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Article: TIBI SETS UP SHOP ON WOOSTER STREET.
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- WWD
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- September 7, 2006
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Byline: Julee Greenberg
NEW YORK - Amy Smilovic is fairly calm for a designer who is sending two kids off to school (one for the first time) and planning a runway show for a 9 a.m. slot on Sept. 12 during New York Fashion Week.
But that's not all. The Tibi designer is also opening her first store, a flagship, at 120 Wooster Street, on Friday.
"I was just at home thinking about chicken nuggets for my son's lunch," Smilovic said, entering the store, which is still a construction site filled with painters and contractors.
The 2,200-square-foot space is large for a contemporary designer's store, but Smilovic is making it work. It will house ...