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I Will Revive.(Tocca dresses)
Byline: FLORENCE KANE editor: Sally Singer
With a little help from Helena Christensen, Tocca breathes new life into its original dainty frock.
One more sign that nineties nostalgia is in full swing: The little Tocca dress is back! Fourteen years after fashion first laid eyes on--and developed a strong sweet tooth for--the cotton candy--hued minishifts that made up the label's first collection, Tocca is reissuing them.
The dresses, reproduced in Tocca's original four silhouettes and six colors, will be available exclusively this month at model Helena Christensen's West Village clothing and antiques shop, Butik, before hitting stores worldwide. This is no coincidence, as Christensen herself had a hand in launching the company. In the late eighties, she met Tocca's founding designer, Marie-anne Oudejans, then a stylist's assistant, on a VOGUE Italia shoot. Oudejans stitched up some dresses out of embroidered fabric Christensen found on holiday in Thailand for the model and her leggy cohorts, like Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell.
And whatever nineties supermodels had on, fashion-loving civilians had to have. So, luckily ...
- TOCCA TAPS CHRISTENSEN TO LAUNCH VINTAGE LINE.(Tocca L.L.C., Helena Christensen)
- Magazine article from: WWD Feitelberg, Rosemary March 11, 2008 700+ words
...Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg Tocca is bringing back its signature sari dress with some help from Helena Christensen, who had a hand in the dress...the founder and designer of Tocca. She was so taken by the fabric...introduced similar styles into the Tocca Collection, set off a dress...
- Tocca dips into swim.(debut swim collection set for spring)
- Magazine article from: WWD Kletter, Melanie September 16, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Melanie Kletter NEW YORK -- Tocca's feminine dresses have long conjured...wanted to do swim for a long time," said Tocca chairman Edoardo Mantelli in an interview...swimwear, similar to the style direction of Tocca's dresses and sportswear for spring...
- FAVARO BRINGS TOCCA INTO BAGS.(Muriel Favaro)(Tocca L.L.C.)(appointment)
- Magazine article from: WWD Chabbott, Sophia March 7, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Sophia Chabbott NEW YORK -- Tocca, the fashion house known for its floral...Cole, Favaro has created 30 styles for Tocca, taking influence from the eclectic romanticism...Favaro has made an effort to be true to Tocca's core spirit rather than following the...
- TOCCA TO EXPAND IN EUROPE.
- Magazine article from: WWD Colavita, Courtney May 2, 2007 700+ words
...up its retail presence in the U.S., Tocca is readying to expand in continental Europe...several contemporary and denim brands. For Tocca chairman and creative director Edoardo...The Italian-born executive started Tocca in the U.S. and first brought it to...
- TOCCA LAUNCHES FULL HANDBAG LINE.
- Magazine article from: WWD Karimzadeh, Marc March 5, 2001 700+ words
NEW YORK -- Those favoring Tocca's signature little dress will soon...during this fall accessories market. Tocca has always had some accessories -- handbags...for it now," said Edoardo Mantelli, Tocca's chairman. "We started with rtw...
- Tocca talk. (Tocca line of summer dresses from Marie-Anne Oudejans)
- Magazine article from: WWD Botbol, Michel May 17, 1994 700+ words
...herself, she's creating quite a buzz with Tocca, her line of sweet and sexy summer dresses...Segal placed an order immediately, and Tocca was taken on by the Gabriel & Kramer...San Francisco and Tender in Michigan. Tocca dresses are also being sold at Joseph in...
- TOCCA AT 10: A SARI STORY.(reissued sari dress from Tocca will be distributed...
- Magazine article from: WWD Wilson, Eric May 26, 2004 700+ words
NEW YORK -- In many ways, Tocca is celebrating its 10th anniversary by...original sari dress, a runaway hit that put Tocca and its founding designer Marie-Anne...came about when Greenfield bumped into Tocca principals Edoardo Mantelli and Gordon...
- OUDEJANS OUT AT TOCCA.(Marie-Anne Oudejans)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: WWD May 1, 1998 700+ words
...Oudejans, a partner in and the designer of Tocca LLC, is leaving the company "to pursue...gave no details, except to say that Tocca's holiday/resort line, designed by...began distribution and public relations for Tocca in North America and Japan. Known for...
- IN BRIEF: TOCCA LAUNCH...HAGGAR TAPS ZIMMERMAN.(tocca.com)(Jude Zimmerman...
- Magazine article from: WWD December 5, 2006 700+ words
TOCCA LAUNCH: Tocca has added an e-commerce boutique to its Web site, tocca.com, where shoppers now can buy a variety of Tocca merchandise, from select ready-to-wear to beauty products and accessories. Items currently offered include...
- TURMOIL AT TOCCA.(partner Marie-Anne Oudejans resigns)
- Magazine article from: WWD Socha, Miles May 4, 1998 700+ words
...a partner and the creative force behind Tocca, was leaving the four-year-old sportswear...connections and simple shift dresses put Tocca on the fashion map, is reportedly on a...comment. According to a statement she and Tocca LLC released Thursday, she left the company...