Gypsy Sport
{{Short description|Fashion brand}}
Gypsy Sport is an American fashion brand. The company is based in New York City and was founded in 2012 by its creative director Rio Uribe.
History
Uribe grew up in Koreatown, Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://fashionista.com/2016/02/gypsy-sport|title=How Gypsy Sport's Rio Uribe Went From the Stockroom at Balenciaga to CFDA/'Vogue' Fashion Fund Winner|author=|date=16 February 2016|website=fashionista.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}} After working for Balenciaga, rising to head of merchandising, he founded Gypsy Sport in 2012.
The company's models include Shamir Bailey, Maya Mones, Munroe Bergdorf, Emila Ortiz, Desmond Napoles, Tommy Playboy, and Lourdes Leon.{{cite web |author= |date=11 February 2018 |title=Gypsy Sport Fall 2018 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2018-ready-to-wear/gypsy-sport |accessdate=19 September 2018 |website=vogue.com}}{{cite web |author= |date=13 September 2018 |title=The 35 Glorious Models From Gypsy Sport's NYFW Show |url=http://www.papermag.com/35-models-gypsy-sport-2604261366.html |accessdate=19 September 2018 |website=papermag.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/lourdes-leon-gypsy-sport-spring-2019|title=Lourdes Leon Walked The Runway At Gypsy Sport|first=Brooke|last=Bobb|date=12 September 2018|website=vogue.co.uk|accessdate=19 September 2018}} Fans of the brand include Jaden Smith, A$AP Ferg and John Cale.{{cite web|url=http://www.documentjournal.com/article/john-cale-florence-welch|title=John Cale Muses on Poetry, Sobriety, and Hood By Air with Florence Welch - Document Journal|author=|date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205195236/http://www.documentjournal.com/article/john-cale-florence-welch|accessdate=9 March 2019|archive-date=2016-12-05}} All of their products are made in the US: New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://gypsysportny.com/pages/faqs|title=FAQ's|author=|date=|website=Gypsy Sport NY|accessdate=19 September 2018}}
In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named Uribe among the fifty heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people”.{{Cite web|title=Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees|url=https://www.queerty.com/pride50/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Queerty|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees|url=https://www.queerty.com/pride50/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Queerty|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
{{Official|https://gypsysportny.com/}}
Category:Clothing brands of the United States
Category:Companies based in New York City
Category:Manufacturing companies based in New York City
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