Tim Weiland

Tim Weiland

Tim Weiland
Born Omaha
Occupation Fashion designer, DJ[1]
Home town Jacksonville, Florida
Website www.timoweiland.com

Tim Weiland, also known as Timo Weiland, is both the co-founder and creative director of his brand of the same name, Timo Weiland.[2][3][4][5][6] Timo Weiland was born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Jacksonville, Florida.[4][5][7]

Personal life

Timo Weiland studied economics, Spanish literature, and business management at Vanderbilt University before moving to the fashion and design industry.[2] When he graduated in 2006, he worked as a corporate analyst in investment banking for Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. in New York.[8][9] In that same year, Weiland founded TIMO!, a collection of graphic wallets.[10][11]

In 2009, Weiland co-founded a brand and business development consulting firm for startups.[3][12] It was through this consulting venture that he met his business partner, Alan Eckstein.[3] Weiland co-founded the clothing brand Timo Weiland with Alan Eckstein and Donna Kang.[9]

Weiland, creative director of the Timo Weiland brand, and Eckstein, design director, climbed up the DJ circuit under the stage name "Timo+Alan" and performed at New York City hotspots such as the Soho Grand Hotel, the Red Egg, and The Brooklyn Museum.[13][14]

Recognition for work in fashion

Style Caster called Tim Weiland one of the top ten breakout fashion designers of 2010.[15] In 2011, Timo Weiland was nominated for the Ecco Domani award for his women’s and men’s lines. Weiland was later selected to sit on the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Fashion Incubator program alongside Christian Cota. Tim Weiland was also an International Woolmark prize finalist in 2013.[16] In 2014, Timo Weiland won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award.[17] He was part of the 2012-14 Fashion Incubator Class, a business development program that supports the next generation of fashion designers in New York City.[18][19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grosso, Caroline (July 14, 2015). "Timo Weiland’s Summer Jams". W Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Elliott, Hannah. "Timo Weiland: Look Here For Shearling, Tartan and Fur". Forbes. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Holmes, Sally. "Timo Weiland’s Designers Love a ‘Crunched-Up Blazer,’ Are Strongly Opposed to ‘Anything Sheer’". The Cut. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Ten U.S. Designers In The Running For International Woolmark Prize". Daily Front Row. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. 1 2 Clements, Erin (26 August 2011). "Timo Weiland: Just Asking". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (24 December 2013). "Dress for a Wintry Weekend". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Timo Weiland". The Coveteur. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "JCDS Alumni". Jacksonville Country Day School. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  9. 1 2 Mary Hanan; Joanna Weinstein (30 December 2013). "Banker follows his passion, goes into fashion". CNBC. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Timo Weiland". Rope. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Lawhorne, Jonathan. "Timo Wallets". Cool Hunting. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  12. ↑ Adams, Susan. "2014 30 under 30: Art & Style". Forbes. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "5 Awesome NYC DJ Duos". Guest of a Guest. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  14. ↑ Baenen, Alison. "Timo Weiland". Style.com. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Top 10 Breakout Designers of 2009". Style Caster. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Spring 2013 READY-TO-WEAR Timo Weiland". Style Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Introducing The 2014 Victors Of The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Grant". Daily Front Row. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  18. ↑ Dee, Britanny (May 20, 2014). "CFDA, Target Celebrated Fashion Incubator Class at Hoffman Hall". fashiontimes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "CFDA Fashion Incubator". cfda.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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