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Lyn Devon is a young fashion designer of luxury American sportswear working in New York City.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct: Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|journal=W Magazine|date=December 2008|year=December 2008|pages=134,136}}</ref> Her atelier is in Soho.
Lyn Devon is a young fashion designer of luxury American sportswear working in New York City.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct: Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|journal=W Magazine|date=December 2008|year=December 2008|pages=134,136}}</ref> Her atelier is in Soho.
==Biography==
==Biography==
Lyn was born and raised in New York City. She is a 2002 graduate of Brown University.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Klein|first=Julia M.|title=From Her Pencil to Your Closet|journal=Brown Alumni Magazin e|date=November/December 2008|year=November/December 2008|pages=52-53}}</ref>
Lyn was born and raised in New York City. She is a 2002 graduate of Brown University.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Klein|first=Julia M.|title=From Her Pencil to Your Closet|journal=Brown Alumni Magazin e|date=November/December 2008|year=November/December 2008|pages=52-53}}</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
After graduation, and an internship with Zac Posen,during which time she also studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, Lyn worked for Ralph Lauren as an assistant designer. In 2006 Lyn opened her own business and in Fall 2007 Lyn had her debut runway presentation.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|journal=W Magazine|date=2008|year=2008|month=December|pages=134,136}}</ref> Lyn Devon won the prestigious Fashion Group International Rising Star of the Year Award in 2007. <ref>{{cite news|last=Karimzadeh|first=Marc|title=FGI Honors Young Designers|newspaper=Women's Wear Daily (WWD)|date=January 26, 2007}}</ref> That same year, Lyn's work was included in the Museum at FIT's Arbiters of Style:Women at the Forefront of Fashion exhibit and several of her pieces were taken into their permanent collection.<ref name="DFR: DAILY FASHION">{{cite web|last=Kirschner|first=Marilyn|title=Arbiters of Style|publisher=Lookonline.com|accessdate=May 28,2008}}</ref> In 2008, Lyn was one of ten young designers asked by the Washington Post to design an inaugural gown for Michelle Obama.<ref>{{cite news|last=Givhan|first=Robin|title=Gown & Country:The Next Generation of American Designers Fashion New Looks for a New First Lady|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> In 2009 Lyn won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award for Best Designer in Women's Ready to Wear. <ref>{{cite news|last=Scheidnes|first=Jean|title=Ecco Domani's Award Winners|newspaper=Women's Wear Daily (WWD)|date=January 5, 2009}}</ref> Lyn was also one of 30 designers asked to submit their designs for Kate Middleton's wedding gown.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Princess Bride:Designers Make Suggestions for Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress|newspaper=Women's Wear Daily|date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> Lyn Devon's work has been featured in national and international publications, including Vogue<ref>{{cite journal|last=Santisi|first=Elisa|title=Future Shock|journal=Vogue Magazine|date=February 2011|year=2011|month=February|pages=226}}</ref>, Bazaar<ref>{{cite journal|title=Smart Shopping|journal=Bazaar|date=March 2010|year=2010|pages=194}}</ref>,Town & Country <ref>{{cite journal|last=Reyes|first=Anna C.|title=Fashion & Style: Trends|journal=Town & Country Magazine|date=April 2010|year=2010|pages=60}}</ref> Elle,In-Style<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mistry|first=Meenal|title=New Face/New Designer: Amber Heard Wears Lyn Devon|journal=InStyle Magazine|date=2011|year=2011|month=February|volume=18|issue=No 2|pages=102,103}}</ref>, Women's Wear Daily, W Magazine<ref>{{cite journal|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|journal=W Magazine|date=December 2008|year=2008|month=December|pages=134,136}}</ref>, the Financial Times<ref>{{cite news|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|url=www.wmagazine.com|newspaper=W Magazine|date=December 2008}}</ref>,and online publications such as Style.com, NYMag.com,Elle.com, Vogue.com<ref>{{cite web|last=Berlinger|first=Max|title=Lyn Devon Spring/Summer Ready-To-Wear New York|publisher=Vogue.com|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}</ref>. She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).<ref>{{cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Bill|title=Fall Flings|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 25, 2009}}</ref> She has been compared to Geoffrey Beene.<ref>{{cite web|last=Borrelli-Persson|first=Laird|title=Spring 2010 Ready-To-Wear Lyn Devon|publisher=Style.com/The Online Home of Vogue|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}</ref> She is a classical designer, with a youthful perspective, working in the tradition of luxury American sportswear.<ref>{{cite news|last=Friedman|first=Vanessa|title=On The Road|newspaper=The Financial Times; Life & Arts|date=February 13/February 14, 2010}}</ref>
