

Attend a clothing drive hosted by the CFI's Anna Hovet!

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Meet the Designer! Get to know Ashley in this fun interview...

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Tommy Hilfiger Visits the Incubator!

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City of Chicago/ Patrick L. Pyszka (Ashley Zygmunt at the far left)

MAYOR DALEY AND MACY’S ANNOUNCE TOMMY HILFIGER

AS MASTER DESIGNER FOR CHICAGO FASHION INCUBATOR

5^th Annual Fashion Focus Chicago 2009 to be held October 22-25

Mayor Richard M. Daley and Macy’s announced the appointment of Tommy Hilfiger as Master Designer for The Chicago Fashion Incubator at Macy’s on State Street.

The Chicago Fashion Incubator, a joint venture of the City and Macy’s established in 2008, annually provides six emerging Chicago-based designers with the resources -- including workspace, curriculum and mentoring -- to launch their careers in fashion.

Hilfiger’s participation was part of the larger announcement that Fashion Focus Chicago, a four-day celebration of Chicago’s thriving fashion industry, returns for a fifth year from Thursday, October 22 through Sunday, October 25. Fashion Focus Chicago showcases some of the city’s top designers and features runway shows in Millennium Park, shopping events, student designer events, and industry seminars.

“Fashion Focus Chicago has established itself as a wonderful way to support the city’s fashion community, highlight the talented artists who live and work here and draw people to the neighborhood shops that sell fashions by local designers,” Daley said in a news conference held at Macy’s, 111 N. State St.

“The Incubator designers are lucky that such a major figure in the design world as Tommy Hilfiger is willing to share his knowledge and experience with them,” he said.

As part of Mr. Hilfiger’s official role, he will serve as a mentor to the designers throughout their year of learning the fashion business. As an internationally acclaimed designer, he will be able to discuss key issues and offer concrete advice to the designers.

“With over 20 years in the fashion industry, I fully appreciate the significance of this program and its contribution to the growth and development of designers at a crucial stage in their careers,” said Tommy Hilfiger, Principal Designer, the Tommy Hilfiger Group. “I am honored to be involved in this project and look forward to sharing my experience in the fashion industry with these designers.”

"Fashion is a fiercely competitive business, and through the Incubator, we enhance the opportunity for Chicago designers to succeed by nurturing and encouraging them,” said Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Macy's, Inc. “Macy's has a long history of supporting the City of Chicago’s Fashion Focus initiative and we are happy that through our relationship with Tommy Hilfiger we are able to engage him as Master Designer."

Highlights for this year’s Fashion Focus Chicago include three headlining runway shows on Chase Promenade North in Chicago’s world-renowned Millennium Park and three independent designer runway shows at various locations across the city.

The Millennium Park runway show line up includes Macy’s Designers of Chicago, Dress Code: The Chicago Design Schools Show, and Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion. The independent designer runway shows feature the lines of Michael Allen Stein, Organik Revolution, and Horacio Nieto.

New this year is a partnership with Nolcha, a leading organization in promoting independent and emerging fashion talent from around the globe. Nolcha will be holding an Independent Retail Week in Chicago October 19 - 25 that will offer in-store events, sales, and luxe beauty treatments.

Rounding out this year’s event are Fashion Focus-inspired Girlfriend Getaway shopping packages. Fashion Focus Chicago has partnered with theWit, The James, and the Essex Inn hotels to offer visitors an immersion in the Chicago fashion scene. The packages will include boutique excursions, signature cocktails, in-hotel events, reserved fashion show seats and VIP access, shuttle service and customized fashion itineraries.

Daley pointed out that the contribution the fashion industry makes to improving the quality of life in Chicago has never been more important than right now, as the nation faces such difficult economic times.

“I know this has been a very difficult year for designers, retailers and many others in this industry. Many are struggling simply to keep their business doors open.

But we also recognize that these times set the stage for opportunity,” the mayor said.

“As we re-focus our efforts to help people meet economic challenges, we lay plans to create our future. Fashion Focus 2009 builds on the successes of the past five years and moves us closer to our goal of helping this industry reach its maximum potential in our city,” he said.

Fashion Focus programming is presented by the City of Chicago in partnership with Macy’s,

Gen Art Chicago, the Apparel Industry Board, Inc., Chicago Fashion Foundation, Columbia College Chicago, The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago, the International Academy of Design and Technology, the School of the Art Institute and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.

Chicago boasts more than 400 designers and 375 independent fashion boutiques. For more information, visit www.chicagofashionresource.com.

Interview with Ashley!

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Q: How did you get started in fashion?

A: In high school I took a patternmaking class at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in their early college program, testing the waters of fashion. I loved it and ending up applying to big ten schools with fashion programs so that my passion could become a career.

Q: Who is the target customer for Zamrie?

A: Specifically, women in their thirties and forties that are career and family oriented. It is this lifestyle that demands a versatile closet with timeless classics that each woman can individually mix and match for years to come.

Q: How did you get involved with the Chicago Fashion Incubator (CFI)?

A: I was actually living in NYC and really missed home, so I Googled: “Chicago Fashion.” As soon as I came across the application for the Incubator, my heart dropped. I knew I had to make it happen. Funny thing is… I found the application on Sunday and it was due on Friday. I didn’t sleep for a week straight so that I could get the application in on time. Two weeks after my interview they called to offer me one of the six invitations.

Q: What were you doing in New York?

A: After completing internships with high-fashion designers Zac Posen and Peter Som, I wanted to experience the corporate world of design and freelanced for Li and Fung USA. There, I helped with Norma Kamali for Wal-Mart, Just My Size, and White Stag Fast Fashion.

Q: Can you tell us what inspired your Spring 2010 collection?

A: I always find inspiration in traveling. I find it very important as a designer to understand other cultures and ways of life. As a college student, I studied abroad at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University. My Spring 2010 collection was heavily influenced by the eastern tradition I experienced in China, fused with a more modern, western dynamic.

Q: What are your long-term goals for Zamrie?

A: My dream is to build an empire. I want to make women feel confident in my designs so that they keep coming back for more. I hope that one day Zamrie will also reach men, and a world beyond the fashion community through partnerships with individuals from other creative fields.

If you're in the Chicagoland area...

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Come to the 7th Floor of Macy's and check out some of Ashley's work, along with the other Fashion Incubator members and local Chicago designers through August 23rd! Let us know when you plan on stopping by and you might get a private tour of the Incubator with Ashley!

Welcome!

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My name is Ashley Zygmunt and I am the head designer of Zamrie. I am so excited to introduce everyone to the collection of contemporary womenswear that I have been working on for months. Set to debut in Spring 2010, Zamrie infuses alluring details into each garment so that practicality and high style can directly coexist. Check out our Facebook page and become a fan! Thanks for all your support!

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A sneak peak at our photoshoot for Zamrie's Spring 2010 looks!