Duo Recognition

(NEW YORK) The Shipley & Halmos label has already racked up its first accolade after less than a year in business. The National Arts Club will bestow designers Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos with its inaugural Young Designer Award on May 20. The organization hopes to make the champagne affair an annual one, recognizing and celebrating the freshness of fashion. "We chose them not only because they design for women, but also for men, and at the club we're really interested in getting men interested in fashion," said Chrishaunda Lee, chair of the fashion committee. To toast the occasion, DJ Cassidy is working with the designers to generate an original soundtrack for the evening.

Shipley and Halmos were two of the original founding members of the much-lauded brand Trovata, which has since disbanded and is run solely by John Whitledge. Shipley & Halmos' first collection is in stores now for spring, and is stocked in Manhattan at Barneys New York, Steven Alan, TG-170, and Mick Margo.