Jeffrey Dodd was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. His early career in visual merchandising at Ralph Lauren inspired his move to New York, where he received a BFA in fashion design from Pratt Institute. Soon after graduation, Dodd joined the Rachel Zoe design team, where he was instrumental in launching her fashion line. InContinue reading “Critics 2022 – Jeffrey Dodd”
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Critics 2022 – Keith Lissner
Keith Lissner is executive vice president of design at Vera Wang, where he oversees the design and creation of the bridal, ready-to-wear, and licensed apparel collections with Vera. Prior to his role at Vera Wang, Keith was the owner and founder of his own eponymous ready-to-wear brand and worked as a designer for Ralph Lauren.
Critics 2022 – Stacey Tester
With a career spanning over 20 years, Stacey Tester is highly regarded as a knitwear designer and creative consultant and counts luxury brands such as Coach, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, tse Cashmere, Richard Chai, Tom Scott, and Cloak among her collaborators. In November 2019, Stacey joined Coach and now holds the position of senior directorContinue reading “Critics 2022 – Stacey Tester”
Critics 2022 – Mary Ping
Mary Ping is a New York-based designer with an art background from Vassar College. In 2001, she launched her eponymous collection, and her conceptual line, Slow and Steady Wins the Race, followed in 2002. She is a winner of the 2017 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Award, the Ecco Domani Award, and UPS Future ofContinue reading “Critics 2022 – Mary Ping”
Critics 2022 – Sally Lapointe
NAME IS SALLY LAPOINTE. AS A VISUAL ARTIST, I CREATE TO EMPOWER.I AM UNAPOLOGETIC IN MY BELIEF OF INDIVIDUALITY.I AM NOT CONCERNED WITH THE STATUS QUO OR THE NEED TO CONFORM.AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO MAKE A STATEMENT.OWN WHO YOU ARE.