retail founded new york united states area served worldwide products clothing accessories website www.milly.com the milly brand logo milly is an american fashion company specializing in women s clothing that was founded by fashion designer michelle smith . the company is based in new york city and retails worldwide in department stores via its own boutiques and online . contents 1 brand history 2 collections and stores 3 references 4 external links brand history edit michelle smith won a scholarship to moore college of art and design to study fashion illustration during high school moving on to new york s fashion institute of technology . smith worked at the herm s boutique in manhattan to help fund her tuition . after graduating she wrote to the president of herm s and was given an internship at the paris headquarters . 1 alongside her internship at herm s smith studied at esmod also working as an apprentice at louis vuitton and christian dior haute couture . 1 2 3 she returned to new york after three years and established the brand in 2000 with her business partner and husband andrew oshrin . 2 4 5 milly has been worn by beyonc gwyneth paltrow and kate middleton . 6 collections and stores edit milly collections merge american sportswear influences with parisian atelier techniques incorporating custom made fabrics and prints . 7 8 the milly range includes ready to wear accessories swimwear and childrenswear . 3 retailers include bergdorf goodman neiman marcus saks fifth avenue bloomingdale s and harrods . 9 milly has a flagship store on madison avenue new york . 3 references edit a b wilkins sasha . a day in the life michelle smith founder & designer of milly . liberty of london . retrieved 15 march 2014 . a b vilkomerson sara may 24 2010 . she enjoys being a girl meet the mind behind milly . new york observer . retrieved october 24 2005 . a b c jacobs alexandra 29 february 2012 . nonstop flights of fancy at milly . new york times . retrieved 15 march 2014 . thoroughly modern milly . elle decor . retrieved 15 march 2014 . company overview of milly llc . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 15 march 2014 . fashion a list homes . forbes . retrieved 15 march 2014 . carpenter cassie 11 february 2013 . anna kendrick and solange hold court front row at milly by michelle smith runway show at nyfw . daily mail . retrieved 15 march 2014 . milly label overview . nymag the cut . retrieved 15 march 2014 . alati danine . milly s michelle smith relaxes in water mill . hamptons magazine . retrieved 15 march 2014 . external links edit milly ny website nbc new york interview with michelle smith january 2014 fall 2014 collection at mercedes benz fashion week retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title milly fashion brand & oldid 735643638 categories clothing brands of the united statesclothing retailers of the united statesshops in new york citycompanies based in new york cityretail companies established in 20002000 establishments in the united states2000 establishments in new york2000s fashion2010s fashionamerican fashion designersamerican fashion businesspeople navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 august 2016 at 03 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view