Join IPWS for a celebratory White Party Fundraiser Brunch on Saturday June 9th and help support a future for young women in China!
For this event, we are delighted to collaborate with three amazing Shanghai based designers, such as Charlotta Gandolfo, who are offering generous promotions and donations.
Use the code “IPWS White Party” when making a purchase through Charlotta’s WeChat account (CharlottaG) and 10% will go to the World Academy. One Charlotta Gandolfo dress will also be auctioned at the White Party Brunch.
We also asked Charlotta Gandolfo a few questions about their story:
What’s your brand about?
I am creating clothes for social women who travel. The origin of ‘resort wear’ would be clothes to wear when at a resort, but I don’t see ‘resort’ as a place or a fashion season. For me, it’s a state of mind.
It has an air of playfulness, but also insouciance, sprezzatura, ease. It’s not for being worn only at a specific place. All of my items also work in an urban environment. We are modern women. We want to buy versatile things that can be used in many contexts. For me, resort is an aesthetic, or even a mood. This is what my clothes are all about.
Why do you want to be an entrepreneur?
I want to be in charge of my own destiny.
What do you think is unique about being a female entrepreneur in Shanghai?
There’s an old saying: behind every successful man, there’s a strong woman. I’d like to do the following re-write: behind every successful woman, there are twenty other girls cheering her on. It’s incredible to see how many women who root for me, and who make efforts to help me be successful. I feel blessed and very thankful to start my company in this environment.
About Charlotta Gandolfo:
Charlotta Gandolfo creates resort wear for social women who travel.
For us, resort is neither a fashion season nor a place, but a state of mind.
It has an air of playfulness, but also insouciance, sprezzatura, ease. Our clothes are not for being worn only at a specific place: it’s an aesthetic, or even a mood. September 1st 2017, Charlotta Gandolfo soft launched her eponymous brand. It was an immediate success and the first collection sold out already the first evening at the opening event. Today, it’s sold in high end fashion boutiques around the globe, as well as in the world’s most exclusive resorts.
The collection blends sophistication with laissez-faire for an exclusive yet unpretentious style in warm climates. The versatile day-to-night concept in luxurious materials allows internationally minded women to pack light and still know that they have just the right outfit at the beach, party or that spontaneous dinner with friends of friends in Sanya, St Tropez or St Barths.
About the design: Scandinavian Resort Wear
Founder and Creative Director Charlotta Gandolfo has travelled the world and she has lived on three continents. She grew up in Europe, was educated in North America and has spent the past decade as a senior executive traveling across Asia with a base in Shanghai. Her designs incorporate elements from her adventures across Asia, the Riviera, the Orient and the Americas. Despite this, her items never come across as ethnic or over the top. The cultural merge of colors and influences are tightly pulled together by her Scandinavian heritage, that gives all of her items a clean, minimalistic and very chic feel.
This gives Charlotta Gandolfo a unique perspective on resort wear, a category which to its core is distinctively non-Nordic. Her items stand out and are easily spotted due to the consistent choice of colors and fabrics, as well as it’s style: true international appeal, but with a clear Scandinavian underpinning that defines all her items and takes them far beyond the resort.
Her collections are the result of her journey taking the road less traveled.
Find Charlotta Gandolfo in the following locations:
Regalo address: No.1282 Yuyuan Rd, ChangNing District.长宁区愚园路1282号.
Xinlelu Boutiqe: Shanxi Bei Lu 414. Amanyangyun: 6161 Yuanjiang Rd, Minhang Qu.
WHITE PARTY BRUNCH EVENT DETAILS:
Date & Time:
Saturday, 9 June 2018
10:30AM – 2:00PM
Venue:
Hellas House, 735 YuYuan Road (Close to ZhenNing Road) Shanghai, China
Who is invited:
IPWS welcomes everyone to join our events: members and non-members, women and men, all professional levels and all nationalities.
Dresscode:
Anything white.
Tickets & RSVP:
Tickets RMB 350. Ticket price includes free-flow of food, soft drinks, wine and bubbles.
It’s essential to RSVP for this event! Secure your seat and buy your ticket here.
