Roz and Trish (photo taken by Trish's 12 yr. old daughter, Jillian!)
Recently, I had a great time visiting with Trish Wescoat Pound, on Neiman Marcus Galleria’s 3rd Floor with founder and creative director of one of the coolest and fastest growing collections in Contemporary Designer….Haute Hippie, the perfect name for this one-of-a-kind contemporary look that she has created.
Trish, looks every bit the part of the “Hip/Ro-Bo” (Rock Bohemian) customer that she designs for. She’s definitely a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n roll, originally from Oklahoma, where her earliest dreams were to become a country music singer. She was, in fact, staying over and heading to the Rodeo that night with her daughter, Jillian, to see Blake Shelton whose wife Miranda Lambert is a big Haute Hippie wearer. Although her focus is there, her reach with this line is far beyond a limited demographic, as I for one can prove, as someone that has bought from this collection and we won’t mention how far away I may be from her target audience?! Shhhh!
She also comes to this point in her life, more than paying her dues from collecting tons of experience as a 20-year veteran of the merchandising/designer world. She has designed for and led many important sportswear companies before taking the leap on her own…several of note are: Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Theory and lastly, President of all Contemporary product at Liz Claiborne, which included Juicy Couture, Laundry and others. She calls herself a “100% gal,” meaning she does not go into anything she tackles without living and breathing it with all of her existence…her energy is boundless and contagious to all around. She also knows it all, from the creative to the business end which made for a great visit with me, as we played, “Retail Geography”, you know the one….”do you know___?”
Haute Hippie is growing leaps and bounds since it began in Trish’s apartment in 2008 after sitting on the beach with her daughter and conceiving the concept in her creative head. It takes much of its nomadic styling from Trish’s love of travel and music.
HH is now in 300 specialty stores in 40 countries and she has recently opened (3) NY stores in SoHo, Madison Ave., and East Hampton and a pop-up in Southampton. She is looking to open more stores and to expand her offerings to include accessories first and then more from there. Her current accessories are available on a very limited basis and I just couldn’t resist a belt, similar to the one Trish had on that day (I felt it was my next step into being Haute Hippie chic!) which I have worn to many, many accolades!
Her celebrity following is more about who doesn’t wear HH than who does, as her website, www.hautehippie.com will show you. You name an A+ contemporary star from Jennifer Anniston to Sandra Bullock, Heidi Klume, J.Lo and on and on and there has been a Haute Hippie siting of them.
The following are some of our favorite styles from the current Haute Hippie collection and you can even purchase them from Neiman Marcus by clicking on the links below to make your life simpler…
1. Haute Hippie Texas Cowl Tank 2. Haute Hippie Fringed Tank 3. Haute Hippie Printed Cropped Trousers 4. Haute Hippie Lace Pencil Skirt 5. Haute Hippie Floral-Threadwork Jacket 6. Haute Hippie Cap Sleeve Button-Down Shirt 7. Haute Hippie Quilted Leather Combo Jacket 8. Haute Hippie Sequin Short 9. Haute Hippie Pleated Lace Shorts 10. Haute Hippie Floral-Embroidered Sheer Tank 11. Haute Hippie Longhorn Belt 12. Haute Hippie Longhorn/Snake Graphic Tee 13. Haute Hippie High-Low Embellished Sequin Silk Dress 14. Haute Hippie Embellished Tee
Such pretty things!! She was so sweet, too. xo, Julie
Loved the new collection and can’t wait to get to NM to see it in person…great posting as usual Roz…thanks for keeping me in the know.
Love this collection and her styling; My favorite pieces are the beaded ones; that to me is so uniquely Haute Hippie! thanks for the great story and many, many cool pics to choose from.