Kirna Zabête Celebrates Fendi in East Hampton in Lead-Up to 20th Anniversary
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Kirna Zabête is all grown up, and she’s aged beautifully.
Owner Beth Buccini on Thursday will mark the 20th anniversary – which is actually Sept. 9 – by hosting a cocktail event celebrating Fendi’s fall 2019 collection at Kirna Zabête’s East Hampton digs at 66 Newtown Lane.
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Kirna Zabête launched a pop-up shop in East Hampton in the summer of 2016. Buccini was hooked by Labor Day. “I said there is absolutely no way I’m closing this store,” she recalled. “Everyone is relaxed. You need something to wear that night. I had a sense it would work because people started calling me in [Manhattan] and saying, ‘When are you coming out? Can you bring me this or that.'”
No retail anniversary would be complete without an exclusive collection, and Kirna Zabête’s features 20 labels that bear some significance to Buccini’s business, whether for being among the early brands sold at the store or for being recent discoveries.
The collection features vibrantly printed summer frocks, swimsuits, sensually-blended candles and acrylic neon box signs. There’s a top from Adam Lippes, La Double J Short & Sassy floral dress, Of Rare Origin’s floral gold hoop earrings, resort wear by Le Sirenuse, Hector Saxe Backgammon Set, Cesta Collective bucket tote, exclusive dresses by HVN, Johanna Ortiz, Magda Butrym, Les Reveries, among others. Products, which range from $60 to $1,550.
East Hampton, Bryn Mawr and Palm Beach, will activate special events to commemorate the anniversary with their customers. These will include a fall 2019 collection launch with luxury fashion house, Fendi at the East Hampton boutique, daily astrology readings from Astro Twins, floral arrangements by FlowerBx, pastries by Dominique Ansel and clothing customization by Redone during New York Fashion Week at the SoHo location.
Buccini was 27 years old when she opened the 5,000-square-foot store on Greene Street in Manhattan’s SoHo, with University of Virginia pal Sarah Easley.
“I graduated at 21 and worked at Mirabella and New York Magazine,” she said. “I ended up being the fashion editor at New York Magazine.” The women worked out of their apartments and took meetings in cafes. “It was truly pre-Internet, we barely had e-mail addresses,” Buccini said.
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