- Black Chandelier
Black Chandelier is a trendy popular clothing retailer based in the U.S. state of
Utah . Its founder is fashion designer Jared Gold and his collections primarily cater to teens and college-age men and women. The company and its founder have been featured in "Vanity Fair", "Rolling Stone ", "Italian Vogue", "Harper's Bazaar ", and "People". It currently operates a fashion studio and four-stores throughout theWasatch Front , most prominently atTrolley Square inSalt Lake City , and has a large online business. Black Chandelier is billed as an alternative to larger clothing retailers such as the Gap andHot Topic .The Black Chandelier name is owned by Gold Fusion Laboratories, Inc., a Utah corporation which itself is owned by
Nexia Holdings , Inc., a publicly tradedholding company . Nexia intends to fund the expansion of the Black Chandelier label and retail concept through an equity line of credit which may provide up to $10 Million in capital. Nexia's stated goal is to expand Black Chandelier into at least 50 retail stores by 2011. Gold Fusion Laboratories, Inc. currently employs a staff of about 50 people, including sales associates, designers, pattern makers, sewers, and other professionals. The president ofGeneral Growth Properties recently named Black Chandelier as one of its number one up-and-coming retailers.Fact|date=March 2007 Black Chandelier is on track to generate about $1.7 Million in its first year of operations under the ownership of Nexia.Fact|date=March 2007Black Chandelier's designer Jared Gold appeared on an episode of "
America's Next Top Model ", first aired on22 March 2006 . Gold's hissing cockroach broach was a focal point on "America's Next Top Model " and was also featured in the21 March 2007 episode of "".External links
* [http://blackchandelier.com/ Black Chandelier]
* [http://www.blackchandelier.biz/ Black Chandelier online store]
* [http://blackchandelier.com/Press.html Black Chandelier press]
* [http://blackchandelier.com/fashionplace.html Images of a Black Chandelier store interior]
* [http://flickr.com/photos/mafu/153309466/ Black Chandelier models on Flickr]
* [http://www.nexiaholdings.com/ Nexia Holdings, Inc.]
* [http://www.richardsurber.com/ Richard D. Surber]
* [http://www.jaredgold.com/ Jared Gold]
* [http://www.otcbb.com/ OTC Bulletin Board]
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