Tim Weiland, popularly known as Timo Weiland, is an American
fashion designer
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,
disc jockey and
entrepreneur, as well as the co-founder and
creative director of the
Timo Weiland brand.
Biography
Timo Weiland was born in
Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Weiland studied
economics,
Spanish literature, and
business management at
Vanderbilt University before moving to the fashion and design industry.
When he graduated in 2006, he worked as a corporate analyst in
investment banking
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for
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. in
New York City.
In that same year, Weiland founded TIMO!, a collection of graphic wallets.
In 2009, Weiland co-founded a brand and business development consulting firm for
startups.
It was through this consulting venture that he met his business partner,
Alan Eckstein.
Weiland co-founded the clothing brand Timo Weiland with Alan Eckstein and Donna Kang.
[
Weiland, creative director of the Timo Weiland brand, and Eckstein, design director, climbed up the DJ circuit under the stage name "Timo+Alan" and have performed at New York City hotspots such as the ]Soho Grand Hotel
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, the Red Egg, The Brooklyn Museum, The Met, The Museum of Arts and Design
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, Jumpin Jack’s, David H. Koch Theater, and the Lincoln Center.
Recognition for work in fashion
Style Caster called Tim Weiland one of the top ten breakout fashion designers of 2010.Christian Cota
Christian Cota is a Mexican fashion designer.
Background
Cota was born in Mexico City in 1983. He studied painting in Paris before moving to New York City. While there, he attended Parsons School of Design and graduated in 2005 with a BA in Fi ...
. Tim Weiland was also an International Woolmark prize finalist in 2013.Cadillac
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Retail lab grant of $75,000 and three months of retail space at Cadillac
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's world headquarters in New York City. Later that same year, Weiland's company was named the style director for Crowne Plaza and debuted a line of uniforms for the hotel chain. Weiland was recognized by ''Forbes'' for opening his first brick-and-mortar retail location in a partnership with Zenni Optical.
References
External links
''The Fashion Spot'' Interview
''Interview Magazine''Timo Weiland 2021
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American fashion designers
Living people
Artists from Omaha, Nebraska
Year of birth missing (living people)
Artists from Jacksonville, Florida