Timo Weiland

Timo Weiland was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Jacksonville, Florida.{{cite web|title=Timo Weiland|url=http://www.thecoveteur.com/timo_weiland|work=The Coveteur|accessdate=1 April 2013}} Weiland studied economics, Spanish literature, and business management at Vanderbilt University before moving to the fashion and design industry. When he graduated in 2006, he worked as a corporate analyst in investment banking for Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. in New York City.{{cite web|title=JCDS Alumni|url=http://new.jcds.com/global/alums-spring12.php|work=Jacksonville Country Day School|accessdate=1 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130411043600/http://new.jcds.com/global/alums-spring12.php|archivedate=11 April 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/12/30/d-former-deutsche-bank-banker-starts-label.html|title=Banker follows his passion, goes into fashion|author1=Mary Hanan|author2=Joanna Weinstein|publisher=CNBC|date=30 December 2013|access-date=23 January 2014}} In that same year, Weiland founded TIMO!, a collection of graphic wallets.{{cite web|title=Timo Weiland|url=http://ropetulsa.com/fashion/timo-weiland|work=Rope|accessdate=1 April 2013}}{{cite web|last=Lawhorne|first=Jonathan|title=Timo Wallets|url=http://www.coolhunting.com/style/timo-wallets.php|work=Cool Hunting|accessdate=1 April 2013}}

In 2009, Weiland co-founded a brand and business development consulting firm for startups.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45edhlg/alan-eckstein-28/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109201215/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45edhlg/alan-eckstein-28/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2014|title=2014 30 under 30: Art & Style|magazine=Forbes|accessdate=23 January 2014|first=Susan|last=Adams}} It was through this consulting venture that he met his business partner, Alan Eckstein. Weiland co-founded the clothing brand Timo Weiland with Alan Eckstein and Donna Kang.

Weiland, creative director of the Timo Weiland brand, and Eckstein, design director, climbed up the DJ circuit under the stage name "Timo+Alan" and have performed at New York City hotspots such as the Soho Grand Hotel, the Red Egg, The Brooklyn Museum, The Met, The Museum of Arts and Design, Jumpin Jack’s, David H. Koch Theater, and the Lincoln Center.{{cite web|title=5 Awesome NYC DJ Duos|url=http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/music/5-awsome-nyc-dj-duos&slide=3|work=Guest of a Guest|accessdate=1 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025113159/http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/music/5-awsome-nyc-dj-duos%26slide%3D3|archivedate=25 October 2014}}{{cite web|last=Baenen|first=Alison|title=Timo Weiland|url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2013RTW-TWEILAND|work=Style.com|accessdate=1 April 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-apollo-circles-annual-benefit-returned-to-the-met-for-a-knightly-affair|title=The Apollo Circle's Annual Benefit Returned to the Met for a Knightly Affair|website=Architectural Digest|date=29 October 2019 }}{{cite news |title=The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT Honored Dior's Maria Grazia Chiuri With a Lovely Luncheon |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/mfit-couture-council-luncheon-maria-grazia-chiuri-dior-2022 |publisher=Vogue}}{{cite news |title=An Inside Look At Jumpin Jacks: Soho's Latest Hotspot |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviaperez/2022/04/27/an-inside-look-at-jumpin-jacks-sohos-latest-hotspot/?sh=1ca9a1c25459 |work=Forbes}}{{cite news |title=Inside The Museum of Art and Design's 65th Anniversary Celebration |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/mad-museum-ball-2021 |publisher=Vogue}}

In the summer of 2018, Weiland cofounded The Lead, a vertical media company designed to help fashion and lifestyle retailers find business opportunities in the technology market.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abinlot/2019/07/29/the-lead-innovation-summit-returns-to-bridge-the-gap-between-retail-and-silicon-valley/#5656baf5471b|title=The Lead Innovation Summit Returns To Bridge The Gap Between Retail And Silicon Valley|website=Forbes}} The Lead serves as a "bridge" between the fashion and technology communities by organizing events and producing a quarterly publication.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abinlot/2018/06/11/the-lead-announces-the-defiant-25-explores-market-innovation-in-fashion-retail-and-technology/#75b12517f309|title=The Lead Announces The Defiant 25, Explores Market Innovation In Fashion, Retail And Technology|website=Forbes |accessdate=16 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/the-lead-summit-foremost-50-digital-native-brands|title=These Are the 50 Digitally Native Brands You'll See Everywhere in 2019|date=26 September 2018 |accessdate=16 May 2019}}

