- Christine Philip
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Christine Philip is a designer. She is known for her Indo-Western 'fusion' clothing and jewelry designs. Philip is of Indian, German and Portuguese decent. CP Fusão is the name of Christine Philip's label, a tribute to her Portuguese ancestry who hailed from the Madeira Wine family.
Philip was featured as an emerging designer at L'Oréal Fashion Week in 2006 and has been featured in several magazines and press including Lucky, Allure, EastWest Magazine,Vogue, Beautiful People, Bibi Magazine, UCE, Upscale, Fashionista, and MSN.com.
Career
Christine Philip began her career working for Bally of Switzerland and a style correspondent for a media company. She launched her own company during senior year of attending Emory University. She received formal apprenticeship training with a master European couturier. The designer launched her first collection in 2004 under the label ChuChu Couture and later under her own name. In 2007, Philip established the CP Fusão brand and currently designs under this label. Philip opened her flagship store, CP Fusão, in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007.
References
- CP Fusao. (2008). Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://www.cpfusao.com/.
- Davis, Kimberly (2008). "Fashion Fusion." Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://www.jezebelmagazine.com/ArticleView.aspx?article=b9ec816d-e66e-431f-b05e-5fb8725bb975
- EastWest (2006). "India's Influence," Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://www.eastwestmagazine.com/content/view/77/106/
- Latos, Hillary (2006). "Upcoming South Asian Designer Christine Philip," Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://asiancemagazine.com/200606/fashion_christinePhilip.php
- NRI Pulse (2006). "Christine Philip 2006 Spring/Summer Collection At The Fox," Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://www.nripulse.com/CityNews_CPhilip06.html.
- Singh, Neha (2006). "The Globe Trotter," Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://niralimagazine.com/2006/12/the-globe-trotter/.
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