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.
. 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.
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
. She is known for her Indo-Western 'fusion' clothing and jewelry designs. Philip is of Indian
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
, German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
and Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
decent. CP Fusão is the name of Christine Philip's label
Label
A label is a piece of paper, polymer, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or article, on which is printed a legend, information concerning the product, addresses, etc. A label may also be printed directly on the container or article....
, a tribute to her Portuguese ancestry who hailed from the Madeira Wine family.
Philip was featured as an emerging designer at L'Oréal
L'Oréal
The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
Fashion Week
Fashion Week
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
in 2006 and has been featured in several magazines and press including Lucky
Lucky (magazine)
Lucky is a shopping and style magazine which calls itself the " Ultimate Shopping Guide " and " The Magazine About Shopping ." Lucky "showcases what to wear and how to wear it, making fashion and beauty fun and accessible." Available by subscription, issues are published once a month and offer...
, Allure
Allure (magazine)
Allure is the leading U.S. women’s beauty magazine, published monthly by Condé Nast in New York City. It was founded in 1991 by editor in chief Linda Wells, who has been at the helm of the magazine ever since. From its inception, the magazine has been widely recognized for its intelligent,...
, EastWest Magazine,Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Beautiful People, Bibi Magazine
Bibi Magazine
Bibi Magazine is the first bridal and fashion magazine for South Asian American women to ever be published exclusively within the United States.Launched in June 2000, this publication reaches a US-wide audience with a circulation of 20,000 people...
, 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 couturierCouturier
A couturier is an establishment or person involved in the clothing fashion industry who makes original garments to order for private clients. A couturier may make what is known as haute couture. Such a person usually hires patternmakers and machinists for garment production, and is either employed...
. 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
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
in 2007.