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See Young Zac Build a BrandZac Posen starts his day like many other 23 year olds: He's running late and clutching a large Starbucks iced coffee. His pants are slightly rumpled and the polo shirt-funky blazer combination he's wearing is an unconventional interpretation of business casual.
But the difference between Posen and the throngs of other young up-and-comers in the fashion world is he doesn't have to answer to anybody when he makes it in to work. He's the boss.
It's because of his early success as a designer, including a Council of Fashion Designers of America award for emerging talent and a joint venture in handbags and accessories with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, that Zac Posen's studio in downtown Manhattan is all abuzz on this particular morning in preparation for New York Fashion Week.
The spring 2005 collection will be a further expansion of Posen's line, which has grown from celebrity eveningwear to suits and now sportswear. It's sportswear for a certain kind of customer, though, since not everyone wears an embellished knit polo dress to their grocery store.
"The Zac Posen woman is an intelligent woman who loves rare and exceptional things; she's adventurous and extremely sexy. Personal style is part of her way of thinking, of shopping and buying," Posen says.
His muse is his sister and creative partner, Alexandra. "I'm trying to create clothing to
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