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RACK STARS
Where young designers shop
By MARIE Y. THIBAULT
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Sam Mendoza (BU '08)
Mendoza [mendozamendoza.com], JeTom [getjetom.com]
[Available at Stil, 170 Newbury St., Boston. 617.859.7845. stilinc.com]
THEIR CREDENTIALS:
Mendoza began designing in college without formal training. He first created JeTom; most recently, he unveiled Mendoza during this month's Boston Fashion Week. To avoid struggles in the fitting room, he's eliminated zippers from his collections. Explains Mendoza: "Zippers were breaking; women's hearts were breaking."
THE LOOK: The clothing "has to have an effect -- unique and beautiful, like, wow" and look great from any distance.
FOR CLOTHES:
Barneys New York [100 Huntington Ave., Copley Pl., Boston. 617.385.3300. barneys.com], Stel's [334 Newbury St., Boston. 617.262.3348. stelsinc.com]
FOR FABRIC:
Winmil Fabrics [111 Chauncy St., Chinatown, Boston. 617.542.1815. winmilfabrics.com]
FOR VINTAGE:
Urban Renewals [122 Brighton Ave., Allston. 617.783.8387]
LATEST MUST-HAVES:
YSL men's brown boots; a navy blue suit.
Isabelle (Harvard '08), Annelie (Harvard '10) and Emilie (Barnard '11) Berner
Annemibelle Jewelry [annemibelle.com]
[Inquire about availability at info@annemibelle.com]
THEIR CREDENTIALS:
All three have been designing since high school. (A tutor hired to prepare Isabelle for the boarding school entrance exam agreed to teach her wirework instead -- as long as she didn't tell her father.) A portion of their profits go to Circle of Women [circleofwomen.org], a Harvard student organization that promotes education for women in the developing world.
THE LOOK: Delicate, one-of-a-kind pieces.
FOR CLOTHES:
Second Time Around [219 Newbury St., Boston. 617.266.1113. secondtimearound.net], Alo [58 JFK St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge. 617.576.0948] -- says Annelie, "They have fun, wild tops with cool prints ... and the people who work in that store are very cool."
FOR ACCESSORIES:
J. Crew [100 Huntington Ave., Copley Pl., Boston. 617.236.5950. jcrew.com], Intermix [186 Newbury St., Boston. 617.236.5172. intermixonline.com]
LATEST MUST-HAVES:
A cashmere sweater dress; wishbone necklaces; layered bracelets.
Tiffany Baek (Wellesley '09) and Julie Cho (Wellesley '09)
Tibby & JuJu [wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/alamode]
[Inquire about availability at alamodemail@wellesley.edu]
THEIR CREDENTIALS:
Both are members of à la Mode, a fashion design club at Wellesley.
THE LOOK:
Feminine and futuristic.
FOR CLOTHES:
H&M [350 Washington St., Downtown Crossing, Boston. 617.482.7001. hm.com], Urban Outfitters [11 JFK St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge. 617.864.0070. urbn.com]
FOR SHOES:
Julie buys her shoes in Korea, where she's from, because "I have really small feet -- size 5." As for Tiffany: Nordstrom [290 Speen St., Natick. 508.318.2600. nordstrom.com], Thom Brown [331 Newbury St., Boston. 617.266.8722. thombrown.com]
FOR VINTAGE:
Garment District [200 Broadway, Kendall Sq., Cambridge. 617.876.9795. garment-district.com]
LATEST MUST-HAVES:
Black, flat-soled boots; a Chloé bag; a trench coat.
