A.L.C. is a Los Angeles-based women's ready-to-wear fashion brand, founded in 2009 by

Andrea Lieberman Andrea Lieberman is an American fashion designer and founder of women's ready-to-wear line A.L.C. Career Born in New York City, Lieberman graduated from Parsons School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion. During her time at ...

History

Andrea Lieberman began her career as a stylist in New York City, working primarily in the music industry with hip hop figures such as

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and musicians such as Jennifer Lopez and

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.Tungate, Mark. ''Fashion Brands: Branding Style from Armani to Zara''. London: Kogan Page, 2012. 107. Print. Her styling projects included music videos, red-carpet appearances, and music tour costumes. Lieberman worked with Hollywood stars such as

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and

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. Her editorial styling work appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, InStyle and other publications. In 2009, Lieberman moved to Los Angeles and debuted her ready-to-wear collection, A.L.C. The brand focuses on “laid-back luxury” with collections consisting of elegant staples and elevated basics. In 2011, Lieberman was accepted into the

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and the following year, she became one of ten finalists in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. In 2014, the brand launched a line of handbags, which are sold at

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, Shopbop.com, and Intermix, among other specialty boutiques. In March 2015,

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wore A.L.C. while participating in a

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event for

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in which she discussed her work as the

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Global Goodwill Ambassador representing the

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movement. In August 2015, Interluxe Holdings, a New York-based fashion and luxury investment firm, acquired a majority stake in A.L.C. In October 2015,

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wore A.L.C. while attending the Handprint Ceremony at the

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with her cast members from

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franchise. In 2018, A.L.C. opened its first two retail locations in SoHo, New York and at

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