Working to build an international fashion label certainly has its perks. By their mid-twenties, Tara Gilson and Jenny Capano’s travels had already spanned the world – from England to China, Korea to Lebanon and beyond. They had learned and experienced more about global business working for 3.1 Phillip Lim than most people their age and had the good fortune to spend two weeks, four times a year, over the course of four years, in Paris – the city they now call home.
When the girls decided it was time to move on and construct something of their own, they tapped into their vast networks for support and rolled up their sleeves for the long journey from conception to creation. Nine months after initial conversations, late-night planning, legal acrobatics and a seemingly endless streams of paperwork, their creative agency The Sporting Project has ‘opened for business’ in Paris. Their first project is a pop-up dinner series that brings together the distinct culinary cultures of New York (primarily via Brooklyn) and Paris. Beginning next week around Paris Fashion Week, the kick-off dinner will be led by upstart entrepreneurs Phil…
