These two have a long history, having first met in high school at a robot wars competition and then again during army training. For outsiders, their plan looked horribly reckless, but to me it illustrated what I like in a team. Specialists Tori "Gridlock" Fairous and Max "Mozzie" Goose caught my attention after the Esperance Bushfire Operation when their daring feat to rescue trapped firefighters earned them a medal. She has been offered lead positions but has repeatedly turned them down. This unique skill set made her an essential recruit into the SASR Mobility Platoon.įairous was awarded the National Emergency Medal for her part in saving firefighters. After graduating from university she chose the Army branch of the Australian Defense Force, where she honed her mechanical prowess.įairous also has expertise in a range of weapons, intelligence gathering and close protection duties, and has the ability to adapt to unexpected situations and remain calm in dangerous situations. Her mechanic background was heavily influenced by her father, a military aircraft mechanic.įairous joined the Australian Army Reserves to further develop her mechanical engineering skills and to have access to the best equipment. From an early age Fairous worked with engines and competed in robot championships. While they might not be looking to add a new shop to the floor that will soon be converted into a grand beauty department as part of a top-to-bottom store renovation, the development at Bergdorf's suggest that we might see Urban Zen grow a bit more to fill the inevitable void left by the end of the original Donna Karan label with new Donna Karan-designed merchandise.The eldest of five, Fairous has demonstrated leadership potential throughout her life. Saks Fifth Avenue also has a Donna Karan shop on the second floor that, as of last week, was still offering what was left of the final collection. It was where she launched her own label, and her personal appearances at seasonal trunk shows were known to cause mob scenes that nearly gridlocked the entire floor.īergdorf's won t be the only store left with a gap in its offerings.
Given one of the designer's longtime pet peeves that has returned to the fashion conversation, you can also expect the merchandise to be sold in-season with winter clothes in the winter and summer clothes in the summer.ĭonna Karan has always had a special relationship with Bergdorf Goodman. Don't be surprised to see Urban Zen's home accessories and other items in the shops well.
Karan's fans who are unfamiliar with the label will be comforted to find that the apparel offerings, limited though they may be, basically look like classic Donna Karan designs including draped jersey dresses, roomy cashmere sweaters and leather accent pieces as seen in the image above from the current offerings. So far as we know, this is the first time that Urban Zen has entered the wholesale business, likely because, in previous years, it would have been too great of a conflict with the former Donna Karan Collection. Now, the line will take over Karan's Bergdorf boutique in what should be a fairly seamless transition. Put more simply, it is also the name of three freestanding shops in New York City's Greenwich Village, Sag Harbor, New York, and Aspen, Colorado that Karan has operated for several years independently of the now LVMH-owned fashion empire that she founded in the 1980s. We give back by supporting the Urban Zen Foundation, which has a mission to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of Preservation of Cultures, Well-Being and Education." a philosophy of living by Donna Karan, touched and inspired by cultures and artisans from around the world. For those unfamiliar with the line, her website describes Urban Zen as ". In a not terribly surprising development, the Donna Karan Collection shop on Bergdorf Goodman's sixth floor, currently in its last days of selling her final Resort collection, will be converted to an Urban Zen shop by the middle of next month. In at least one store, her side project will take center stage.
With Donna herself relinquishing creative responsibilities at her namesake label, would this be the end for her as a designer?Īs it turns out, no. There's a silver lining for true blue Donna Karan customers who were caught by surprise with last year's announcement that the superstar designer's main collection would be folded in favor of a revamped DKNY collection designed by the guys behind the Public School brand.
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