After graduation, and an internship with Zac Posen,during which time she also studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, Lyn worked for Ralph Lauren as an assistant designer. In 2006 Lyn opened her own business and in Fall 2007 Lyn had her debut runway presentation.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|journal=W Magazine|date=2008|year=2008|month=December|pages=134,136}}</ref> Lyn Devon won the prestigious Fashion Group International Rising Star of the Year Award in 2007. <ref>{{cite news|last=Karimzadeh|first=Marc|title=FGI Honors Young Designers|newspaper=Women's Wear Daily (WWD)|date=January 26, 2007}}</ref> That same year, Lyn's work was included in the Museum at FIT's Arbiters of Style:Women at the Forefront of Fashion exhibit and several of her pieces were taken into their permanent collection.<ref name="DFR: DAILY FASHION">{{cite web|last=Kirschner|first=Marilyn|title=Arbiters of Style|publisher=Lookonline.com|accessdate=May 28,2008}}</ref> In 2008, Lyn was one of ten young designers asked by the Washington Post to design an inaugural gown for Michelle Obama.<ref>{{cite news|last=Givhan|first=Robin|title=Gown & Country:The Next Generation of American Designers Fashion New Looks for a New First Lady|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> In 2009 Lyn won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award for Best Designer in Women's Ready to Wear. <ref>{{cite news|last=Scheidnes|first=Jean|title=Ecco Domani's Award Winners|newspaper=Women's Wear Daily (WWD)|date=January 5, 2009}}</ref> Lyn was also one of 30 designers asked to submit their designs for Kate Middleton's wedding gown.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Princess Bride:Designers Make Suggestions for Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress|newspaper=Women's Wear Daily|date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> Lyn Devon's work has been featured in national and international publications, including Vogue<ref>{{cite journal|last=Santisi|first=Elisa|title=Future Shock|journal=Vogue Magazine|date=February 2011|year=2011|month=February|pages=226}}</ref>, Bazaar<ref>{{cite journal|title=Smart Shopping|journal=Bazaar|date=March 2010|year=2010|pages=194}}</ref>,Town & Country <ref>{{cite journal|last=Reyes|first=Anna C.|title=Fashion & Style: Trends|journal=Town & Country Magazine|date=April 2010|year=2010|pages=60}}</ref> Elle,In-Style<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mistry|first=Meenal|title=New Face/New Designer: Amber Heard Wears Lyn Devon|journal=InStyle Magazine|date=2011|year=2011|month=February|volume=18|issue=No 2|pages=102,103}}</ref>, Women's Wear Daily<ref>{{cite news|title=Wallflower: Shy? Not Lyn Devon; Clean Sweep|accessdate=February 12, 2009|newspaper=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref>, W Magazine<ref>{{cite journal|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|journal=W Magazine|date=December 2008|year=2008|month=December|pages=134,136}}</ref>, the Financial Times<ref>{{cite news|last=Iredale|first=Jessica|title=Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed|url=www.wmagazine.com|newspaper=W Magazine|date=December 2008}}</ref>,and online publications such as Style.com, NYMag.com,Elle.com, Vogue.com<ref>{{cite web|last=Berlinger|first=Max|title=Lyn Devon Spring/Summer Ready-To-Wear New York|publisher=Vogue.com|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}</ref>. She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).<ref>{{cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Bill|title=Fall Flings|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 25, 2009}}</ref> She has been compared to Geoffrey Beene.<ref>{{cite web|last=Borrelli-Persson|first=Laird|title=Spring 2010 Ready-To-Wear Lyn Devon|publisher=Style.com/The Online Home of Vogue|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}</ref> She is a classical designer, with a youthful perspective, working in the tradition of luxury American sportswear.<ref>{{cite news|last=Friedman|first=Vanessa|title=On The Road|newspaper=The Financial Times; Life & Arts|date=February 13/February 14, 2010}}</ref>




