Elyse Walker

Walker was born on May 22, 1967, and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. She started working during high school at her mother's shoe store in Scarsdale. Walker has received a degree in applied mathematics from Columbia University.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|date=2019-10-11|title=How Retailer Elyse Walker Brings Hollywood Styling to Customers' Everyday Lives|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/moore-from-l-a-retailer-elyse-walker-brings-hollywood-styling-to-customers-1203341387/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=WWD|language=en-US}}

Walker opened her first store, Capretto Shoes, in 1987 in Manhattan, New York.{{Cite web|date=2014-11-21|title=With Shoe Boutique, Scarsdale's Elyse Walker Follows Her Mother's Footsteps|url=https://westchestermagazine.com/life-style/with-shoe-boutique-scarsdales-elyse-walker-follows-her-mothers-footsteps/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Westchester Magazine|language=en-US}} She later moved to Los Angeles when her husband had to move due to his job in 1996.Wolfson, Alisa (2019-09-01), "[https://issuu.com/longvalleymedia/docs/palisades_magazine_-_fall_2019_-_issuu Elyse Walker's small business brings big fashion to the Palisades]", Palisades Magazine, pages 10-14. Retrieved 2020-05-25.{{Cite web|last=|date=2016-10-28|title=Boutique banks on O.C. expansion|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/tn-wknd-et-1030-elyse-walker-20161029-story.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Daily Pilot|language=en-US}} In 1999, she opened her first namesake boutique, Elyse Walker.{{Cite web|last=Meers|first=Carolyn|date=2018-06-25|title=Elyse Walker Curates Your Perfect Look|url=https://robbreport.com/muse/fashion-jewelry/elyse-walker-curates-perfect-look-2802231/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Robb Report|language=en-US}} The boutique sold clothing by Isabel Marent, MadeWorn, William B, Katayone Adeli, and Velvet. Walker opened the second branch of the boutique in 2016 in Newport Beach, California. The second boutique included jewelry, denim, shoes, handbags, and other items. In 2021, she will open the third branch of the boutique at The Commons at Calabasas, California.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|date=2020-07-23|title=Elyse Walker Opening Flagship Location in Calabasas|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/elyse-walker-opening-flagship-calabasas-1203685430/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=WWD|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Asch|first1=Andrew|date=July 28, 2020|title=Elysewalker Announces New Store|url=http://www.apparelnews.net/news/2020/jul/28/elysewalker-announces-new-store/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.apparelnews.net|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=ElyseWalker Store to Open in Calabasas |publisher=San Fernando Valley Business Journal|url=https://www.sfvbj.com/news/2020/jul/24/elysewalker-store-open-calabasas/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.sfvbj.com|date=24 July 2020 }}{{Cite web|title=Elyse Walker Opening Flagship Location in Calabasas|url=https://caruso.com/newsroom/in-the-news/2020/elyse-walker-opening-flagship-location-in-calabasas/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Caruso|date=23 July 2020 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Spinelli Kilcollin Debuts Jewelry Customization Workshop at Elysewalker|date=4 October 2019 |url=https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/spinelli-kilcollin-debuts-workshop/|access-date=2021-05-25|language=en-US}}

In 2011, Walker partnered with the team of Revolve to be the fashion director of their site, Forward.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-03|title=Elyse Walker Hosts Dinner for Fashion Designer David Koma|url=https://hauteliving.com/2015/04/david-koma/561032/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Haute Living|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Inside Forward by Else Walker and the CFDA's Rising Talent Party|url=https://www.instyle.com/news/inside-forward-by-elyse-walker-cfda-rising-talent-party|access-date=2021-05-25|website=InStyle|language=en}} Later in 2012, she launched a shopping site Forward by Elyse Walker.{{Cite web|last=|date=2018-07-12|title=Elyse Walker on the Secret to Fashion Retail|url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2018/elyse-walker-apparel-luxury-fashion-ecommerce/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.pymnts.com|language=en-US}}

Walker launched a footwear line, elysewalker Los Angeles, in her mother's memory in 2014. After one year, with Sable Banoun, she launched a clothing line of leather, knits, and suede jackets, ThePerfext.{{Cite web|first=Melinda|last=Anderson|date=2015-04-28|title=Elyse Walker dishes on what it takes to 'Perfext' her newest designs|url=https://nypost.com/2015/04/28/elyse-walker-dishes-on-what-it-takes-to-perfext-her-newest-designs/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}

