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IN 2014, CLARITT ZIGHELBOIM MISHAAN WAS INVITED TO 17 BLACKTIE WEDDINGS, ALL OF WHICH ENTAILED MULTIPLE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR TO EACH WAS A DAUNTING TASK. SHE WANTED TO LOOK AND FEEL SPECIAL AT EVERY EVENT BUT WAS PRESENTED WITH LIMITED OPTIONS THAT APPEALED TO HER WITHIN HER BUDGET. RECOGNIZING SHE WAS NOT THE ONLY WOMAN FACING THIS DILEMMA, SHE PUT HER FASHION DESIGN DEGREE TO WORK AND LAUNCHED ZÉTA, A LABEL OF OCCASION-WEAR INTENDED TO BE MIXED AND MATCHED, LIKE YOU WOULD YOUR EVERYDAY CLOTHES.
INSPIRED BY THE FESTIVE LATIN AMERICAN ATMOSPHERE AND THE SENSUALITY OF THE WOMEN IN THE REGION, CLARITT'S DESIGNS AIM TO MAKE YOU FEEL CONFIDENT YET COMFORTABLE, AFTER ALL, THESE PIECES COME TO LIFE ON THE DANCE FLOOR! WITH A PENCHANT FOR FINE FABRICS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, SHE CONSTRUCTS STATEMENT PIECES WITH FLATTERING SILHOUETTES AND IMPECCABLE QUALITY THAT ARE VERSATILE AND EASY TO RE-WEAR.
“MY APPROACH TO DESIGN IS FEELING-BASED: WHEN YOU’RE AT AN EVENT OR WEDDING, YOU WANT TO FEEL SEXY AND UNIQUE. LIKE YOU ARE BEING SEEN. I KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN CREATING EVERY PIECE.”
— CLARITT ZIGHELBOIM MISHAAN, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
ABOUT ZÉTA:
ZETA IS A READY-TO-WEAR LINE FOCUSED ON OCCASION DRESSING.
WE ARE ABOUT MAKING THE MOST OUT OF ONE GREAT PIECE THAT YOU CAN WEAR AGAIN AND AGAIN IN DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS, WHICH IS WHY OUR COLLECTIONS EMPHASISE STATEMENT SEPARATES. WE CONSTRUCT GARMENTS WITH A STRONG PERSONALITY, THAT ARE VERSATILE ENOUGH TO BE STYLED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. EACH NEW COLLECTION IS INTENDED TO BUILD UPON THE ONES THAT CAME BEFORE, CREATING A FAMILY OF TIMELESS PIECES THAT CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER, ULTIMATELY HELPING BUILD AN ENDLESS EVENING WARDROBE.
COLLECTIONS ARE HANDCRAFTED IN OUR ATELIER IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. THE TEAM OF 9 HAS GROWN TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS: WE'VE HONED OUR SKILLS, ADOPTED NEW TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOPED AN APPROACH TO GARMENT MAKING THAT IS CENTERED AROUND ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
SINCE OUR 2014 LAUNCH, GETTING READY HAS NEVER BEEN THIS EASY... OR FUN.
WOMEN BEHIND ZÉTA
CLARITT ZIGHELBOIM MISHAAN AND MICHELLE ZIGHELBOIM ARE THE SISTER-DUO BEHIND ZETA (FUN FACT: ZETA IS THE LETTER Z IN SPANISH, AND REPRESENTS THE FIRST LETTER OF THEIR LAST NAME).
CLARITT, FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HOLDS A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGN FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF MIAMI. SHE FOUNDED ZETA IN 2014 UPON MOVING TO BOGOTA, COLOMBIA FROM HER NATIVE MIAMI, FLORIDA. HER DESIGNS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS VOGUE MEXICO, THE NEW YORK TIMES AND BRIDES MAGAZINE.
MICHELLE PARTNERED WITH CLARITT IN 2018 TO MANAGE BUSINESS OPERATIONS. SHE HOLDS AN M.B.A FROM NORTHWESTERN'S KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT FROM NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS.