About Nanette Lepore

Nanette Lepore founded her namesake brand in New York City’s Garment Center in 1992. Known for her signature prints, bold colors and flawless fit, Nanette Lepore has become a premier name in contemporary American fashion.

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Nanette produced her first couture look at the tender age of nine, outfitting a neighbor in a floral bedspread, beaded choker, and face paint. The girl posed in the family’s front yard behind a hand-lettered sign declaring “Lepore,” and thus began Nanette’s lifelong love for fashion.

After completing her undergraduate studies at Youngstown University, she packed her bags and headed east to New York City’s venerable Fashion Institute of Technology. She earned her degree in design, married painter Robert Savage and set out to pay her dues in design studios around town. Bolstered by a $5,000 loan from her father to start her own label, Nanette set out to create a brand that women around the world would come to adore.

Today, Nanette continues to design in her atelier in New York City alongside her husband, Robert, who helms the business side of the worldwide brand as its President. Manufacturing the majority of her line in New York City, Nanette is an outspoken advocate for New York City’s Garment Center.

Inspired by her worldwide travels and free spirit, Nanette’s designs are adored among style-makers, celebrities, and VIPs including Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Lauren Conrad, Natalie Morales, Kelly Rutherford and Arianna Huffington.

The brand offers women’s apparel, swimwear, handbags, footwear, and fragrance. Nanette also designs oonagh, a playful line of luxe basics.

Nanette Lepore has grown into an international brand with boutiques in the United States, Europe, and Asia. There are currently 9 stores in New York, Los Angeles, Bal Harbour, Chicago, Las Vegas, Boston, London, and Tokyo, with further expansion in Asia planned for 2012 and 2013.