Lyn Devon
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Lyn Devon is a fashion designer of luxury American sportswear working in New York City
. Her atelier is in Soho
.
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, during which time she also studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, Devon worked for Ralph Lauren
as an assistant designer. In 2006 Devon opened her own business and in Fall 2007 Devon had her debut runway presentation. Devon won the prestigious Fashion Group International Rising Star of the Year Award in 2007. That same year, Devon's work was included in the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
's Arbiters of Style:Women at the Forefront of Fashion exhibit and several of her pieces were taken into their permanent collection. In 2008, Devon was one of ten young designers asked by The Washington Post
to design an inaugural gown for Michelle Obama
. In 2009 Devon won the Ecco Domani
Fashion Foundation Award for Best Designer in Women's Ready to Wear. Devon was also one of 30 designers asked to submit their designs for Catherine Middleton's wedding gown. Devon's work has been featured in national and international publications, including Vogue
, Harper's Bazaar
, Elle
,Town & Country
, T (The New York Times
Style Magazine),InStyle, Women's Wear Daily
, W
magazine, People
,Real Simple
magazine, Boston magazine, the Financial Times
, the New York Post
, and online publications including Style.com, NYMag.com,Elle.com, Vogue.com. She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America
(CFDA). Her work has been compared to that of the late Geoffrey Beene
. She is a classical designer, with a youthful perspective, working in the tradition of luxury American sportswear.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Her atelier is in Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
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Biography
Devon was born and raised in New York City. She is a 2002 graduate of Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
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Career
After graduation, and an internship with Zac PosenZac Posen
- Early life :Posen was raised in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan, the son of artist Stephen Posen and corporate lawyer Susan Posen. His interest in fashion design started early, and as a child he would steal yarmulkes from his grandparents' synagogue to make ball dresses for dolls...
, during which time she also studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, Devon worked for Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
as an assistant designer. In 2006 Devon opened her own business and in Fall 2007 Devon had her debut runway presentation. Devon won the prestigious Fashion Group International Rising Star of the Year Award in 2007. That same year, Devon's work was included in the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology, generally known as FIT, is a State University of New York college of art, business, design, and technology connected to the fashion industry, with an urban campus located on West 27th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of...
's Arbiters of Style:Women at the Forefront of Fashion exhibit and several of her pieces were taken into their permanent collection. In 2008, Devon was one of ten young designers asked by The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
to design an inaugural gown for Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States...
. In 2009 Devon won the Ecco Domani
Ecco Domani
Ecco Domani is the brand of an Italian wine company selling in the United States, Canada, and Northern Europe, with marketing and distribution by E & J Gallo Winery.It was founded in 1996 and is led by Fabrizio Gatto...
Fashion Foundation Award for Best Designer in Women's Ready to Wear. Devon was also one of 30 designers asked to submit their designs for Catherine Middleton's wedding gown. Devon's work has been featured in national and international publications, including Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
, Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
,Town & Country
Town & Country (magazine)
Town & Country, formerly the Home Journal and The National Press, is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States.-Early history:...
, T (The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
Style Magazine),InStyle, Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion." WWD delivers information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the fashion, beauty and retail industries with a readership composed largely of retailers, designers, manufacturers,...
, W
W (magazine)
W is a monthly American fashion magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, who purchased original owner Fairchild Publications in 1999. It was created in 1971 by the publisher of sister magazine Woman's Wear Daily, James Brady. The magazine is an oversize format – ten inches wide and...
magazine, People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
,Real Simple
Real Simple
Real Simple is a monthly women's interest magazine published by Time Inc.. Real Simple, which was launched by Time in 2000, features articles and information related to homekeeping, childcare, cooking and emotional wellbeing. Real Simple is distinguished by its clean, uncluttered style of layout...
magazine, Boston magazine, the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
, and online publications including Style.com, NYMag.com,Elle.com, Vogue.com. She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America
Council of Fashion Designers of America
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. is a not-for-profit trade association of over 350 of America’s foremost fashion and accessory designers. As of 2009, Diane von Fürstenberg is the group's President and Steven Kolb is the Executive Director...
(CFDA). Her work has been compared to that of the late Geoffrey Beene
Geoffrey Beene
Geoffrey Beene was an American fashion designer.Beene was born in Haynesville, Louisiana. He studied medicine at Tulane University, but dropped out in 1946, after three years. He moved to New York in 1947 to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion...
. She is a classical designer, with a youthful perspective, working in the tradition of luxury American sportswear.