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Lyn Devon is a young fashion designer of luxury American sportswear working in New York City.[1] Her atelier is in Soho.

Biography

Lyn was born and raised in New York City. She is a 2002 graduate of Brown University.[2]

Career

After graduation, and an internship with Zac Posen,during which time she also studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, Lyn worked for Ralph Lauren as an assistant designer. In 2006 Lyn opened her own business and in Fall 2007 Lyn had her debut runway presentation.[3] Lyn Devon won the prestigious Fashion Group International Rising Star of the Year Award in 2007. [4] That same year, Lyn's work was included in the Museum at FIT's Arbiters of Style:Women at the Forefront of Fashion exhibit and several of her pieces were taken into their permanent collection.[5] In 2008, Lyn was one of ten young designers asked by the Washington Post to design an inaugural gown for Michelle Obama.[6] In 2009 Lyn won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award for Best Designer in Women's Ready to Wear. [7] Lyn was also one of 30 designers asked to submit their designs for Kate Middleton's wedding gown.[8] Lyn Devon's work has been featured in national and international publications, including Vogue[9], Bazaar[10],Town & Country [11] Elle,In-Style[12], Women's Wear Daily[13], W Magazine[14], the Financial Times[15],and online publications such as Style.com, NYMag.com,Elle.com, Vogue.com[16]. She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).[17] She has been compared to Geoffrey Beene.[18] She is a classical designer, with a youthful perspective, working in the tradition of luxury American sportswear.[19]




Sources

  1. ^ Iredale, Jessica (December 2008). "Fresh Direct: Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed". W Magazine: 134, 136. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ Klein, Julia M. (November/December 2008). "From Her Pencil to Your Closet". Brown Alumni Magazin e: 52–53. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ Iredale, Jessica (2008). "Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed". W Magazine: 134, 136. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ Karimzadeh, Marc (January 26, 2007). "FGI Honors Young Designers". Women's Wear Daily (WWD).
  5. ^ Kirschner, Marilyn. "Arbiters of Style". Lookonline.com. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ Givhan, Robin (December 21, 2008). "Gown & Country:The Next Generation of American Designers Fashion New Looks for a New First Lady". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ Scheidnes, Jean (January 5, 2009). "Ecco Domani's Award Winners". Women's Wear Daily (WWD).
  8. ^ "The Princess Bride:Designers Make Suggestions for Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress". Women's Wear Daily. December 15, 2010.
  9. ^ Santisi, Elisa (February 2011). "Future Shock". Vogue Magazine: 226. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ^ "Smart Shopping". Bazaar: 194. March 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  11. ^ Reyes, Anna C. (April 2010). "Fashion & Style: Trends". Town & Country Magazine: 60.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ^ Mistry, Meenal (2011). "New Face/New Designer: Amber Heard Wears Lyn Devon". InStyle Magazine. 18 (No 2): 102, 103. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. ^ "Wallflower: Shy? Not Lyn Devon; Clean Sweep". Women's Wear Daily. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  14. ^ Iredale, Jessica (December 2008). "Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed". W Magazine: 134, 136. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  15. ^ Iredale, Jessica (December 2008). [www.wmagazine.com "Fresh Direct:Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed"]. W Magazine. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  16. ^ Berlinger, Max. "Lyn Devon Spring/Summer Ready-To-Wear New York". Vogue.com. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  17. ^ Cunningham, Bill (October 25, 2009). "Fall Flings". The New York Times.
  18. ^ Borrelli-Persson, Laird. "Spring 2010 Ready-To-Wear Lyn Devon". Style.com/The Online Home of Vogue. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  19. ^ Friedman, Vanessa (February 13/February 14, 2010). "On The Road". The Financial Times; Life & Arts. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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