Stevie Boi

Stevie Boi
Nationality American
Occupation Fashion designer
Labels SB Shades

Stevie Boi is an American fashion designer and founder of the luxury eyewear line SB Shades. He currently resides in Baltimore.[1]

Career

Stevie Boi was born in Augusta, Georgia but raised overseas.[2] He reported in an interview that he grew up with parents who were in the Army and traveled a lot during his childhood.[3] He started designing in 2007 and quit his job with the military to start his business selling eyewear.[4] Boi's big break was landing his eye wear on the cover of Vogue Italia November issue shot by Steven Meisel's, plus an additional six page spread entitled "The A Train", featuring pieces from his collection "Coexist".[5] Time magazine conducted an interview with Boi. The interview brought great press coverage for Boi and his brand. He was voted number 1 on Time magazines "9 Dream Jobs That Actually Pay" list.[6]

References

  1. "Fearless Fashion: Stevie Boi | The G R O U N D". Virginemag.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. Kelley Hoffman (2011-06-17). "Stevie Boi Thinks More Is More". Fashion.elle.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  3. "KarenCivil.com". KarenCivil.com. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  4. "Stevie Boi: A Dream Full Grown | An-Mag.com | Art Nouveau Magazine | Art, Culture, Style, Music, Ideas". An-Mag.com. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  5. "The A train". Vogue.it. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  6. Hamilton, Anita (27 November 2012). "9 Dream Jobs That Actually Pay: Stevie Boi Eyewear Designer". Time. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
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