Cynthia O'Connor +

Cynthia O’Connor is a fashion industry leader and entrepreneur with a proven track record for building brands. She founded Cynthia O’Connor + Company, a multi-category women’s fashion showroom in 1992. coc+co has achieved sales volume as high as 45 million annually bringing designers into prominence such as Kooba, Botkier, Kate Spade, Me and Ro, Lela Rose and Isabella Fiore. Discovered at the inception of business in 1993, O’Connor exclusively represented and grew Kate Spade into a household name by 1998. coc+co maintains a 12,000 sqft wholesale showroom located in the heart of the New York garment district, The new concept would be “one stop shopping” for the buyer creating a mix of ready-to-wear, accessories, shoes, jewelry and handbags. coc+co is looked to as a credible and valuable source for fashion trends and information. “We think of Cynthia as the Steven Spielberg of the fashion industry,” said one industry insider.