Zara Terez Tisch: From Marketing to Fashion Design

Zara Terez Tisch had no plans of starting her own business before she opened up her own fashion line. In fact, after working as an intern at Coach, she wanted to pursue marketing as a career. Luckily for her, her entrepreneurial genes took over. Her parents are both entrepreneurs in the textile and garment industries and it wasn’t long before she followed in her footsteps.

Her fashion line, aptly called Zara Terez, started as a leather handbag line which showcased the individuality of her customers. While the handbags were simple on the outside, the inside of the bag was colorful and unique. She then teamed up with her best friend Amanda Schabes to create pencil cases with the same concept as her leather handbags – simple on the outside, fun on the inside. Retailers were impressed with her pencil cases and the rest, as they say, is history.

Today, the Zara Terez fashion line not only sells bags and accessories, they also sell fun, colorful, and unique clothes for women and young girls alike.