User:Andieblive/sandbox

Tibi (fashion brand)

Tibi is an American fashion brand, founded by Amy Smilovic in 1997 while living in Hong Kong. Tibi began with a small collection contemporary dresses inspired by Amy's international travels. Tibi now produces eleven women's wear collections per year and a full line of women's shoes. Tibi is showcased in the tents of Lincoln Center each season during New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

Tibi is currently based in New York City.

Amy Smilovic (designer and founder)
Amy Smilovic (of St. Simons, Georgia) graduated from the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia. She began her career in advertising at Ogilvy and Mather and then held a marketing position at American Express in New York City. In 1997 Amy relocated to Asia with her husband and founded Tibi.

Two years into the business, Amy was joined by her husband Frank Smilovic, now President of the company. Before assuming this role, Frank was Senior Vice President of Gateway’s Japan, Asia and Australia operations. Prior to Gateway, Frank was with American Express for over 25 years.

Tibi Stores
September 2006 marked the opening of the first Tibi retail boutique in New York. The 2,200 square foot space, designed by Steve Blatz and Antonio Saracino, is located in SoHo at 120 Wooster Street and has received architectural acclaim in notable publications such as Interior Design Magazine.

Tibi is now found in over 600 specialty stores and department stores worldwide including Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Net-a-Porter, Shopbop, Harvey Nichols, Harrods and Selfridges. Additionally, a licensing deal out of Tokyo, Japan has resulted in the opening of 15 stores.