founded by
Zac Posen
belongs to
Sean Combs, Zac Posen
about
Zac Posen launched his namesake label at the tender age of 21. His first show—in 2002, in a former synagogue on the Lower East Side—received mixed reviews, but generated major buzz among young socials (including Barbara Bush) and industry insiders. He enlisted his mother Susan as CEO (she has since stepped down, and serves as Chairman) and his sister Alexandra as creative director.
In April 2004 Diddy of Sean John Clothing formed a joint venture with Zac Posen, making an undisclosed long-term investment in Outspoke.
Designer, manufacture and marketer of women's ready-to-wear apparel. Distribution is through high end department stores such as Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Marshall Field's, and Neiman Marcus, as well as through a select few specialty apparel shops in the US and nearly a dozen other countries.
Posen’s work has gained respect for its increasingly streamlined aesthetic of forties-inflected tailoring, mermaid-esque gowns, and itty-bitty cocktail frocks.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Lucy Liu, Natalie Portman, Naomi Campbell