This morning new small business funding opportunities were announced through the SBA, Raleigh Denim was chosen as the backdrop.
This one’s in Durham, but its too good to miss for locavore clothes hounds.
Sarah and Victor Lytvinenko met in high school, when they attended Saint Mary’s and Enloe, respectively. They began dating, and after spending a few years in New York and Europe learning the fashion scene they returned to Raleigh with Sarah determined to finish her design degree at N.C. State. She was in the middle of assembling a line for Art to Wear when Victor’s denim project seduced her.
Raleigh Denim has been producing men’s jeans for a while in the Downtown area but tonight at sparkCon, Victor Lytvinenko and Sarah Yarborough will unleash a new women’s collection. Sneak Peak Below the Fold. Sneak Peak Below the Fold.
Verses Jeans is no longer. Following a trademark dispute with another line of jeans, Victor Lytvinenko and Sarah Yarborough made a quick rebranding to Raleigh Denim. With the new name the young entrepreneurs are making a commitment to the city in an exciting way. These high end jeans are already sold in some the most exclusive boutiques around the world, going forward as their distribution spreads, our city’s name will be on some of the best dressed asses around. We figure all it will take is Kanye rocking Raleigh Denim and the city will officially get that creative class those planners keep talking about. Raleigh Denim