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Fashion Designer, Cushnie et Ochs

What does it take to dress Michelle Obama? For London-born fashion designer Carly Cushnie and her partner Michelle Ochs it boils down to their unique sense of style. "Our aesthetic is very sexy -- but strong -- with a minimal edge," Cushnie says. "We felt there wasn't clothing out there for a sophisticated woman who wanted to be sexy without being vulgar." The duo, who met when they were both design students in New York, launched their label straight out of school and caught a huge break when Bergdorf Goodman picked up their first collection, for the spring of 2009. While Bergdorf remains their biggest distributor, fashionistas can now find Cushnie et Ochs designs in Saks, Neiman Marcus and U.K.-based Harvey Nichols. The boutique label grossed about $2 million last year and has been spotted on the likes of Jessica Alba, Rihanna, Reese Witherspoon and Elizabeth Hurley. "We have become pretty well known for red-carpet, cocktail dress wear."

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