Elie Tahari

Elie Tahari's unique talent for dressing the sexy, sophisticated woman has positioned the Collection as a force in the world of fashion for over 30 years-but in the past five years, the Company has enjoyed explosive growth. With a burgeoning $500 million business, a presence on five continents, in more than 600 US stores and in five free-standing boutiques — Elie Tahari shows no signs of slowing down.

While the Elie Tahari collection is actualized in New York design studios, inspiration draws from around the globe. Sketches transform into samples under the same roof providing the Company with the benefits of an old world atelier environment, where meticulous attention can be paid to each item. The special relationship with an ever-expanding team of patternmakers and artisans in Europe and the Far East helps nurture a truly unique collection. Through this process, the inspired, graceful expression of Elie Tahari is fashioned.

Nowhere is the Company's most important asset — the Elie Tahari brand — more powerfully evident than in the recent international response to the Collection. An American brand by birth, the global attraction to the Elie Tahari Collection is attributed in large part to the Company's talented, young international design team and partnerships with premier overseas retailers.

Domestically, free-standing boutiques and partnerships with premier retailers have propelled the Elie Tahari brand to the forefront of fashion. Driving this momentum is the “shop-in-shop” merchandising concept, which envelops the customer in a unique retail experience while deepening the relationship with the brand. Even more, the “shop-in-shop” concept provides customers with an entree to the complete Collection — from apparel to handbags and shoes,

Elie Tahari produces four international campaigns annually featuring fall, pre-spring, spring and transition collections, and meets the demands of the constantly changing industry by releasing a new Ready-to-Wear collection every month. These collections are as unique as they are comprehensive jackets, dresses, skirts, tops, blouses, coats, furs, leathers, knitwear and newly launched shoes and handbags. Of course, Elie Tahari demands the same quality fabrics and attention to detail for each of his pieces, ensuring that the Elie Tahari brand consistently delivers to its discerning customer.

More than ever, Elie Tahari is perceived as a lifestyle. Devoted Elie Tahari customers are delighted with recent product expansions in to accessories and now men's apparel. Advertising in distinguished fashion magazines guides them to the trademark embellishments, sensual fabrics, and subtle textures that have come to define the Elie Tahari collection.

With the transcendent vision of an artist, Elie Tahari is a man seduced by the truth and beauty of life. So it is no surprise that the most elegantly understated fashions of this century have evolved from the house of this impassioned designer, who oelieves clothing should be "quieter than the woman," so that her true beauty can shine through. With this basic principle as his foundation, Elie Tahari has built an empire.

Architect of Fashion 

"Everything magical happens to me when I am in love." With the transcendent vision of an artist, Elie Tahari is a man seduced by the truth and beauty of life. So it is no surprise that the most elegantly understated fashions of this century have evolved from the house of this impassioned designer, who believes clothing should be "quieter than the woman," so that her true beauty can shine through. 

"Achieving silence through design is extremely difficult." A student of silence, he believes, "Great architects create spaces that are very much in tune with the wind, the sun, the light, the air and the seasons. Clothing should be no different." From his passion for architecture, Elie Tahari finds inspiration in clean, straight lines and quiet suggestion. With these basic principles as his foundation, he has built an empire. 

Elie Tahari's unique talent for dressing the sexy, sophisticated woman has evolved into a $500 million business, with a presence on five continents, in more than 600 US stores and in five free-standing boutiques. Quite a magical story for a man who grew up in an Israeli orphanage and immigrated to the US in the 1970s with empty pockets and a heart full of spirit. 

After his arrival in New York, Elie Tahari was desperate for work. "I went from showroom to showroom in the Garment District looking for employment," he recalls. "Things started turning around for me when I learned about retail." His position selling clothing from a boutique in Greenwich Village was an introduction to his first love- designing women's fashion. Elie Tahari's determination to learn and his auspicious attraction to the electric energy of New York's famed club scene, inspired the designs that propelled him into the 'who's who' of fashion. 

While it's easy to imagine this intense man with dark eyes,caught up in the swooning advances of dancing girls, Elie Tahari survived the 70s. In fact, at the ingenuous age of 25, Elie Tahari became one of the foremost figures in fashion with the visionary opening of his first boutique on New York's now-illustrious Madison Avenue. 

Parlaying his keen ability to predict what a woman wants from fashion before she even knows it, he turned his attentions in the 80's to the tailored suit- an effort that redefined a decade. Even today, Elie Tahari is lauded for his empowering designs, inspired by his belief that women can look smart and sexy. 

Despite these accomplishments, Elie Tahari felt something was missing. As he blew out the candles on his 46th birthday, he wished for love- and that was the night magic walked right through his door. He met his wife. In his own words, "Rory is my greatest love, and therefore, my greatest inspiration." The company has grown five times larger under the guidance and collaborative efforts of this unique husband-wife team, who together have injected the brand with new meaning and vigor through the launch of the Elie Tahari Collection. Women have been drawn to Elie Tahari designs for over three decades, and this devoted following continues to revel in the feminine embellishments, sensual fabrics, and subtle textures that have come to define the Elie Tahari collection. 

From such humble beginnings, he transformed his life and became the namesake of a vastly successful business. It's no wonder that to wear Elie Tahari is to feel transformed, as if by magic and love.