Wunderbloc.com is a super-fashionable shopping site and online community for both shoppers and boutiques, which brings the intimacy and authenticity of great shopping neighborhoods to a worldwide audience. We use it as a resource for finding new boutiques and checking out street style. If you own a boutique, you can log on and claim the profile. Shoppers can create their own profile, list designers they love, discover new shopping destinations and even write their own blog! www.wunderbloc.com
Treasure Hunt profiles our most stylish friends and their most coveted shopping finds. This issue we are featuring Estefania Layaco, whose service brings new talents she feels are creative, special and unique to the luxury market. Estefania fills a need in the market by seeking differentiated designers and brands and nutures their businesses by positioning them in the right retail outlet, hosting events to create awareness and coordinated PR. Her keen eye is a perfect fit for Treasure Hunt, see her finds below….
Christian Cota
“Christian Cota is a Mexican designer based out of New York, who just presented his second namesake collection. Cota worked with Angel Sanchez for many years until 2007 when he launched his first collection. His aesthetic and attention to detailed embroidery are something I haven’t seen in a while. I am absolutely in love with him, his team and all his dresses.” (She is wearing a Cota design above!)
www.christiancota.com
Blue & Cream
“I recently moved and discovered a beautiful treasure next to my building on Bowery Street. Blue & Cream has an amazing product selection from fun sexy dresses by Yigal Azrouel, Alexander Wang , Brian Reyes and Zac Posen to accessories from Francesca Romana. Not only is the store in a cool up-and-coming area, it also has an original and eclectic selection, something I appreciate.”
1 East 1st Street, Corner of Bowery
212.533.3088 http://www.blueandcream.com/
Carlos Campos
“I feel completely clueless that I had no idea about his existence until recently….Carlos Campos represents everything amazing about tailoring and detail. We were introduced through a friend and he is not only an incredibly charming man, but he is talented, driven and of course, Latino! He was raised in Honduras and studied at FIT (like Lucia and Amanda). His designs have been worn by the likes of Justin Timberlake, Ethan Hawke and Enrique Iglesias to mention a few. He has an adorable space in midtown were you can also buy one of his tailored suits made to order. His aesthetic is exactly what a I think a modern, relaxed and sophisticated man should look like.” Carlos Campos
248 West 35th Street
9th Floor
www.carloscampos.com
Contact Coup de Coeur for more information on the designers and stores Estefania treasures!