Walker opened the men's and women's luxury concept store, Towne by Elyse Walker at Palisades Village, in 2018.{{Cite web|last=Scharf|first=Lindzi|date=2019-09-24|title=Elyse Walker celebrates 20th anniversary with new Spinelli Kilcollin jewelry collaboration|url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-09-19/la-ig-elyse-walker-spinelli-kilcollin-jewelry|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Asch|first1=Andrew|date=March 27, 2018|title=Elyse Walker Announces Towne by ElyseWalker|url=http://www.apparelnews.net/news/2018/mar/27/elyse-walker-announces-towne-elysewalker/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.apparelnews.net|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Estrada|first=Jessica|title=Shop at Towne by Elyse Walker for California Cool|work=Dujour|url=https://dujour.com/cities/elyse-walker-opens-boutique-towne-newport-beach-california/|access-date=2021-05-25}} The store sells items like denim, knits, vintage tees, footwear and is currently located at three locations, including Newport Beach and Los Angeles.{{Cite web|last=Medina|first=Marcy|date=2018-06-25|title=Elyse Walker's Localized Concept Towne to Open Second Location|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/elyse-walker-localized-retail-concept-towne-to-open-second-location-1202736519/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=WWD|language=en-US}}

In 2018, Walker was awarded the Retailer of the Year by Los Angeles Business Journal and was also honored by the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai annual luncheon in 2019.(2018-12-10) [https://www.cbjonline.com/a2labj/supplements/FashionAwardsPost_20181210.pdf "Elyse Walker, Retailer of the Year, Fashion & Beauty Awards]", Los Angeles Business Journal, page 38. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

In 2005, Walker organized a reception in Santa Monica in honor of her mother, Barbara Feder, who died from ovarian cancer and raised funds for cancer research. The event evolved into an annual fundraiser, Pink Party, where they raise money to benefit the Women's Cancer Program (WCP) at Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.{{Cite web|date=2014-10-20|title=Pink Party|url=https://hauteliving.com/2014/10/pink-party/528444/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Haute Living|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Burton|first=Danielle|date=2013-10-20|title=Anne Hathaway Hosts Elyse Walker's 9th Annual Pink Party|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/anne-hathaway-hosts-elyse-walker-649652/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}} In 2014, the director of the WCP, Beth Karlan, announced a women's cancer tissue screening lab at Cedars would be named after Walker.{{Cite web|title=Elyse Walker's 9th Annual Pink Party|url=http://laconfidentialmag.com/elyse-walkers-9th-annual-pink-party|access-date=2021-05-25|website=laconfidentialmag.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|title=Jennifer Garner, Rachel Zoe host Pink Party with Elyse Walker|url=https://www.courant.com/la-ar-pink-party-20141020-post.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=courant.com}}{{Cite web|last=|date=2014-09-21|title=Pink Party cancer fundraisers are coming to a close|url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ig-elyse-side-20140921-story.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} From 2005 till 2014, the event raised more than $11.5 million for cancer research and treatment.{{Cite web|last=Chan|first=Stephanie|date=2014-10-19|title=Jennifer Garner, Rachel Zoe Host Elyse Walker's 10th Annual Pink Party|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jennifer-garner-rachel-zoe-host-741939/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}

Walker and her husband were honored by The Wellness Community West Los Angeles in 2009 for their organization in providing support, education, and help to the people affected by cancer.{{Cite web|last=|date=2009-05-14|title=Wellness Community Honors Elyse and David Walker|url=https://www.palipost.com/wellness-community-honors-elyse-and-david-walker/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Palisadian Post|language=en-US}}

Walker is married to a real estate developer, David Walker, and has two sons. She owned a private retreat, Casa Yvonne, in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.{{Cite web|last=Flamer|first=Keith|date=2014-10-16|title=California Dreamin': A Peek Inside Elyse Walker's Cabo Retreat|url=https://hauteliving.com/2014/10/elyse-walker-cabo-mexico-retreat/528022/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Haute Living|language=en-US}} It was sold in 2019.{{Cite web|date=2017-06-15|title=Designer Retreat|url=https://digs.net/designer-retreat/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Digs.net|language=en-US}}

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