#38 - Tony Tiemeyer of Evolution Fashion Studio

Published: May 4, 2017, 9:57 p.m.

b'Fashion connoisseur Tony Tiemeyer (evolutionfashionstudio.com) opened his first vintage clothing store in 1984, and soon after started carrying the work of then up-and-coming designers like Todd Oldham and Donna Karan. After running several successful designer shops and managing high-end retail, he decided to take on a new challenge: e-commerce.\\nWe talk about how he started Evolution Fashion Studio, why he likes to stay incognito, and dressing Cookie Lyon in Dior.\\n\\nWe also discuss: \\n- How the Positively 4th Street window exhibit in downtown Cincinnati came together\\n- Why he chose to invest in starting a business when he wasn\\u2019t sure what to study in college\\n- How befriending a young Zac Posen eventually led to carrying designers like McQueen, Givenchy, and Lanvin.\\n- What his upcoming plans are for Evolution\\u2019s FirstDibs (spoiler: fun things at a lower price point!)\\n- Why he\\u2019s tempted by the idea of a brick-and-mortar but focused on growing the e-commerce side of the business.\\n\\nVisit:\\n\\n@evolution1645 on IG\\nevolutionfashionstudio.com\\nPositively 4th Street: http://www.citybeat.com/arts-culture/visual-arts/media-gallery/20854382/positively-fourth-street\\n@thestylesample on Twitter, Instagram, & Snapchat\\n\\nHead to CreativeCityPodcast.com for links and previous episodes, and sign up for the mailing list to keep up with Cincinnati\\u2019s amazing community of creatives.\\n\\nMusic by The Passion HiFi'