In January 2023, Weiland participated in a $2.5 million seed round for Brooklyn-based coffee concentrate startup, Explorer.{{cite news |last1=Yu |first1=Douglas |title=Explorer, The Concentrated Coffee Brand Offering Four Caffeine Levels, Raises $2.5 Million To Elevate At-Home Coffee Drinking Experience |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasyu/2023/01/02/explorer-the-concentrated-coffee-brand-offering-four-caffeine-levels-raises-25-million-to-elevate-at-home-coffee-drinking-experience/?sh=61b45d502e4d |work=Forbes}}

Style Caster called Tim Weiland one of the top ten breakout fashion designers of 2010.{{cite web|url = http://stylecaster.com/top-10-breakout-designers-2009/ | title = Top 10 Breakout Designers of 2009 | date = 28 December 2009 | publisher = Style Caster | accessdate = 10 October 2013}} In 2011, Weiland was nominated for the Ecco Domani award for his women’s and men’s lines. Weiland was later selected to sit on the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Fashion Incubator program alongside Christian Cota. Tim Weiland was also an International Woolmark prize finalist in 2013.{{cite web | url = http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2013RTW-TWEILAND/ | title = Spring 2013 READY-TO-WEAR Timo Weiland | publisher = Style Magazine | accessdate = 9 October 2013}} In 2014, Weiland won the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/the-fix/article/introducing-the-2014-victors-of-the-ecco-domani-fashion-foundation-grant|title=Introducing The 2014 Victors Of The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Grant|publisher=Daily Front Row|accessdate=23 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118122319/http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/the-fix/article/introducing-the-2014-victors-of-the-ecco-domani-fashion-foundation-grant|archivedate=18 January 2014}} He was part of the 2012-14 Fashion Incubator Class, a business development program that supports the next generation of fashion designers in New York City.{{cite web | url=http://www.fashiontimes.com/articles/7275/20140520/cfda-target-celebrated-fashion-incubator-class-hoffman-hall.htm | title=CFDA, Target Celebrated Fashion Incubator Class at Hoffman Hall | last= Dee | first= Britteny | date= May 20, 2014 | publisher=fashiontimes.com | accessdate=4 May 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://cfda.com/programs/cfda-fashion-incubator |title=CFDA Fashion Incubator | publisher=cfda.com | accessdate=4 May 2015}} It was announced in September 2015 that Weiland would be working with Banana Republic to produce a capsule collection for the Spring 2016 line.{{cite magazine|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/09/banana-republic-gets-a-little-edge.html|title=Banana Republic Gets a Little Edge|magazine=New York Magazine|first=Lindsay |last=Peoples|date=September 2, 2015 |access-date=October 26, 2016}}

In 2016, Weiland's brand received the inaugural CFDA x Cadillac Retail lab grant of $75,000 and three months of retail space at Cadillac's world headquarters in New York City.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vogue.com/13423492/cfda-cadillac-retail-lab-announcement/|title=The CFDA and Cadillac Have a Plan to Boost Fashion Retail|magazine=Vogue|last=Yotka |first=Steff |date=April 5, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2016}} Later that same year, Weiland's company was named the style director for Crowne Plaza and debuted a line of uniforms for the hotel chain.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2016/09/09/-plaza-employees-dressed-designer-timo-weiland/90117648/|title=Crowne Plaza Employees to be Dressed by Designer Timo Weiland|newspaper=USA Today|first=Nancy |last=Trejos|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=October 26, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ihgplc.com/en/news-and-media/news-releases/2016/crowne-plaza-uniform-design|title=Crowne Plaza Brand Announces Timo Weiland As Style Director for the Americas Region|publisher=InterContinental Hotels Group|date= September 12, 2016|access-date=October 26, 2016}} Weiland was recognized by Forbes for opening his first brick-and-mortar retail location in a partnership with Zenni Optical.{{cite web | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2020/03/16/warby-parker-vs-ambr-vs-zenni-best-prescription-glasses-you-can-order-online/ | title = Watch Out, Warby Parker: Zenni Optical's Affordability Makes Having An Eyewear Wardrobe Possible | website = Forbes | date = 10 November 2016}}

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• [http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/102952-timo-weiland-and-alan-eckstein-of-timo-weiland-a-tfs-exclusive-interview/ The Fashion Spot Interview]
• [http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/timo-weiland#_ Interview Magazine]
• [https://runway360.cfda.com/designers/timo-weiland/timo-weiland-ss-2021 Timo Weiland 2021]

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