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Now if you are ready for an upbeat, fashion-forward look, Jamie Sadock has an unsurpassed eye for detail and her line just screams, “I’m having too much fun!” Asymetrical cuts and stripes, mix colors and patterns in the most interesting way, and you can feel free to wear these clothes out to play--any game, any where you want!
Jamie Sadock to appear
at PGA Tour Superstore fashion show - Atlanta
Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc (GTPS) has announced that designer, Jamie Sadock will present a fashion show at the company’s PGA Tour Superstore in Duluth on May 11 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The store is located at 4000 Venture Drive, near the intersection of Steve Reynolds Boulevard and I-85 at Exit 103.
A New York-based designer, Sadock has been setting the pace for exciting golf and resort wear for a decade with jamie saddock, LLC. The company’s imaginative and colorful designs unite sports and fashion, breaking traditional fashion parameters. Designed to be worn on both on and tennis court or golf course, Sadock’s innovative clothing is best known for unusual colors, great fit, unique textures, and impeccable details. Jamie Sadock is the sportswear designer of choice for royalty, Hollywood stars, LPGA players and U.S. Presidents. Bill Clinton and George H W. Bush selected Sadock fashions, as have Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Hart, Goldie Hawn, Celine Dion, Rosie Jones and the late Prince Albert.
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“We’re thrilled to be able to bring a fashion star like Jamie Sadock to the Atlanta area for a fashion show,” said Steve Conwell, Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations for GTPS. “ It’s our most recent effort to reach out to the community and deliver opportunities for golf and tennis players to learn more about the latest innovations available in their sports. Sometimes we focus on fashion. At other times, we provide sponsorships for community events.”
The fashion show will include the hottest items from jamie sadock, LLC. including golf skorts, Bermuda shorts, lightweight sweaters, and the “Bling” golf glove which was recently featured on the cover of GOLFSTYLE magazine.
New York Times: Fashion & Style
By ALEX KUCZYNSKI
In most of the country, stores that sell golf equipment are stadium-size affairs with wide rows of golf bags and carts and drivers and shoes and funny covers for your clubs. In Manhattan the largest is the New York Golf Center, a musty, two-story emporium on West 35th Street, which until Chelsea Piers opened, struck me as the least golf-friendly neighborhood on the planet. (The Golf Center has a small outpost at the Piers, and at sunset there is no better place to spend an hour whacking balls at the cruise ships in the Hudson.) But is it possible, in a golf-unfriendly neighborhood in an already golf-unfriendly borough, to find golf nirvana?
I chose Callaway irons ($599.99 on sale), putting them on hold, and bought a Cobra driver, which was not on sale and cost $297. A lightweight golf bag in canvas was $99. The women's clothes are no longer knuckle-draggingly thuggish. Along with some sleek Nike and Adidas outfits was a line by Jamie Sadock, who makes clothese that Gwen Stefani might wear on the course. I skipped the studded pieces with zippers but bought the black skirt with silver buckles.
Don’t try to pigeonhole this adventuress,
she defies conformity.
Whether she’s jumping out of a plane, driving a Formula One racecar or enjoying a ride on her Harley Davidson motorcycle, it is Jamie Sadock’s fearless approach to life that defines her pursuits — and her fashions. The diminutive designer with the mane of blond hair has imprinted her unique style on the golf and resortwear industry with bold designs that have inspired a cult following among fashion-starved customers. “I’m not afraid to take a chance or risk making a statement,” says Sadock. Her customers couldn’t be happier. Many refer to themselves as “Jamie Junkies.”
In and industry that until recently was ruled by khaki shorts and traditional, three-button polo shirts, Sadock’s designs definitely break the mold. Her collection includes exotic touches such as Rex rabbit fur, silk, cashmere and leather trim, as well as Suprasuede, a lightweight fabric developed exclusively for Sadock. Thoughtful details such as sunglass loops on the shirts and cell phone pockets are Sadock hallmarks, as well as jackets with sleeves that zip off for greater versatility. Even more traditional Bermuda shorts have a washable leather welt on the key pocket to prevent it from getting dirty.
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A fork in the road
Sadock was introduced to apparel design on a trip to New York, just after she graduated from college with degrees in Psychology and English. Planning to go get her doctorate, she interviewed for a summer job as an assistant designer at a sportswear company. Two weeks later, the company called and offered her the job.
“I had to decide if I wanted to have a very rigid, structured lifestyle for the next four years, or do something more creative and go to New York,” says Sadock, who lived in Pittsburgh at the time. She decided on New York. Knowing no one in the city and without a place to live, Sadock moved into the Barbizon Hotel, one of the earliest residential alternatives for women moving to New York City. “They wouldn’t even allow my father to come up to my room,” says Sadock. You could stand in your room, put your arms out and touch each wall, it was the tiniest thing.”
That was just the beginning. Sadock’s initial job segued to subsequent positions with leading apparel firms such as Sasson Jean Co., Calvin Klein, Henry Grethel and Le Coq Sportif, where she was on the international design team. There was also a stint at Garan, Inc., the company that introduced the Garanimals concept to children’s clothes.
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She then became a partner in IXSPA 2000 (International Sportswear of America). In 1995, Sadock left IXSPA to found her own company, and began designing her distinctive collection of multi-functional lifestyle apparel.
Zest for life
Sadock’s zest for life is apparent in everything she does. She ownstwo motorcycles, a Harley Davidson Sportster Deluxe and a Honda Rebel, which she calls “half a Harley.” She recently drove a Formula One race car at Leguna Seca in California. And earlier this year, she completed her first tandem parachute jump out of a plane with the Golden Knights, the Army’s elite division of parachutists. General Kevin Burns, a five-star general and a personal friend of Sadock’s, arranged the jump with a few other brave souls, including Joanna Cassidy of the hit HBO show Six Feet Under.
“When they lifted the door of the plane, the most intense wind noise came up,” says Sadock. “My instructor shouted ‘one, two…’ and away we went, free falling for 10,000 feet before our parachute opened up. When we finally got to the bottom, I realized my stomach was still somewhere up at 3,000 feet.”
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Creating “wearable art”
Sadock’s creative energy spills over into every aspect of her life. In her spare time, she is an avid photographer and painter. Her multimedia photography and paintings will be featured in an art gallery in Pennsylvania in October. “I’ve always felt that clothing represents moods and wearable art,” says Sadock. “For me, it’s an interesting challenge to be able to design clothing that can influence people’s emotions. I want them to feel elegant and special.”
In some cases, Sadock’s adventurous approach works against her, especially in the more conservative areas of the golf industry, not known for its cutting-edge sensibilities.
“Our line is carried in the top resorts around the country, and some clubs still won’t even look at it, because they think it’s too trendy for their customers,” she laments.
She tells the story of one retailer who came to her booth at the PGA show in Florida. “He said he had to buy a few of our pieces because some of his customers had requested them, but that he didn’t think it would appeal to very many of his customers,” says Sadock. “The next season he came back, and said the sell-through of our line was incredible, and wrote us a $7,000 order.”
Sadock says that’s a common occurrence, and that once a store begins to carry her line, by the second year it’s usually the top seller. “We are the brand that has the least number of markdowns in the stores, because they sell so well. Once retailers see that, they change their minds pretty quickly about carrying our line.”
Expanding beyond apparel
With her designs gaining in popularity at resorts and retailers throughout the country, Sadock is busy expanding her vision to new markets, including a new line of footwear, an accessories and purse division, and a new line of home furnishings. “There is such strong identity with the brand, I thought that if my customers love what I do with clothes, they’ll love what I do in other areas too.”
