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Although Glenda Lugay may
not be new to the fashion scene, her ideas about fashion prove more
innovative than any around. A risk-taker, she has often been the
career-maker for talented designers and new companies. A woman who knows
her mind and tastes, Lugay has never been one to compete with big
retailers or even stock the inventory that they do at her trendy Los
Angeles boutique, Tres Jolie.
Brought up on the
Caribbean island St. Martin, Lugay's career in fashion started at age
12, when she began work at popular, high-end retail stores after school.
By age 14, she took on management positions, working at stores like
Fendi and Gucci. A multilingual woman, she traveled Europe for four
years before being recruited to work in high-end boutiques in New York
in the early nineties. She then moved to Los Angeles, where she helped
open several extremely successful stores from the ground up like Kitson
and earned herself a strong clientele of international celebrities and
royalty that hired her as a stylist and personal shopper.
After realizing that her
potential for success would only take her so far, in September 2001, she
opened her very own store, Tres Jolie in West Hollywood. Filled with
stylish, hand-picked jewelry and accessories, Tres Jolie became a
destination for shoppers from all over. Its popularity was so great that
Lugay opened a second location in Beverly Hills, which is also home to
hundreds of unique pieces from today's up-and-coming designers.
Tres Jolie has firmly established itself as the headquarters for
innovative fashion and accessories, sparking such trends as the Flo line
(a line of silk carrying cases). Glenda has also created her own floral
fragrance, Jivanna. Tres Jolie's ever-growing clientele and long list of
regular customers show that its wide range of unique styles can suit
almost anyone. Tres Jolie and its pieces have also been featured in
numerous magazines, television programs, movies, and music videos, not
to mention the countless Hollywood A-listers who she has made custom
pieces for.
Glenda's small business
translates through her big heart in working with many local and
country-wide charities.Although the two stores are located on Beverly
Boulevard and Beverly Drive, one can also order pieces online at
www.tresjolie.us, which features an ever-changing array of merchandise
as well as the latest fashion press clips about Tres Jolie jewelry and
accessories. Glenda doesn't expect to stop there, though: her goal is to
make Tres Jolie an international brand, and one of her biggest dreams is
to one day sit down with Oprah Winfrey, so keep an eye on this fierce
Leo lady because the best is yet to come! |
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