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Lyn Devon is a 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], Elle Magazine [11],Town & Country [12] "T" The New York Times Style Magazine [13],In-Style[14], Women's Wear Daily[15], W Magazine[16], People Magazine [17],Real Simple Magazine [18], Boston Magazine [19], the Financial Times[20], The New York Post [21]and online publications such as Style.com [22], NYMag.com [23],Elle.com [24], Vogue.com[25]. She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).[26] Her work has been compared to that of Geoffrey Beene.[27] She is a classical designer, with a youthful perspective, working in the tradition of luxury American sportswear.[28]

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 Magazine: 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. ^ "Lyn Devon". Elle Magazine: 312. September 2010. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ^ Reyes, Anna C. (April 2010). "Fashion & Style: Trends". Town & Country Magazine: 60.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. ^ Ventosa Martin, Melissa. "Women's Fashion Fall 2010". T The New York Times Style Magazine.
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ "Wallflower: Shy? Not Lyn Devon; Clean Sweep". Women's Wear Daily. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ 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)
  17. ^ "Style Watch: Winner's Circle". People Magazine: 98. October 23, 2006. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  18. ^ Wilson, Julee A. (July 2009). "Style That Inspires". Real Simple Magazine: 150, 151. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  19. ^ Giacobbe, Alyssa (September 2007). "Fall Fashion: Business Models: Louis Boston". Boston Magazine: 132, 133. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  20. ^ 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)
  21. ^ "Lyn Devon:A Bauhaus beachside beauty". The New York Post. September 11, 2007.
  22. ^ Leader, Romney. "Fall 2010 Ready-To-Wear: Lyn Devon". Style.com. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  23. ^ "Lyn Devon: Fall 2007 through Spring RTW Shows". nymag.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  24. ^ Cox, Johanna. "Emma Watson+Lyn Devon=A Well-Dressed Freshman Year". Elle.com. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  25. ^ 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)
  26. ^ Cunningham, Bill (October 25, 2009). "Fall Flings". The New York Times.
  27. ^ 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)
  28. ^ 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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