Fashion is what you buy. Style is what you do with it.
Cheola Designs was founded in 2019 by Michelle Adelufosi who is a Nigerian American. She encompasses a Master of Science degree in Instructional Technology, Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, Associate of Arts degree in Graphic Design, and Jewelry/Fashion certifications. Michelle Adelufosi’s signature style is creative, spunky, and a touch of natural confidence, and feminity.
Michelle Adelufosi launched Cheola Designs because she saw a need in incorporating sustainable and affordable products that makes women feel confident, feminine, powerful, and beautiful in their own skin as well.
Cheola Design’s commitment to sustainability and affordable products is evident throughout its collection and is part of the brand’s essence to being a responsible, diverse, honest, and contemporary company.
Real Shoes for Real People.
della terra is an ethical and inclusive brand continuously working towards sustainability. Founder and Designer, Emily Landsman, was inspired to create what was missing from her wardrobe while recovering from Covid-19. These transitional styles created for inclusion are a fresh and welcome take on versatile footwear. della terra is focused on creating real shoes for real people. With sustainability, accessibility, and inclusivity at the forefront of the brand, we embrace and support all facets of life.
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LaQuan Smith observed his grandmother and a lot of other women role models as a kid. His family sent him to art school in high school, which was a transformative experience. He was denied by FIT and Parsons, struggling to find his way into the industry. He formed an LLC that made “LaQuan Smith 3D leggings” and became known as the “leggings” guy. He modeled them, passed them around, and celebrities started to wear them, that’s when things ‘took off.’
His distinctive work sparked interest among fashion icons and risk-takers including Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Kim Kardashian, all of whom were early supporters.
Since its formal debut in 2013, the brand has gained acclaim for its endless archive of distinctive garments and details. Smith has cultivated an equally dynamic private order clientele which spans the globe from Lagos to London.
“I didn’t even think of being a designer, I was just fascinated by women and well-tailored clothing.”
– LaQuan Smith
The “I am Moving Out” Bag won the 2020 Design Excellence x Saga Furs Best Runway Fur Accessory Award.
Retaissance is a first-of-its-kind digital B2B marketplace for brands to showcase their products to retail buyers in Britain, Europe, and beyond.
We’re more than just a network. We offer a revolutionary trading model that gives brands and buyers the tools, access, and control for international trade and facilitates the sharing of knowledge between retail markets. We connect brands with retailers and stockists all year, anytime online trade, building resilience in independent retail and the surrounding ecosystem.
We are building a community and providing insight and support to independent brands and buyers as well as helping them navigate the changes to buying, trans seasonality, sustainability, and consumer behaviour during these turbulent times.
Working together with brands and buyers of all sizes, we:
– Facilitate sales at a low and affordable acquisition cost between the retail buyer and seller.
– Provide a community meeting point, helping the independent retail and supply chain know what to do next in this rapidly changing world and why.
– Improve resilience in the sector by providing tools and information to adapt to change and overcome challenges created by COVID-19.
The Retaissance platform gives brands the tools they need to acquire, service, and grow distribution – with complete control over what they spend for what they need.
T/CREA is a B2B leather goods production company based on craftsmanship and innovation, since 1987.
The 4000 sqm factory is located in the heart of Veneto, in Italy: it is nested in the hills of Vicenza, in the town of Monte di Malo, an inspiring and valuable territory that hosts some of the best master craftsmen. We believe that our greatest asset is Italian craftsmanship and we invest in it every day, to continue the development of its unique expertise.
Italian tradition blends with hi-tech. This is exactly what our Customers are looking for: they are the major luxury brands of Europe, America, and Asia coming to us for the best know-how Made in Italy. Both for small and large scale production equally, the T/CREA team ensures meticulous attention to detail that maintains the uniqueness of each style. To ensure the realization of high-quality standards and customer satisfaction, T/CREA is constantly improving the technological know-how and use of the best cutting and printing machinery.
T/CREA supports the brand and the fashion designer in creating a luxury handbag consistent with the Brand’s targets, providing world-class manufacturing services by focusing on quality, cost competitiveness, and on-time deliveries.
For more information on the Accessories Council please email
accessoriescouncil@accessoriescouncil.org or call 212.947.1135